Fans have named and ranked the 10 best centers in NBA history, putting Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell 5th.

We asked our legion of B/R NBA experts, writers and editors to take a list of the best 500 current and former NBA stars and ...

Kobe also earned 18 All-Star nods, 15 All-NBA spots, and 12 All-Defense selections. He's one of the greatest two-way players ever, and a perfect person for Wade to both compete against and look up to.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal, AKA Shaq, took to Instagram to list his top-10 centers in NBA history.

Players With the Best Defensive Ratings of All Time (Single Season) Since the statistic started being tracked in 2000, seven different players have led the NBA in Defensive Rating multiple teams.

Each of those nods came between the 1980-81 and 1987-88 campaigns. However, he stood out above all his peers in the 1986-87 season, when he was named the Defensive Player of the Year.

Defense doesn't get the attention of offense in the NFL, but it is of the upmost importance. So, which teams have the best defenses in 2025?

NFL highest paid defensive players Here's a look at the top-10 highest paid defensive players in terms of average annual value, according to Spotrac. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers: $41 million ...

Smart not only made All-Defensive First Team again in 2021-22, but he was named the Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 1.7 steals that season, to go along with 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5. ...

In 1988, Wells won the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year Award. This made 3-straight years an Arizona player took that award home. 4. Chuck Osborne (1992-95) ...