Suns' Raja Bell - NBA All-Defensive 1st Team
The league earlier named the Nuggets' Marcus Camby the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, and yesterday they announced the remaining members of the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
Joining Camby on the list were:
- Raja Bell, Phoenix Suns
- Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers (ironic these two both made it huh?)
- Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs (10th straight)
- Bruce Bown, San Antonio Spurs
This is the first time that Raja's been on the list, something that's he's probably deserved for a couple years now. Kobe is a great defender, but he spends most of his time on offense and I'm sure they could've picked another guard for the list. Duncan is a regular on the list... no news here. Bowen finished second in the Defensive POY award voting, so it's no surprise to see him make the list either.
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Leandro Barbosa named NBA's Sixth Man