{"id":416826,"date":"2024-12-03T21:53:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=416826"},"modified":"2024-12-03T21:53:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:53:53","slug":"victor-wembanyama-and-dyson-daniels-named-nba-defensive-players-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/victor-wembanyama-and-dyson-daniels-named-nba-defensive-players-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama and Dyson Daniels named NBA Defensive Players of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama and Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Defensive Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in October\/November, becoming the first recipients of the new award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama is the league&#8217;s best shotblocker with 3.6 &#8216;blocks&#8217; per game, while Daniels leads the NBA in steals, deflections and Forced TO.<\/p>\n<p>In all likelihood, both Wembanyama and Daniels will also be among the leading candidates for the Defensive Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-416824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Gd5mcNdXcAA2Rxw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Gd5mcNdXcAA2Rxw.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Gd5mcNdXcAA2Rxw.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Gd5mcNdXcAA2Rxw.jpg?resize=768,480 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama and Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Defensive Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in October\/November, becoming the first recipients of the new award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tDMp2T6wny\">pic.twitter.com\/tDMp2T6wny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1864044466186699226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniels leads the NBA in steals, deflections and Forced 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