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![UNDISPUTED в Twitter: „Michael Jordan was the NBA's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. https://t.co/QM1Wi4mlFS“ / Twitter UNDISPUTED в Twitter: „Michael Jordan was the NBA's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. https://t.co/QM1Wi4mlFS“ / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ddlgm-AUQAE_0EL.jpg)
UNDISPUTED в Twitter: „Michael Jordan was the NBA's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. https://t.co/QM1Wi4mlFS“ / Twitter
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![NBA's all-time leaders in defensive win shares: 1. Bill Russell - 133.64 (10.3 per season) 2. Tim Duncan - 106.34 (5.6 per season) 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 94.49 (4.7 per season) 4. Hakeem Olajuwon - 94.47 (5.2 per season) 5. Wilt Chamberlain - 93.92 ... NBA's all-time leaders in defensive win shares: 1. Bill Russell - 133.64 (10.3 per season) 2. Tim Duncan - 106.34 (5.6 per season) 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 94.49 (4.7 per season) 4. Hakeem Olajuwon - 94.47 (5.2 per season) 5. Wilt Chamberlain - 93.92 ...](https://preview.redd.it/8ywg8yz1voo71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a1c92395f8b78a5d765741a4db254323dcb21ea8)
NBA's all-time leaders in defensive win shares: 1. Bill Russell - 133.64 (10.3 per season) 2. Tim Duncan - 106.34 (5.6 per season) 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 94.49 (4.7 per season) 4. Hakeem Olajuwon - 94.47 (5.2 per season) 5. Wilt Chamberlain - 93.92 ...
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![Celtics Stats on Twitter: "The Celtics lead the NBA with a defensive rating of 106.2 Marcus Smart, the anchor of the league's best defense, for Defensive Player of the Year https://t.co/krbP0CmejN" / Celtics Stats on Twitter: "The Celtics lead the NBA with a defensive rating of 106.2 Marcus Smart, the anchor of the league's best defense, for Defensive Player of the Year https://t.co/krbP0CmejN" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FP2Yx-4WYAQJ9zj.jpg:large)
Celtics Stats on Twitter: "The Celtics lead the NBA with a defensive rating of 106.2 Marcus Smart, the anchor of the league's best defense, for Defensive Player of the Year https://t.co/krbP0CmejN" /
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