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Wallace heads NBA's All-Defensive team
Center Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons, previously selected Defensive Player of the Year for the third time, heads the NBA's All-Defensive team.
Wallace, making his fourth consecutive appearance on the first-team, was joined Thursday by forward Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves, forwards Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs, and guard Larry Hughes of the Washington Wizards. "It's a reward for defense, even though it's only the coaches who really appreciate it," Bowen said before San Antonio's playoff game at Seattle. Duncan was selected to the first team for the sixth time in a row, as was Garnett. Bowen made it for the second straight year. Hughes made the team for the first time. The second team consists of forward Tayshaun Prince and guard Chauncey Billups of Detroit, Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko, New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd, and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade. Kidd and Wade tied in the voting, giving the second team six players. Selections were made by the league's 30 head coaches. They were not permitted to vote for players from their own team.
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