Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, the defensive player of the year, was a unanimous choice with 130 first-place votes. Golden State’s Draymond Green, Boston’s Avery Bradley and the Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul completed the first team.
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Below are the complete first and second teams with voting breakdowns:
2015-16 NBA All-Defensive First Team
Player (Team), 1st Team Votes, 2nd Team Votes, Total
Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio), 130, –, 260 Draymond Green (Golden State), 123, 5, 251 DeAndre Jordan (L.A. Clippers), 47, 43, 137 Avery Bradley (Boston), 62, 25, 149 Chris Paul (L.A. Clippers), 59, 30, 148
2015-16 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Paul Millsap (Atlanta), 11, 75, 97 Paul George (Indiana), 5 , 38, 48 Hassan Whiteside (Miami), 44, 38, 126 Tony Allen (Memphis), 44, 33, 121 Jimmy Butler (Chicago), 18, 26 , 62
