Official 2005-06 All-Defensive Team
NBA News | May 11, 2006
 Four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace
of the Detroit Pistons highlights the 2005-06 NBA All-Defensive Teams, the
NBA announced today. Making his fifth consecutive appearance on the
All-Defensive First Team, Wallace is joined by leading vote-getter Bruce
Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs, named to the All-Defensive Team for the
sixth consecutive season.
Also selected to the First Team are forwards Andrei Kirilenko of the Utah
Jazz, making his third All-Defensive Team appearance, and 2003-04 Defensive
Player of the Year Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings, named to the
All-Defensive Team for the second time. Tying in votes received and
rounding out the First Team are guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles
Lakers and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, receiving their sixth and
seventh All-Defensive honors, respectively.
Wallace was the only player in the league to finish in the Top 10 in
rebounding (11.3 rpg, fourth), blocks (2.2 bpg, ninth) and steals (1.8 spg,
10th).
Usually assigned to the opposing team’s biggest offensive threat,
Bowen’s stellar one-on-one defense helped the Spurs hold opponents to 88.8
points per game, second in the league.
Kirilenko tallied an NBA-best 220
blocks this season and finished second in blocks per game (3.2).
Since
joining the Kings on Jan. 25, Artest posted three or more steals in 14
outings and led the squad to a 25-14 run to capture their eighth straight
playoff berth.
Bryant ranked ninth in the NBA in steals with 1.8 per game,
while Kidd finished eighth with 1.9 steals per game while averaging 7.3
rebounds.
The NBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of Denver’s Marcus Camby,
Detroit’s Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince, Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett
and San Antonio’s Tim Duncan.
The voting panel consisted of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who were asked to
select NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were
not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points were
awarded for a First Team vote and one point was awarded for a Second Team
vote.
2005-06 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Guard Bruce Bowen, San Antonio 26 3 55
Center Ben Wallace, Detroit 26 2 54
Forward Andrei Kirilenko, Utah 19 6 44
Forward Ron Artest, Sacramento 11 8 30
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 12 4 28
Guard Jason Kidd, New Jersey 9 10 28
2005-06 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio 7 9 23
Guard Chauncey Billups, Detroit 7 9 23
Forward Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 4 10 18
Center Marcus Camby, Denver 2 11 15
Forward Tayshaun Prince, Detroit 3 7 13
Other players receiving votes, with point totals (First Team votes in
parentheses): Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 12 (3); Gerald Wallace, Charlotte,
11 (3); Shawn Marion, Phoenix, 11 (1); Raja Bell, Phoenix, 9 (2); Dwyane
Wade, Miami, 8 (3); Kirk Hinrich, Chicago, 7 (3); Alonzo Mourning, Miami, 7
(1); Shane Battier, Memphis, 6 (1); Gilbert Arenas, Washington, 4 (1);
Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 4; P.J. Brown, New Orleans/Okla. City, 3;
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 3; Dwight Howard, Orlando, 3; Josh Howard,
Dallas, 3 (1); Brevin Knight, Charlotte, 3; Shaquille O’Neal, Miami, 3 (1);
Elton Brand, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); LeBron James, Cleveland, 2 (1); Tony
Parker, San Antonio, 2 (1); Quinton Ross, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); Allen
Iverson, Philadelphia, 2; Eddie Jones, Memphis, 2; Jason Collins, New
Jersey, 1; Boris Diaw, Phoenix, 1; Pau Gasol, Memphis, 1; Trenton Hassel,
Minnesota, 1; Mike James, Toronto, 1; Richard Jefferson, New Jersey, 1;
Ruben Patterson, Denver, 1; Chris Paul, New Orleans/Okla. City, 1; Jason
Terry, Dallas, 1; Yao Ming, Houston, 1.
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