NEW YORK – Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, winner of the

last three NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards, headlines the NBA

All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Howard totaled 56 points

overall, including 27 First Team votes.

Also selected to the All-Defensive First Team are guard Rajon Rondo of the

Boston Celtics (39 points), forward LeBron James of the Miami Heat (38

points), forward Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics (33 points), and guard

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (33 points). Garnett and Bryant each

earn All-Defensive First Team honors for the ninth time, tying Michael

Jordan and Gary Payton for the most in NBA history.

Howard earned the 2010-11 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award,

becoming the first player to win the award three straight seasons. He led

the league with 66 double-doubles, while ranking second in rebounds (14.1

rpg) and fourth in blocks (2.38 bpg). He recorded at least 1,000 rebounds

and 100 blocked shots for the sixth straight year; since blocked shots were

officially tracked in 1973-74, only Moses Malone has done it more (seven

seasons). With Howard manning the middle, the Magic allowed 93.5 ppg,

ranking fourth in that category.

The NBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of guards Tony Allen of the

Memphis Grizzlies, and Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, center Tyson

Chandler of the Dallas Mavericks, forward Andre Iguodala of the

Philadelphia 76ers, and forward-center Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls.

The voting panel consisted of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who were asked to

select NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were

not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points were

awarded for a First Team vote and one point was awarded for a Second Team

vote.

2010-11 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

POSITION PLAYER TEAM 1st 2nd POINTS CENTER Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 27 2 56 GUARD Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 16 7 39 FORWARD LeBron James Miami Heat 17 4 38 GUARD Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 13 7 33 FORWARD Kevin Garnett Boston Celtics 15 3 33

2010-11 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

POSITION PLAYER TEAM 1st 2nd POINTS GUARD Tony Allen Memphis Grizzlies 7 9 23 GUARD Chris Paul New Orleans Hornets 6 6 18 CENTER Tyson Chandler Dallas Mavericks 3 11 17 FORWARD Andre Iguodala Philadelphia 76ers 5 5 15 FORWARD Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls 3 9 15

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (First Team votes in

parentheses): Derrick Rose, Chicago, 14 (4); Dwyane Wade, Miami, 13 (3);

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 13 (4); Gerald Wallace, Portland, 11 (1);

Grant Hill, Phoenix 11 (4); Luol Deng, Chicago 11 (4); Tim Duncan, San

Antonio, 11 (3); Chuck Hayes, Houston, 10 (2); Al Horford, Atlanta 7 (3);

Josh Smith, Atlanta, 7 (1); Ron Artest, Los Angeles Lakers, 7 (1); Serge

Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 6 (1); Shane Battier, Memphis 5 (2); Thabo Sefolosha,

Oklahoma City, 5; Wesley Matthews, Portland 4 (2), Kendrick Perkins,

Oklahoma City, 3; Nicolas Batum, Portland, 3; (1); Joe Johnson, Atlanta; 2

(1); Keith Bogans, Chicago 2 (1); Kyle Lowry, Houston, 2; Lamar Odom, Los

Angeles Lakers, 2; Luc Mbah a Moute, Milwaukee, 2; Manu Ginobili, San

Antonio, 2 (1); Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee, 1; Andrew Bynum, Los Angeles

Lakers 1; Arron Afflalo, Denver, 1; Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia 1; Kirk

Hinrich, Atlanta 1; Nene, Denver, 1; Ronnie Brewer, Chicago, 1; Shawn

Marion, Dallas, 1; Tayshaun Prince, Detroit, 1.