Derrick White, Jrue Holiday both named to NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Derrick White and Jrue Vacation have been named to the Kia NBA All-Defensive Second Staff, the NBA announced on Tuesday.

The All-Defensive First Staff was led by Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert (198 factors), San Antonio’s Victor Wembenyama (184 factors), Miami’s Bam Adebayo (168 factors), New Orleans’ Herb Jones (159 factors), and Los Angeles’s Anthony Davis (151 factors).

The Second Staff was made up of Chicago’s Alex Caruso (130 factors), Orlando’s Jalen Suggs (99 factors), Derrick White (98 factors), Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels (66 factors), and Jrue Vacation (36 factors).

The Celtics had the league’s second-best protection throughout the common season, and was one in every of solely two groups with a number of All-Protection picks. Minnesota, who held the league’s finest protection throughout the common season, additionally had two picks.

Vacation’s choice marked the sixth of his profession, whereas White enjoys his second choice, which got here in consecutive years. White contested 480 pictures, which ranked third within the NBA amongst guards, per WEEI’s Justin Turpin.

He additionally completed third in complete blocks (87), good for third amongst guards, behind Scottie Barnes and Peyton Watson. Vacation completed with 54 complete blocks, which put him in ninth place amongst NBA guards.

White completed with 15 first-place votes and 68 second-place votes, good for 99 factors total (every first staff vote equals one factors whereas every second staff votes equal one level).

Vacation completed with 6 first-place votes and 24 second-place vote for a complete of 36 factors. He completed in Tenth-place, two factors forward of Oklahoma Metropolis’s Lu Dort.

Jaylen Brown (three First Staff votes, two Second Staff votes) and Jayson Tatum (two Second Staff votes) also received consideration.