The nerds rank their Top 10 defenders in the NBA... but first, they react to the major breaking news from Pablo Torre that the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the NBA's salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard an additional $28 million and discuss the possible ramifications and league-wide significance of this. Then, they get into the good stuff and debate whether Alex Caruso or Amen Thompson is the best non-big defender on the planet, whether Chet Holmgren or Evan Mobley is the better young defensive savant, and finally, discuss whether anybody can really challenge Victor Wembanyama for the title of best defender alive.
Timestamps
00:00:18 - Kawhi Leonard scandal
00:15:13 - Honorable mentions
00:23:46 - Criteria
00:26:36 - Jonathan Isaac
00:30:39 - OG Anunoby
00:37:32 - Alex Caruso
00:48:54 - Bam Adebayo
00:57:41 - Amen Thompson
01:07:43 - Rudy Gobert
01:17:20 - Evan Mobley
01:30:22 - Anthony Davis
01:35:33 - Draymond Green
01:42:59 - Chet Holmgren
01:54:06 - Victor Wembanyama
Hosts And Creators
Logan Camden
Carson Breber
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