Clippers' DeAndre Jordan named Best Defender at inaugural NBPA Players Awards
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Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan was named Best Defender by his peers at the NBPA's first-ever Players' Awards on Tuesday.
Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans), Tony Allen (Memphis Grizzlies), and Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls) were also nominated.
Jordan averaged 11.5 points and 2.2 blocks in a full 82-game slate last season with the Clippers, leading the league in both rebounding (15) and field goal percentage (71 percent).
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