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#3 Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest defensive player to never win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, at least since the award was created in the 1982-83 season. Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain would've been strong choices for this claim as well.
Still, Duncan's defensive mark was easily recognizable during the San Antonio Spurs' run of five NBA championships between 1999 and 2014. A tremendous rim-protector, he dominated defensively as much as he did attacking the low post.
Duncan has the most All-Defensive selections in NBA history with 15, and eight of those were on the first team. He is the all-time leader in blocks in the NBA Playoffs and is fifth in blocks in the regular season.
Duncan averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds, three assists and 2.2 blocks per game throughout his regular-season career.
#2 Hakeem Olajuwon
A freak of nature at the center position, Hakeem Olajuwon was the second player in NBA history to win the MVP award and Defensive Player of the Year (which he won twice).
"The Dream" is also one of three players in NBA history to win the MVP, DPOY and Finals MVP award, alongside Michael Jordan and Giannis Antetokounmpo. But Olajuwon's achievement is incredible in that regard as he managed to achieve all three awards in a single season. On offense, he was unstoppable and had an incredible amount of post moves, probably rivaled only by Kevin McHale in NBA history.
He scored 26,946 points in his NBA career, averaging 21.8 per game. Additionally, he also recorded 11.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game.
Olajuwon is the all-time leader in career blocks in the regular season and is second in blocks in the NBA Playoffs. Although he was a center, arguably the greatest at the position, Olajuwon was able to switch on the pick-and-roll and defend guards as well as any perimeter defender in his era.
The two-time Finals MVP made it to nine All-Defensive teams in his great career.
#1 Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan's case to be considered the NBA's greatest player ever often excludes his defensive prowess. However, the evidence suggests that he is the greatest two-way player in NBA history, as he was equally dominant on both sides of the floor.
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Not only did Jordan win a record 10 scoring titles throughout his career and put up the fifth-most points ever (32,292), he made the All-Defensive First Team nine times in his career.
Jordan was the first player in league history to win the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP award. He led the league three times in steals per game and also has the highest career average of points per game in NBA history at 30.1.
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