Here you have the complete list and details about the Los Angeles Lakers players that have been selected for the NBA All-Defensive first and second teams.
Kobe Bryant has been in one of these teams 8 of the last 9 years.
Note that the All-Defensive teams started to be selected in the 1968-69 season.
L.A. and Minneapolis Lakers Players in the All-Defensive Teams: |
| Season |
All-Defensive
First Team |
All-Defensive
Second Team |
| 2007-08 |
Kobe Bryant |
|
| 2006-07 |
Kobe Bryant |
|
| 2005-06 |
Kobe Bryant |
- |
| 2004-05 |
- |
- |
| 2003-04 |
Kobe Bryant |
- |
| 2002-03 |
Kobe Bryant |
Shaquille O'Neal |
| 2001-02 |
- |
Kobe Bryant |
| 2000-01 |
- |
Shaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant |
| 1999-00 |
Kobe Bryant |
Shaquille O'Neal |
| 1998-99 |
- |
- |
| 1997-98 |
- |
Eddie Jones |
| 1996-97 |
- |
- |
| 1995-96 |
- |
- |
| 1994-95 |
- |
- |
| 1993-94 |
- |
- |
| 1992-93 |
- |
- |
| 1991-92 |
- |
- |
| 1990-91 |
- |
- |
| 1989-90 |
- |
- |
| 1988-89 |
- |
A. C. Green |
| 1987-88 |
Michael Cooper |
- |
| 1986-87 |
Michael Cooper |
- |
| 1985-86 |
- |
Michael Cooper |
| 1984-85 |
Michael Cooper |
- |
| 1983-84 |
Michael Cooper |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1982-83 |
- |
Michael Cooper |
| 1981-82 |
Michael Cooper |
- |
| 1980-81 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Michael Cooper |
| 1979-80 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
- |
| 1978-79 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
- |
| 1977-78 |
- |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1976-77 |
- |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Don Chaney |
| 1975-76 |
- |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1974-75 |
- |
- |
| 1973-74 |
- |
Jim Price |
| 1972-73 |
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West |
- |
| 1971-72 |
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West |
- |
| 1970-71 |
Jerry West |
- |
| 1969-70 |
Jerry West |
- |
| 1968-69 |
- |
Jerry West |
related: complete list of NBA Assists Leaders