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

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

Tyrese Haliburton asks LeBron James his most underrated quality as a player He points to his availability I think as a leader its hard to be able to lead a group of men out there if you are not available to them on a consistent basis

Kyrie waves off Morris and tells him to guard Middleton in the corner so Kyrie can guard MVP Giannis 1 on 1

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

Oscar Cluff misses the tip in gets the ball back for the alley-oop dunk then intercepts the pass scores the fastbreak layup and gets back quickly on defense to deflect the pass inside with replays