The NBA officially announced its All-Defensive teams and despite leading the league in defensive rating, the Los Angeles Lakers saw none of their players on either of the two teams.
The First Team featured 2020-21 Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz along with Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons, Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Second Team featured Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, Joel Embiid and Matisse Thybulle of Philadelphia and Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers.
While no singular player was named to a team, many Lakers did receive votes.