Spurs' Wembanyama lone unanimous All-Defensive First Team pick - ESPN

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, this season's unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, led the way as the only unanimous selection for the NBA's All-Defensive First Team, the league announced Friday night.

Joining Wembanyama on the first team were Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson, Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and Boston Celtics guard Derrick White. Holmgren and Thompson finished second and third behind Wembanyama in Defensive Player of the Year voting.

Rounding out the second team were New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby, Thunder guard Cason Wallace, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels and Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes.

Wembanyama led the league in blocks per game (3.1) for a third straight season and has put his game-breaking defensive ability on display against Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals, including flummoxing the two-time reigning NBA MVP, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Holmgren anchored the league's top-rated team defense for the Thunder, averaging 1.9 blocks, and Thompson was one of the league's best perimeter defenders, averaging a league-leading two steals per game.

Gobert, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, once again had Minnesota inside the top 10 in the league in defense and earned his eighth All-Defensive First Team selection (ninth overall). White helped Boston finish fourth in defensive rating this season.

The voting results for the first- and second-team selections for the NBA's All-Defensive teams, which the league announced Friday.

Anunoby has been the linchpin of New York's defense all season. He has been a key part of New York's dominant run through the Eastern