Kevin O'Connor Kyrie Irving leads the NBA in steals but his defensive impact and commitment on that end show up most on film.

Jones Athletic's Jazz reporter on Kessler He's one of the 4 or 5 best rim protectors in the league He affects winning I think he can be another Rudy Gobert He's good enough defensively that he can be a walking top-10 defense He's a guy who can one day win a Defensive Player of the Year award

LeBron on SGA winning MVP One of the most efficient campaigns we've seen Hes very deserving and nobody can say 'How the hell did Shai win again' He does things to a defense that you have to simply account for Hes number 1 and two and three on that scouting report and the head of the snake

Kobe Knox the younger brother of Kevin Knox II with the putback layupZach Cleveland with the steal in the backcourt the great hustle and the beautiful pass to Carson Cooper for the layup with a replay

LeBron James defends Kyrie Irving's zero assist game after Derrick Rose's buzzer beater 2015

Kenny Atkinson James Harden is a good isolation defender I was a little more upset with our back line defense Everybody's putting it on James Sure some of it was him Sometimes micro experiences get exaggerated

Lowlight All 20 of Castle's Turnovers per NBA Advanced Stats Mostly interceptions and fumbles but I'm also quite confused as to how half of the TOVs were even attributed to him