LOS ANGELES: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City’s Paul George and Utah’s Rudy Gobert led the voting for the NBA’s Defensive team of the year, the NBA said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Antetokounmpo, Gobert and George were also the three finalists for the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award after finishing with nearly identical point totals.

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