BEST NBA DEFENDERS -- TOP 5 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE
1. BRUCE BOWEN (San Antonio Spurs) – 6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, .7 spg, .3 bpg, 41.9% (3p%), 30.2 mpg

2. RON ARTEST (Sacramento Kings) –20.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.3 spg, .7 bpg, 38% (3p%), 45.3% (FG%), 38.1 mpg

3. MARCUS CAMBY (Denver Nuggets) – 9.1 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.6 bpg, 1.1 spg, 30% (3p%)

4. KOBE BRYANT (Los Angeles Lakers) --28.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.4 apg, 1.8 spg, 84% (FT%), 45.9% (FG%), 38.9 mpg

5. RAJA BELL (Phoenix Suns) – 11.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.2 apg, .7 spg, .4 bpg, 86.8% (FT%), 40.1% (3p%), 35.3 mpg

HONORABLE MENTION – Shane Battier (Houston Rockets), Ben Wallace (Cavaliers), Joel Przybilla (Portland Trail Blazers)
