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NBA & ABA All-Defensive Selections by Player

Player Total
Selections		 NBA
1st Team		 NBA
2nd Team		 NBA
Selections		 ABA
1st Team		 ABA
2nd Team		 ABA
Selections
Tim Duncan 12 8 4 12
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 5 6 11
Bobby Jones 11 8 1 9 2 2
Kevin Garnett 10 8 2 10
Scottie Pippen 10 8 2 10
Kobe Bryant 9 7 2 9
Dennis Johnson 9 6 3 9
Michael Jordan 9 9 9
Jason Kidd 9 4 5 9
Hakeem Olajuwon 9 5 4 9
Gary Payton 9 9 9
Bruce Bowen 8 5 3 8
Michael Cooper 8 5 3 8
John Havlicek 8 5 3 8
David Robinson 8 4 4 8
Dennis Rodman 8 7 1 8
Norm Van Lier 8 3 5 8
Walt Frazier 7 7 7
Mookie Blaylock 6 2 4 6
Don Buse 6 4 4 2 2
Dave DeBusschere 6 6 6
Kevin McHale 6 3 3 6
Dikembe Mutombo 6 3 3 6
Alvin Robertson 6 2 4 6
Jerry Sloan 6 4 2 6
Ben Wallace 6 5 1 6
Don Chaney 5 5 5
Maurice Cheeks 5 4 1 5
Joe Dumars 5 4 1 5
Mark Eaton 5 3 2 5
Artis Gilmore 5 1 1 4 4
Sidney Moncrief 5 4 1 5
Dan Roundfield 5 3 2 5
Paul Silas 5 2 3 5
John Stockton 5 5 5
Nate Thurmond 5 2 3 5
Jerry West 5 4 1 5
Ron Artest 4 2 2 4
Quinn Buckner 4 4 4
Marcus Camby 4 2 2 4
Doug Christie 4 1 3 4
Horace Grant 4 4 4
Karl Malone 4 3 1 4
Tayshaun Prince 4 4 4
Buck Williams 4 2 2 4
Larry Bird 3 3 3
P.J. Brown 3 3 3
Dave Cowens 3 1 2 3
T.R. Dunn 3 3 3
Patrick Ewing 3 3 3
Eddie Jones 3 3 3
Andrei Kirilenko 3 1 2 3
Bob Love 3 3 3
Larry Nance 3 1 2 3
Shaquille O'Neal 3 3 3
Paul Pressey 3 2 1 3
Brian Taylor 3 1 1 2 2
Shane Battier 2 2 2
Raja Bell 2 1 1 2
Chauncey Billups 2 2 2
Jim Brewer 2 2 2
Bill Bridges 2 2 2
Joe Caldwell 2 1 1 1 1
Wilt Chamberlain 2 2 2
E.C. Coleman 2 1 1 2
Mike Gale 2 2 2
Derek Harper 2 2 2
Elvin Hayes 2 2 2
Lionel Hollins 2 1 1 2
Dwight Howard 2 1 1 2
Eddie Johnson 2 2 2
Gus Johnson 2 2 2
Caldwell Jones 2 2 2
Julius Keye 2 2 2
Maurice Lucas 2 1 1 2
Dan Majerle 2 2 2
Moses Malone 2 1 1 2
Rodney McCray 2 1 1 2
Derrick McKey 2 2 2
Nate McMillan 2 2 2
Alonzo Mourning 2 2 2
Charles Oakley 2 1 1 2
Chris Paul 2 1 1 2
Theo Ratliff 2 2 2
Micheal Ray Richardson 2 2 2
Clifford Robinson 2 2 2
Tree Rollins 2 1 1 2
Fatty Taylor 2 2 2
Dwyane Wade 2 2 2
Bill Walton 2 2 2
Kermit Washington 2 2 2
Jamaal Wilkes 2 2 2
Willie Wise 2 2 2
Manute Bol 1 1 1
Dudley Bradley 1 1 1
M.L. Carr 1 1 1
Jim Cleamons 1 1 1
Bob Dandridge 1 1 1
Julius Erving 1 1 1
A.C. Green 1 1 1
Bob Gross 1 1 1
Bill Hanzlik 1 1 1
Kirk Hinrich 1 1 1
Larry Hughes 1 1 1
LeBron James 1 1 1
George Johnson 1 1 1
Wil Jones 1 1 1
Rudy LaRusso 1 1 1
Fat Lever 1 1 1
Rick Mahorn 1 1 1
Anthony Mason 1 1 1
Ted McClain 1 1 1
Bobby Phills 1 1 1
Jim Price 1 1 1
Willis Reed 1 1 1
Mike Riordan 1 1 1
Rajon Rondo 1 1 1
Bill Russell 1 1 1
Tom Sanders 1 1 1
Lonnie Shelton 1 1 1
Jack Sikma 1 1 1
Phil Smith 1 1 1
Eric Snow 1 1 1
Latrell Sprewell 1 1 1
John Starks 1 1 1
Dick Van Arsdale 1 1 1
Danny Vranes 1 1 1
Slick Watts 1 1 1
Scott Wedman 1 1 1
Micheal Williams 1 1 1