He was selected as the first defense in the second season of his career. Can the Rockets five major defense teams compete for the championship?

The best first defense lineup in the league has been released, and Rockets newcomer Amen was successfully selected. It can be said that Amen won the award this time. As early as a month ago, when DPOY was announced, although Amen failed to win the championship, Amen finally got 9 first votes, 12 second votes, and 12 third votes, ranking fifth in the total with 93 points, and tied with the sixth place Zubacci with nearly 60 points. When I saw this ranking, I felt that Amen was very likely to be selected for the first time, because according to the voting in the past few years, the jury was actually very lazy. The top five DPOYs were basically the top five, and this year, all the top five DPOYs were selected for the first time. The only difference was that Zhu Meng and Dotes had slightly swapped positions. Zhu Meng ranked third in DPOY and ranked fourth in the first time voting.

In the history of the Rockets, there are five players selected for the best first defense lineup, namely Beverly, Amen, Pippen, McCree and Olajuwon. Some of the five are NBA league superstars and some are top defenders in the league. They can be said to be all famous players in the league. So can these five teams compete for the championship at their peak?

Organizing guard: Beverly

Beverly can rely on his spare time defense. He can easily deal with it whether it is facing a short defender or a high forward like Durant. In addition to defense, Beverly's fixed-point three-pointers are also good, and he is a good short 3D player. Especially when facing opponents with top outside players, Beverly is a good defender. He is more accustomed to playing around the ball-holding core in his career to make up for defensive loopholes.

Scoreback: Although Amen is placed as a shooting guard, he also has the ability to organize offense to a certain extent, and he also has a good ability to grab rebounds and score second-offensive points. Moreover, Amen has just entered the second season of the league. If he can make a three-point shooting, he will definitely be a superstar in the league with excellent offense and defense. Putting Amen in this position can effectively limit the opponent's top scorers on the outside. The outside defense line composed of him and Beverly makes it difficult for the opponent to have a chance to breathe on the outside.

Small forward: Pippen

Pippen's personal ability is unquestionable. It can be said that he is the best assistant around Jordan. Pippen is a famous organizational front line in James before. He can help the team sort out the offense, and he can effectively limit the opponent's offensive ability of the top front line. The most important point is that Pippen also has a good breakthrough ability, which can play a good role as a lubricant in this lineup.

Power forward: McCree

Putting McCree in the fourth position is slightly insufficient in height, only 2 meters 01, but his defense, especially the top defense ability, is still good. In addition, his foot movement is also very good, and he can switch defenses to the outside line to defend small players. McCree entered the league with the draft pick of Tanhua, which is enough to show his talent. He does not have any outside shooting ability on the offensive end, but he has a certain mid-range shot, so it is still OK to be placed in the fourth position.

Center: Olajuwon

Olajuwon can be said to be the absolute core of this lineup. He is the absolute core of both offensive and defensive. At his peak, he won regular season MVP, finals MVP and DPOY in the season, truly realizing the unique history of a single-season Grand Slam. Olajuwon's dreamy footsteps are a role model for the younger generations to learn from, so it is still difficult for defenders to limit Olajuwon with one person's strength. So if this lineup wants to win the championship, Olajuwon must take on this responsibility. The defensive ability of this lineup is undoubtedly, but the spatial attributes on the offensive end are slightly insufficient, so it still needs to work hard to win the championship.