Jaden McDaniels Earns NBA All-Defensive Honors
May 21, 2024 | Men's Basketball
Former Washington standout and current Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels was named to the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team on Tuesday, the league announced.
McDaniels is the first Husky to receive All-NBA recognition since Matisse Thybulle earned his second All-Defensive selection in 2022.
Three of the eight Huskies currently playing in the NBA have earned All-Defensive recognition at some point in their careers. Dejounte Murray became the youngest player to make any All-Defensive team in 2018.
McDaniels is the fourth Washington product in NBA history to earn All-Defensive honors.
2023-24 Jaden McDaniels – All-Defense
2021-22 Matisse Thybulle – All-Defense
2020-21 Matisse Thybulle – All-Defense
2020-21 Isaiah Stewart – All-Rookie
2017-18 Dejounte Murrary – All-Defensive
2016-17 Isaiah Thomas – All-NBA Second Team
2016-17 Marquese Chriss – All-Rookie
2011-12 Isaiah Thomas – All-Rookie
2009-10 Brandon Roy – All-NBA Third Team
2008-09 Brandon Roy – All-NBA Second Team
2006-07 Brandon Roy – Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie
1994-95 Detlef Schrempf - All-NBA Third Team
Follow @UW_MBB for more on the Dawgs, past and present.
McDaniels is the first Husky to receive All-NBA recognition since Matisse Thybulle earned his second All-Defensive selection in 2022.
Three of the eight Huskies currently playing in the NBA have earned All-Defensive recognition at some point in their careers. Dejounte Murray became the youngest player to make any All-Defensive team in 2018.
McDaniels is the fourth Washington product in NBA history to earn All-Defensive honors.
2023-24 Jaden McDaniels – All-Defense
2021-22 Matisse Thybulle – All-Defense
2020-21 Matisse Thybulle – All-Defense
2020-21 Isaiah Stewart – All-Rookie
2017-18 Dejounte Murrary – All-Defensive
2016-17 Isaiah Thomas – All-NBA Second Team
2016-17 Marquese Chriss – All-Rookie
2011-12 Isaiah Thomas – All-Rookie
2009-10 Brandon Roy – All-NBA Third Team
2008-09 Brandon Roy – All-NBA Second Team
2006-07 Brandon Roy – Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie
1994-95 Detlef Schrempf - All-NBA Third Team
Follow @UW_MBB for more on the Dawgs, past and present.
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