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 selectionsKobe Bryant
Kevin Garnett Michael Jordan Gary Payton 9 Times selected for the All-Defensive First Team NBA Honors: All-Defensive TeamsThe NBA All-Defensive Teams are selected by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who are asked to vote All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position. Prior to the 2014 season the NBA’s head coaches were the voters and were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points are awarded to each player for a First Team vote and one point is awarded for a Second Team vote. Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant were selected for the First Team 9 times each. |
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Players with the most selections for the NBA All-Defensive First Team
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| 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 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 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 |
| Player | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
Total Selections | ||
| Jason Kidd | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Draymond Green | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| David Robinson | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Jerry Sloan | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Tony Allen | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Kevin McHale | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Mark Eaton | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Dan Roundfield | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Karl Malone | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Serge Ibaka | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 3 | - | 3 |
| Player | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
Total Selections | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Gus Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Caldwell Jones | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Ben Simmons | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Bill Walton | 2 | - | 2 |
| Player | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
Total Selections | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Doug Christie | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Patrick Beverley | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Tyson Chandler | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Dave Cowens | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Andrei Kirilenko | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Larry Nance | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Raja Bell | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Eric Bledsoe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Avery Bradley | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| E.C. Coleman | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lionel Hollins | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Andre Iguodala | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 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 | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Robert Covington | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Bob Dandridge | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Larry Hughes | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Herbert Jones | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Evan Mobley | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Victor Oladipo | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Willis Reed | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Bill Russell | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Gerald Wallace | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Slick Watts | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | - | 1 |