NBA All-Defensive Teams, Players with the Most Selections
This is the complete list with all the players that have been selected for All-Defensive teams, ordered by total player selections.
Player with the most selections
Tim Duncan
15 Times selected for an All-Defensive 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. Tim Duncan leads all players with a total of 15 selections. Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett are second with 12 selections each. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA all-time scoring leader was selected for these teams 11 times. |
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Players with the most selections to NBA All-Defensive Teams
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| Player | Total Selections | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
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| Tim Duncan | 15 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Kevin Garnett | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 11 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Scottie Pippen | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Michael Jordan | 9 | 9 | - | ||
| Gary Payton | 9 | 9 | - | ||
| Bobby Jones | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Chris Paul | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Dennis Johnson | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Dennis Rodman | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Bruce Bowen | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Michael Cooper | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| John Havlicek | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Draymond Green | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| David Robinson | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Norm Van Lier | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Player | Total Selections | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
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| Walt Frazier | 7 | 7 | - | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 7 | 7 | - | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Dave DeBusschere | 6 | 6 | - | ||
| LeBron James | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Jerry Sloan | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Tony Allen | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Kevin McHale | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Dikembe Mutombo | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Mookie Blaylock | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Alvin Robertson | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Maurice Cheeks | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Joe Dumars | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Dwight Howard | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sidney Moncrief | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Jerry West | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Mark Eaton | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Dan Roundfield | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Paul Silas | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Nate Thurmond | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 5 | - | 5 | ||
| Don Chaney | 5 | - | 5 | ||
| John Stockton | 5 | - | 5 |
| Player | Total Selections | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
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| Don Buse | 4 | 4 | - | ||
| Karl Malone | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Marcus Camby | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Paul George | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Buck Williams | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Doug Christie | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Quinn Buckner | 4 | - | 4 | ||
| Horace Grant | 4 | - | 4 | ||
| Tayshaun Prince | 4 | - | 4 | ||
| Serge Ibaka | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| Marcus Smart | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| Joakim Noah | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Paul Pressey | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Patrick Beverley | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tyson Chandler | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dave Cowens | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Andrei Kirilenko | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Larry Nance | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Larry Bird | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| P.J. Brown | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| T.R. Dunn | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Patrick Ewing | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Eddie Jones | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Bob Love | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | - | 3 |
| Player | Total Selections | All-Defensive First Team |
All-Defensive Second Team |
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| 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 | - | ||
| Raja Bell | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eric Bledsoe | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Avery Bradley | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| E.C. Coleman | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lionel Hollins | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Andre Iguodala | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Maurice Lucas | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moses Malone | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rodney McCray | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charles Oakley | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tree Rollins | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Shane Battier | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Jim Brewer | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Bill Bridges | 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 | ||
| Matisse Thybulle | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Kermit Washington | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Derrick White | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Jamaal Wilkes | 2 | - | 2 |