Was there any question that Victor Wembanyama would be players’ top choice for the league’s best defender? No. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that he only received 41.1 percent of the vote. Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs to the league’s second-best record, 62-20, and he led the league in blocks, with 3.1 per game. Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren finished second among qualifiers in blocks, and Holmgren “only” averaged 1.9 blocks per game.
New York Times
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