NBA All-Defensive Teams, Players with the Most First Team Selections

This is the complete list with all the players that have been selected for the All-Defensive first team. Ordered by total 1st team total selections.

Player with the most selections

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Michael Jordan, Gary Payton
9 times selected for the All-Defensive First Team

NBA Honors: All-Defensive Teams

The voting panel for the NBA All-Defensive Teams consists of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who are asked to select All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position.

Two points are awarded to each player for a First Team vote and one point is awarded for a Second Team vote. Coaches are not permitted to vote for players from their own team.

Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant were selected for the First Team 9 times each.

More about the All-Defensive Teams:
Year by Year / Players with the most selections / Most selections to the 1st Team

Players with the most selections for the NBA All-Defensive First Team
	Player	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive Second Team	Total Selections
	Kobe Bryant	9	3	12
	Kevin Garnett	9	3	12
	Michael Jordan	9	-	9
	Gary Payton	9	-	9
	Tim Duncan	8	7	15
	Scottie Pippen	8	2	10
	Bobby Jones	8	1	9
	Chris Paul	7	2	9
	Dennis Rodman	7	1	8
	Walt Frazier	7	-	7
	Dennis Johnson	6	3	9
	Dave DeBusschere	6	-	6
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5	6	11
	Hakeem Olajuwon	5	4	9
	Bruce Bowen	5	3	8
	Michael Cooper	5	3	8
	John Havlicek	5	3	8
	LeBron James	5	1	6
	Ben Wallace	5	1	6
	Jason Kidd	4	5	9
	David Robinson	4	4	8
	Jerry Sloan	4	2	6
	Maurice Cheeks	4	1	5
	Joe Dumars	4	1	5
	Dwight Howard	4	1	5
	Sidney Moncrief	4	1	5
	Jerry West	4	1	5
	Don Buse	4	-	4
	Norm Van Lier	3	5	8
	Tony Allen	3	3	6
	Kevin McHale	3	3	6
	Dikembe Mutombo	3	3	6
	Mark Eaton	3	2	5
	Draymond Green	3	2	5
	Kawhi Leonard	3	2	5
	Dan Roundfield	3	2	5
	Karl Malone	3	1	4
	Rudy Gobert	3	-	3
	Serge Ibaka	3	-	3
	Mookie Blaylock	2	4	6
	Alvin Robertson	2	4	6
	Paul Silas	2	3	5
	Nate Thurmond	2	3	5
	Marcus Camby	2	2	4
	Paul George	2	2	4
	Rajon Rondo	2	2	4
	Buck Williams	2	2	4
	Metta World Peace	2	2	4
	Joakim Noah	2	1	3
	Paul Pressey	2	1	3
	Wilt Chamberlain	2	-	2
	Gus Johnson	2	-	2
	Caldwell Jones	2	-	2
	DeAndre Jordan	2	-	2
	Alonzo Mourning	2	-	2
	Micheal Ray Richardson	2	-	2
	Bill Walton	2	-	2
	Doug Christie	1	3	4
	Tyson Chandler	1	2	3
	Dave Cowens	1	2	3
	Anthony Davis	1	2	3
	Andrei Kirilenko	1	2	3
	Larry Nance	1	2	3
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	1	1	2
	Raja Bell	1	1	2
	Patrick Beverley	1	1	2
	Avery Bradley	1	1	2
	E.C. Coleman	1	1	2
	Jrue Holiday	1	1	2
	Lionel Hollins	1	1	2
	Andre Iguodala	1	1	2
	Maurice Lucas	1	1	2
	Moses Malone	1	1	2
	Rodney McCray	1	1	2
	Charles Oakley	1	1	2
	Tree Rollins	1	1	2
	Eric Bledsoe	1	-	1
	Robert Covington	1	-	1
	Bob Dandridge	1	-	1
	Larry Hughes	1	-	1
	Victor Oladipo	1	-	1
	Willis Reed	1	-	1
	Bill Russell	1	-	1
	Marcus Smart	1	-	1
	Gerald Wallace	1	-	1
	Slick Watts	1	-	1
	Don Chaney	-	5	5
	John Stockton	-	5	5
	Quinn Buckner	-	4	4
	Jimmy Butler	-	4	4
	Horace Grant	-	4	4
	Tayshaun Prince	-	4	4
	Larry Bird	-	3	3
	P.J. Brown	-	3	3
	T.R. Dunn	-	3	3
	Patrick Ewing	-	3	3
	Eddie Jones	-	3	3
	Bob Love	-	3	3
	Shaquille O'Neal	-	3	3
	Dwyane Wade	-	3	3
	Shane Battier	-	2	2
	Chauncey Billups	-	2	2
	Jim Brewer	-	2	2
	Bill Bridges	-	2	2
	Joel Embiid	-	2	2
	Derek Harper	-	2	2
	Elvin Hayes	-	2	2
	Eddie Johnson	-	2	2
	Dan Majerle	-	2	2
	Derrick McKey	-	2	2
	Nate McMillan	-	2	2
	Theo Ratliff	-	2	2
	Clifford Robinson	-	2	2
	Kermit Washington	-	2	2
	Jamaal Wilkes	-	2	2
	Andrew Bogut	-	1	1
	Manute Bol	-	1	1
	Dudley Bradley	-	1	1
	Joe Caldwell	-	1	1
	M.L. Carr	-	1	1
	Jim Cleamons	-	1	1
	Mike Conley	-	1	1
	Luol Deng	-	1	1
	Marc Gasol	-	1	1
	Artis Gilmore	-	1	1
	A.C. Green	-	1	1
	Danny Green	-	1	1
	Bob Gross	-	1	1
	Bill Hanzlik	-	1	1
	Roy Hibbert	-	1	1
	Kirk Hinrich	-	1	1
	Al Horford	-	1	1
	George Johnson	-	1	1
	Rudy LaRusso	-	1	1
	Fat Lever	-	1	1
	Rick Mahorn	-	1	1
	Anthony Mason	-	1	1
	Paul Millsap	-	1	1
	Dejounte Murray	-	1	1
	Bobby Phills	-	1	1
	Jim Price	-	1	1
	Mike Riordan	-	1	1
	Andre Roberson	-	1	1
	Tom Sanders	-	1	1
	Thabo Sefolosha	-	1	1
	Lonnie Shelton	-	1	1
	Jack Sikma	-	1	1
	Josh Smith	-	1	1
	Phil Smith	-	1	1
	Eric Snow	-	1	1
	Latrell Sprewell	-	1	1
	John Starks	-	1	1
	Brian Taylor	-	1	1
	Klay Thompson	-	1	1
	Dick Van Arsdale	-	1	1
	Anderson Varejao	-	1	1
	Danny Vranes	-	1	1
	John Wall	-	1	1
	Scott Wedman	-	1	1
	Hassan Whiteside	-	1	1
	Micheal Williams	-	1	1

NBA All-Defensive Teams, Players with the Most First Team Selections

This is the complete list with all the players that have been selected for the All-Defensive first team. Ordered by total 1st team total selections.

NBA Honors: All-Defensive Teams

Players with the most selections for the NBA All-Defensive First Team