Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs has made another history. He became the first rookie player to win the All Defensive First Team consisting of the best defenders.

The NBA Secretariat said on the 22nd that Wembanyama received 98 out of 99 votes and was selected as the 2023-2024 NBA All-Defensive First Team along with Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves), Snake Adebayo (Miami Heat), Herb Jones (New Orleans Pelicans), and Anthony Davis (LA Lakers).

Defensive teams are selected by a 99-member press corps. The candidates for the first place and second place will be selected, with two points for the first place and one point for the second place.

Wembleyanyama received 86 first-place votes and 12 second-place votes, earning 184 points overall, the second-place winner after Kobe (198 points), who swept 99 first-place votes. Adebayo (168 points), Jones (159 points) and Davis (151 points) followed.

Wembanyama from France was named by San Antonio last year as the No. 1 player in the rookie draft. He was 224 centimeters tall and averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks and 1.2 steals in 71 regular-season games. He also won the Rookie of the Year award with his performance.

Wembanyama's selection of the All-Defensive First Team holds great significance. While there were five rookies named to the All-Defensive Second Team in the NBA: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970), Hakeem Olajuwon (1985), Manut Ball (1986), David Robinson (1990), and Tim Duncan (1998), Wembanyama is the first to be named to the First Team.

Meanwhile, Alex Caruso (130 points, Chicago Bulls), Jaylen Sucks (99 points, Orlando Magic), Derek White (98 points, Boston Celtics), Jaden McDaniels (66 points, Minnesota Timberwolves), and Zrew Halladay (36 points, Boston) were listed as the All-Defensive Second Team.

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