Funny Tony Allen and Draymond Green arguing about who's the best Defender?

[liam]

Tony Allen and Draymond arguing about best defensive player all time. The answer of course is Russell!

[Donoghus]

Here's some context. 

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1374466081734029320

[nyceltsfan]

Tony Allen and Draymond arguing about best defensive player all time. The answer of course is Russell!

Russell is the obvious #1.  There are many players from just the 90s forward that I would rate better than Draymond defensively:

Jordan
Pippen
Ben Wallace
Mutombo
Olajuwon
Gary Payton
Rudy Gobert
Kawhi Leonard
Possibly Ron Artest
KG

And of course, since Tommy compared him to Russell....

GREG STEIMSMA

[gouki88]

Russell is no.1, pretty inarguable.

There are a bunch of next tier big men I put ahead of Draymond. Hakeem, Ben Wallace, KG, David Robinson, Dikembe, Kareem, Timmy D, Rodman, Gobert, Dwight etc.

There are more, but I just woke up

[nyceltsfan]

Russell is no.1, pretty inarguable.

There are a bunch of next tier big men I put ahead of Draymond. Hakeem, Ben Wallace, KG, David Robinson, Dikembe, Kareem, Timmy D, Rodman, Gobert, Dwight etc.

There are more, but I just woke up

Going back as far as you did, I would also include Bill Walton.

[Roy H.]

Russell is no.1, pretty inarguable.

There are a bunch of next tier big men I put ahead of Draymond. Hakeem, Ben Wallace, KG, David Robinson, Dikembe, Kareem, Timmy D, Rodman, Gobert, Dwight etc.

There are more, but I just woke up

Thurmond, Wilt, DeBuschere (sp?), Walton, McHale, Alonzo, Giannis...

[gouki88]

Russell is no.1, pretty inarguable.

There are a bunch of next tier big men I put ahead of Draymond. Hakeem, Ben Wallace, KG, David Robinson, Dikembe, Kareem, Timmy D, Rodman, Gobert, Dwight etc.

There are more, but I just woke up

Thurmond, Wilt, DeBuschere (sp?), Walton, McHale, Alonzo, Giannis...

Basically most DPOY winners, and a lot more

That’s not even getting into wing and guard defenders

[liam]

McHale before playing on the broken feet would be my number 2. They always say a player can guard 1-5 but McHale really could.

[Moranis]

Russell and Rodman are clearly the two best defenders in league history.  I think Wallace is probably 3rd.  For overall impact I think Hakeem and Duncan are probably 4th and 5th. 

After those 5, I think there are a bunch of guys you could have in the 6-10 range, but I don't think Draymond or Allen are in that group

[Roy H.]

Russell and Rodman are clearly the two best defenders in league history.  I think Wallace is probably 3rd.  For overall impact I think Hakeem and Duncan are probably 4th and 5th. 

After those 5, I think there are a bunch of guys you could have in the 6-10 range, but I don't think Draymond or Allen are in that group

Neither is close to top-10.

I do think Tony could play defense in any era.  With Green, I’m less sure.  He certainly didn’t play center in the 80s or 90s, and I don’t think he would be able to do much against the great power forward, either.