After another career accolade, Bam Adebayo recognizes there is work still to be done. To the Miami Heat center there can be no other way, after consecutive 10th-place finishes by his team and four consecutive visits to the play-in round.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Monday. Wembanyama is the first NBA player to win Defensive Player of the Year unanimously, as he received all 100 first-place votes. The ...

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OG Anunoby is conflicted. Knicks head coach Mike Brown is not. On one hand, earning NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors firmly stamps Anunoby as one of the 10 best defenders on the planet. And on the other hand?

While all 10 players are deserving All-Defensive candidates, fans noted some players perhaps worthy of more consideration. In particular, Houston Rockets guard/forward Amen Thompson, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels and Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley were mentioned as potential snubs.

Raptors star Scottie Barnes reacted to not seeing his name on the NBA All-Defensive First Team after his past season of work.

Wembanyama was unanimously voted onto the First Team All Defense, not exactly a shock after he was the first unanimous DPOY.