The nerds rank their Top 10 defenders in the NBA... but first, they react to the major breaking news from Pablo Torre that the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the NBA's salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard an additional $28 million and discuss the possible ramifications and league-wide significance of this. Then, they get into the good stuff and debate whether Alex Caruso or Amen Thompson is the best non-big defender on the planet, whether Chet Holmgren or Evan Mobley is the better young defensive savant, and finally, discuss whether anybody can really challenge Victor Wembanyama for the title of best defender alive.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Kawhi Leonard scandal

00:15:13 - Honorable mentions

00:23:46 - Criteria

00:26:36 - Jonathan Isaac

00:30:39 - OG Anunoby

00:37:32 - Alex Caruso

00:48:54 - Bam Adebayo

00:57:41 - Amen Thompson

01:07:43 - Rudy Gobert

01:17:20 - Evan Mobley

01:30:22 - Anthony Davis

01:35:33 - Draymond Green

01:42:59 - Chet Holmgren

01:54:06 - Victor Wembanyama