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Jason Kidd wins his third category (and second consecutive) by winning Best Perimeter Defender. Next up: Who is the best paint defender in Nets history?

  • August 25, 2024


Jason Kidd wins his third category (and second consecutive) by winning Best Perimeter Defender. Next up: Who is the best paint defender in Nets history?

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  1. Our Top 5 for Best Perimeter Defender were:

    1. Jason Kidd
    2. Kendall Gill
    3. Gerald Wallace
    4. Nic Claxton
    5. David Nwaba

  5. Besides Jarrett Allen’s highlight blocks, I can’t think of a real stand out post defender.

  16. Kenyon Martin hands down…butttt if Jarret Allen was still here he could’ve beat KJ by a landslide

  25. Not a Nets fan, just saw this post on my home page.

    But can someone please explain to me in what world is Dr. J not your best player ever?!?!

  28. I mean, K-Mart was an excellent defender, but if it’s pure **paint defense**, then you have to go with Claxton or Allen. Martin was not really a dominant shot blocker or rebounder (solid, but not great) and his defensive prowess was more expressed as a wing defender. He also struggled with fouling, especially early on.

    Out of Claxton and Allen, Claxton is the better shot blocker and Allen is the better rebounder. Between these two, it’s pretty much a toss-up in terms of interior defense, but I’ll give the nod to Claxton, because he’s a more versatile defender than Allen and he’s legit scary as a help defender and that has a shot altering effect.

    So yeah, I’d go with:

    1. Nic Claxton
    2. Jarrett Allen
    3. Kenyon Martin

    Also, the best finish in DPOY voting for these three, was 9th and all three of them did in once. This is pretty weak for the team’s all-time best interior defender. To be fair, though – I think Clax is routinely undervalued in the voting process, because the Nets haven’t been successful in the last two season, which were his best.

    EDIT:

    Oh yeah, and I’m not counting Mourning or Mutombo, even though they’re all-time great interior defenders, because this ranking should only take into account a player’s Nets tenure. ‘Zo’s first season with the Nets was pretty bad, but he was coming off of the kidney disease and he clearly wasn’t fit to play yet. His second season was better, but short, with just 18 games. ‘Deke’s lone season with the Nets was pretty forgettable with just 6.5 REBs and 1.5 BLKs.

  35. K-Mart or Clax. I’d lean K-Mart, but might be biased as I was in college watching more basketball than I ever had before or have been able to since.

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