top defenders in nba?

Question

who are the top 5 defenders in nba?

right now , playing today in the nba

Answer 1

1.Kobe Bryant- He can shut down anyone he wants. He often plays the best offensive player down the stretch, but doesnt regularly because they usually need his offense more than his defense.
2. Bruce Bowen- dirty and I hate him, but he gets away with it.
3. Ron Artest- Always tops in steals, but doesn't gamble to do it.
4. Marcus Camby- Blocks and rebounds are always in the top three in the league (when he's healthy).
5. Ben Wallace- Not nearly what he once was. I hink now he is living off of his legacy.

Answer 2

The guy considered to be the early favorite for defensive player of the year is Dwight Howard so I'd go with him

then guys like Okafor who block a lot of shots while controlling the paint

Ron Artest who is very fiesty on the ball

Ben Wallace has lost a lot this year but is still probably in the top 5 with his ability to be fast enough to stick with smaller players and block shots of big guys

and the 5th even in a limited role is Alonzo mourning. No one protects the basket like Mourning and he was a HUGE reason the heat are the champions.

BTW: to the guy who said AK was a huge reason the jazz got off to a good start, the big reason Utah has improved so much is Boozer. Boozer's play is the difference for Utah, they even went 5-0 early in the year without AK and did not miss a beat.

Answer 3

a million. Dwight Howard 2. Lebron James 3. Shawn Marion (large protecting Lebron) 4. Jason Kidd (large protecting Wade) 5. Metta international Peace 6. Josh Smith 7. Kevin Garnett 8. Rajon Rondo 9. Shane Battier 10. Kobe Bryant

Answer 4

The best on the ball defenders are Ron Artest, Bruce Bowen, Battier, Prince
The best help defenders got to be Ben Wallace, Dikembe, Kirilenko, Omeka, Duncan

Answer 5

there is no defense in the NBA nor is there any defense FOR the NBA. It is to basketball what the WWE is to wrestling, its just an exhibition and its purpose is to sell products. While the NBA had merit in the days of Magic, Bird, Elgin Baylor, etc. it is really nothing much like a sport anymore and has lost its major television contracts and has accept pretty much whatever TNT or the Outdoor network or whomever will pay them to televise. The bidding war is over for the NBA. I wonder if the NHL has surpassed the NBA in fan interest?

Answer 6

You still have to clarify, do you mean one on one defender ( shut the other teams top scorer) or team defender block shots in the paint? The top individual defenders are probably Kobe Bryant, Bruce Bowen, raja bell(when hes healthy), Shane battier, and Shawn Marion. Team defenders are Ben Wallace, dikembe mutumbo, Alonzo mourning, Tim Duncan, and ill throw in Kevin garnett.

Answer 7

Ben Wallace, Ron artest, Jermaine O'neal, Rip Hamilton, and Tayshaun Prince

Answer 8

since you said 5 i will just do it by positions...
C- Ben Wallace...
PF- Kevin Garnett
SF- tough one... three way tie, Ron Artest, Bruce Bowen and Gerald Wallace
SG- Dwyane Wade
PG- I think Iverson is a pretty good defender in the PG ranks, he can get steals and aggravate the defense into needless turnovers.

Answer 9

1.Emeka Okafor
2.Zo Mourning
3.Josh Smith
4.Ron Artest

Answer 10

bruce bowen, ben wallace, ron artest, marcus camby, larry hughes if u want a good set- up lineup
heres a quiet good defender for all of you.. eric snow..gr8 defender....not known cuz of his horrbible offense but this guy can play defense, tim duncan too is good