Ben Simmons Makes NBA All-Defensive First Team
76ers star Ben Simmons has been named to the 2019-2020 NBA All-Defensive first team. This marks his first time making an All-Defensive team.
2019-2020 NBA All-Defensive teams:
First team: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, Marcus Smart, Ben Simmons
Second team: Bam Adebayo, Patrick Beverley, Eric Bledsoe, Kawhi Leonard, Brook Lopez
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 8, 2020
I know Sixers fans were annoyed that Simmons was not named one of the three finalists for Defensive Player of the Year, but it is still nice that the voters recognized he deserved to make first team. With all the chaos this season had, the city can be proud to have a player who is growing into one of the best perimeter defenders in the game. Hopefully this is the first of more to come.
Congrats, Ben!
