On May 23, the NBA officially announced the best defensive team for the 2024-25 season. Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Draymond Green (Draymond Chaser) of the Golden State Warriors led the defensive team, and also selected were Armen Thompson of the Rockets, Dysean Daniels of the Hawks and Luguentz Dort of the Thunder.

The second defensive team is also star-studded, consisting of Toumani Kamara of the Trail Blazers , Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves , Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies , Jaren Williams of the Thunder , and Clippers center Ivica Zubac .

According to the voting results, Mobley received 99 first-place votes, just one vote away from a full vote, showing his dominance on the defensive end. Among the players who were not selected, OG Anunoby of the Knicks scored the highest, with 49 points, but unfortunately was not selected.

This is the 9th time that Draymond Green has been selected to the All-Defensive Team in his career , tying Gary Payton , Kevin Garnett and others, and rising to the sixth place in NBA history. Green averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game this season, and still maintained a high level of performance on both offense and defense.

Mobley is not only the first player in the Cavaliers' history to win the Defensive Player of the Year honor, but also the second time he was selected to the All-Defensive First Team after his rookie season, continuing to demonstrate a very high defensive ceiling and room for growth.

The selection of Rockets new star Armen Thompson is even more historic. He became the fifth and youngest player in Rockets history to be selected for the defensive first team. Previously, the Rockets' defensive first team players also included legendary center Olajuwon, McCray, Pippen and Beverley. Armen is also the first Rockets player to be selected for the defensive team since Beverley in the 2016-17 season.

Daniels became the youngest guard to be selected to the All-Defensive Team since Kobe Bryant, showing his great potential and maturity on the defensive end. Clippers center Zubac also ushered in a career breakthrough. He averaged 16.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game this season, ranking fourth in the league in rebounds , and ranked second in the Most Improved Player selection and sixth in the DPOY voting . He deserved to be selected to the second defensive team.

It is worth mentioning that although the Magic ranked second in the league in defensive efficiency this season and allowed the fewest points per game, no one was selected for this defensive team. This situation has triggered extensive discussions on the relationship between team defense value and individual honors.

The release of the best defensive team is not only a recognition of the players' performance this season, but also sets an example for the younger generation of defensive players in the league. As the playoffs are in full swing, the value of defense becomes more and more prominent, and the selected players will also play a more important role in the next games.