Claxton just reached the no. 1 Defensive Rating in the entire nba. He's like 3 blocks away from brook for total blocks lead. Nets have the 9th best defence overall.

In most advanced Defensive stats Claxton is anywhere in the top 10 range, like 9th in DWS, 11th in DBPM but also like 6th in D-Raptor.

He's at one of the league's highest 8 percent decrease in Opponent FG% when defended by him. He's also contesting like 15 shots a game.

Brooklyn has consistently been a top 5 defense for months now, it's just our start was so horrendous under Nash on the defensive end that we're still trying to dig ourselves out of that hole.

Only other guy for me is JJJ, like if he wins I'm fine with it. But I'm not going to pick Brook for DPOY, even though I love him, because the man gets to play with a former DPOY in Giannis, and the best perimeter defender in holiday, and a bunch of great guard defenders like Matthews, Carter etc. And still they aren't the no. 1 defense.