CelticsBlog · May 9, 2023
Derrick White earns NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, Marcus Smart made neither team
The NBA released the Kia NBA All-Defensive First and Second teams, and one Boston Celtic starting guard made the cut. Derrick White, an iron man who played all 82 games with lockdown defense, earned a nice $250,000 bonus by being named to All-Defensive Second Team in one of the guard spots next to O.G. Anunoby. Marcus Smart, last year’s Defensive Player of the Year and First Team member didn’t qualify for either team this year.
The 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
\u25aa\ufe0f Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
\u25aa\ufe0f O.G. Anunoby, Toronto Raptors
\u25aa\ufe0f Dillon Brooks, Memphis Grizzlies
\u25aa\ufe0f Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors