The top 7 stars with the most defensive teams are selected, Jabbar is fifth, and James is only third

After the NBA announced that the players selected for the All-Season and All-Defensive Team this season, we also saw some familiar faces in this list. The most incredible one is James who was selected for the second team. You should know that this is his 22nd season in his career, but at the age of 40, he is still one of the best players in the league. When it comes to James, we have to mention that in his past career, he has always been a regular visitor to the Best Team. He has been selected for the Best Defensive Team many times at his peak, so he has successfully made it to the next list. However, such as James, he can only rank third. So let's see which other players are on the list next!

7. West (14 times)

10 Best Team + 4 Best Defensive Team

Although West only played in the NBA for 14 seasons, he still achieved a lot during this period. He had never won the championship in the first 11 years of his career, but he still won the honors of scoring champions and other honors. In 1969, he became the only player in NBA history who lost and was elected as FMVP.

At the end of his career, in 1972, 33-year-old Jerry West finally made up for his regret and led the team to win the championship. In the end, two more years later, he successfully ended his career. Before the retirement season arrived, West was selected for the last All-Team, where he averaged 22.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game in the regular season that year.

6. Karl Malone (14 times)

11 best team + 3 best defense team

Thinking about Malone, who was selected for the All-Team in his fourth season of his career, averaged 29.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 assists that year. He was selected for the First Team 11, which also broke the record set by West. It is also worth mentioning that unlike many superstars, Malone, who had never won MVP at his peak, won this award continuously at the age of 33 and 35.

And the same is true on the defensive end. In the first 11 seasons of his career, Malone was only selected for the best defensive second team once. It was not until the age of 33 in the 1996-1997 that he was finally selected for the best defensive first team. Since then, he has maintained this level for three consecutive years.

5. Jabbar (15 times)

10 best team + 5 best defense team

When it comes to NBA evergreens, Jabbar's name is always mentioned. With his career for 20 seasons, he can still be selected for the best team at the age of 38 and help the Lakers win the championship at the age of 40. Such achievements are also difficult for other players to reproduce. After Jabbar retired, his number of times he was selected for the Best Team was frozen at 10 times, and in that era it was also the only one who could tie for Jerry West in history. Although Jabbar has never won the DPOY on the defensive end and has "only" been selected for the best defensive team for 5 times, in fact, even at the end of his career, his defensive effect on the court was also very significant, but due to physical strength, Jabbar naturally could not do his best in every game at that time, so many times he would naturally not be able to play too strongly if he had to paddle.

4. Duncan (18 times)

10 best team + 8 best defense team

Although Duncan's data does not have an advantage compared to many other super giants, his influence on the game can be seen. Therefore, in his career, he has been selected for the Best Team 15 times. Even in the 2014-2015 season, he averaged only 15.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, the 38-year-old was still selected for the Best Team 3.

As the No. 1 power forward in history, Duncan was naturally the top five in the league all year round at his peak, so he was also selected for the Best Team 10 times. Another thing that is more regretful about Duncan is that although he has been selected for the Best Defensive Team 8 times, he has never been selected as DPOY.

3. James (18 times)

13 best team + 5 best team

As the longest river in NBA history, James's career height is also beyond the reach of most players. In his 22-year career, he has been selected for the Best Team 21, and 13 of them were selected for the Best Team 2. You should know that such as Durant and Curry, they have been selected for the Best Team 10, which can be seen from this.

As for James' defense, he is undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive players in NBA history. At his peak, when he was the team's first offensive core, he was able to contribute absolute influence on the defensive end. He almost won the DPOY in the 2012-2013 season. James during the Heat era took into account both body shape and athleticism. On the defensive end, he could not only lead a speed defender like Ross, but also switch to inside lines like Gasol and Howard.

2. Jordan (19 times)

10 best team + 9 best teammates

Jordan entered the league in 1984. He did not completely fade out of the NBA until 2003, but because he announced his retirement twice in the middle, he finally played in the NBA for 15 seasons. However, this does not affect Jordan's greatness. The honors he achieved in his 13 seasons with the Bulls are enough to make him the best player in history. He led the team to win the championship 6 times, and the achievements of 5 MVPs, 6 FMVPs, 10 scoring champions all remind fans of this fact..

Jordan was able to play absolute dominance on both offense and defense at his peak. In the 1987-1988 season, he not only was selected for the double first team, but also won MVP+DPOY with his average of 35 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks. Since then, Gary Payton, the defender, has won DPOY again.

1. Kobe (20 times)

11 best team + 9 best defense team

can rank first in history in this list, which undoubtedly once again proves how outstanding Kobe is on both offense and defense. At the same time, it also demonstrates how exaggerated his physical strength is. You should know that the output of the offense and defense is not something that every star can do in many consecutive seasons. Talents of such a level as James have started to "pad" in the regular season since he was 30 years old.

I think Kobe was selected for the Best Defensive Team in the 1999-2000 season. After that, as his personal strength continued to improve, he had more and more scenes on the offensive end. So in the 2002-2003 season, he was also selected for the Double First Team for the first time with his average of 30 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals. Later, from the 2005-2006 season, Kobe was selected for the Double First Team for eight consecutive seasons, during which he also won MVP, FMVP and other achievements. In the end, if he had not suffered a major injury such as a ruptured Achilles tendon in the 2012-2013 season, he would have been expected to continue to perform for 1-2 seasons.