Avery Bradley often is considered one of the best on-ball defenders in the NBA, but the Boston Celtics guard was not recognized for his defensive efforts in the 2016-17 season.
The NBA revealed its All-Defensive teams Monday, and Bradley was a glaring omission. Several players around the league were puzzled by the snub, as they aired out their confusion on Twitter.
How did Avery Bradley not make first or second team all defense 🤔🤔🤔🤔
— Jared Sullinger Sr. (@Jared_Sully0) June 26, 2017
How the hell Avery Bradley is not in the 1st all defensive team ?
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) June 26, 2017
No Avery Bradley all-defense?! On the behalf of the players… he deserves it!
— Book (@DevinBook) June 26, 2017
Avery Bradley got my vote 🤙🏽
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) June 26, 2017
What are yall's thoughts on Avery Bradley not making an All NBA Defensive team? 🤔
— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) June 26, 2017
Bradley probably should have been featured on one of the teams, but he was up against stiff competition. Chris Paul and Patrick Beverley earned the honors for guards on the first team, while Tony Allen and Danny Green notched spots on the second.
As for the rest of the squads, Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert rounded out the first-team unit, while Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andre Roberson and Anthony Davis earned second-team bids.
You can see the full voting results here.
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