Bam Adebayo earned second-team All-Defense honors for the fifth time after missing the tally the previous year. He received the eighth-most votes overall, including 10 first-team votes and 51 second-team votes. OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, Dyson Daniels, and Cason Wallace were named to the second team alongside him. Adebayo has now made an All-Defensive team six times in his career. Victor Wembanyama was chosen unanimously as Defensive Player of the Year and to the first team All-Defense. Miami’s defense declined late in the season, finishing 13th in adjusted defensive rating, but Adebayo still produced two stocks per 75 possessions and ranked in the 89th percentile in on-off differential in non-garbage-time DRTG.
"After missing the tally last year, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo returned to the All-Defensive team, earning second-team honors for the fifth time, the league announced Friday. On the second team, he was joined by New York's OG Anunoby, Toronto's Scottie Barnes, Atlanta's Dyson Daniels and Oklahoma City's Cason Wallace. Adebayo earned the eighth-most votes among all players. He had 10 first team votes and 51 second-team. The only All-Defense player with fewer first-team votes was Daniels."
"This marks the sixth-ever time that Adebayo has made an All-Defensive team. Keep in mind that he's only spent seven years as a full-time starter, so achieving this feat is obviously very impressive. He's still missing the Defensive Player of the Year award. But that might be Victor Wembanyama's to lose until further notice. The 7-foot-4 French big was chosen unanimously for Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Defense."
"Not to the fault of Adebayo, but the Heat's defense nosedived over the final month of the season. They finished No. 13 in Dunks & Threes' adjusted defensive rating. Still, the 6-foot-9 big tallied two stocks per 75 possessions. And Adebayo finished in the 89th percentile in on-off differential in non-garbage-time DRTG. That matches the eye test - he's the team's most impactful defender by a mile, given his scheme versatility and wherewithal whenever he's on the floor."
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