The NBA announced its All-Defensive First and Second Teams on Tuesday, with the Boston Celtics at the top of the list.
Celtics guards Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were named to the All-Defensive Second Team. They will be joined by Alex Caruso of the Chicago Bulls, Jaden McDaniels of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Jalen Suggs of the Orlando Magic.
The All-Defensive first team includes Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves, Victor Wembaneyama of the San Antonio Spurs, Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat, Herb Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans, and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers. .
This marks the sixth time in the past seven years that Holiday has been selected to an All-Defensive team, having been named to the first team in 2018, 2021 and 2023 and to the second team in 2019, 2022 and 2024.
White is a second-team selection for the second year in a row. He had 87 blocked shots this season, ranking second among all guards.
The Stock Exchange's outstanding defense was a major contributor to the Celtics ranking No. 3 in defensive rating during the regular season.
The Celtics resume their playoff push on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden., NBC Sports Boston coverage begins at 7pm ET Celtics pregame live.
