Top 25 Best Defenders in the NBA

25. Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook first showed his teeth on defense back in college at USC, when he was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2008. Westbrook has carried that defensive intensity into the NBA as one of the best on-ball defenders in the league.

Westbrook has averaged 1.7 steals per game in his career and has proven to be an incredible rebounder at the point guard position.