MADRID, 10 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Jaren Jackson Jr (Memphis Grizzlies), Alex Caruso (Chicago Bulls), Brook Lopez and Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks) and Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers) make up the ‘Best Defensive Fifth’ of the year in the NBA, for which they have been chosen by the votes of a group of one hundred specialized journalists, as announced by the league on Tuesday.
Jaren Jackson Jr., who was chosen in mid-April as the best defensive player of the year, repeated as the most voted with 99 votes, 96 of them for the first five, followed by Holiday who gets his fifth selection, while Lopez got the second nomination. For their part, Caruso and Mobley entered this quintet for the first time in their careers.
In addition, the NBA also unveiled the second defensive quintet that is made up of Derrick White (Boston Celtics), OG Anunoby (Toronto Raptors), Dillon Brooks (Memphis Grizzlies), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) and Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors). ).