Lakers History: L.A. and Minneapolis Lakers Players in the All-Defensive Teams

Features the complete list and details about the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players that have been selected for the All-Defensive first, second and third teams

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 12 times.

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
2022-23 - -
2021-22 - -
2020-21 - -
2019-20 Anthony Davis -
2018-19 - -
2017-18 - -
2016-17 - -
2015-16 - -
2014-15 - -
2013-14 - -
2012-13 - -
2011-12 - Kobe Bryant
2010-11 Kobe Bryant -
2009-10 Kobe Bryant -
2008-09 Kobe Bryant -
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 - NBA's Defensive Player of the Year -
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