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Bally Sports (DR) / San Antonio Spurs (DR)
By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
Absent until the end of the season because of a venous thrombosis, Victor Wembanyama will not receive the defender of the year which seemed intended for him. In this context, his rival Chet Holmgren pushed his rant.
In view of the uncertainty which still reigns with other individual awards, this ballot would undoubtedly appear to be the most obvious. However, the fate has decided otherwise. Promised by defender of the year, Victor Wembanyama seemed to have extinguished any competition. However, its venous thrombosis synonymous with the end of the premature season has rebuilt the cards and made this race more indecisive.
Chet Holmgren shouts in scandal in the race for Dpoy
Wembanyama having not reached the total matches required to claim, it is difficult to know who will return the defender trophy of the year. Several candidates stand out according to bookmakers, including Evan Mobley and Dyson Daniels. Another expert in the matter could also mix with this struggle, Lu sleeps. After all, the figures published in recent hours on X speak for him:
Here’s a more complete picture of the Lu Dort Effect. It’s a league-wide phenomenon, basically every great scorer has an off night against Dort and the Thunder. pic.twitter.com/dFVVhJOjlg
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) April 3, 2025
Capable of dropping the averages of some of the best players in the league, Dort has therefore been the subject of a big promotional speech by Chet Holmgren this Thursday:
Chet Holmgren : It's extremely impressive. Very often, it is the Big Men who are congratulated because they correct the errors of their rear. But with Lu, very often, we have nothing to correct since it annihilates the opposing actions.
You do not need to cover anything because it disrupts all the actions when it is found in 1-CONTRE-1, or even in 1-CONTRE-2. He always manages to stay in front of his player, which is really impressive given the talent that is in the NBA.
As such, the interior of the Thunder hopes to see his teammate more rented for his efforts and awarded at the end of the season:
Chet Holmgren : His contribution is not new. He has been playing like that since the start of the season and it makes our job easier because we just have to stay behind and watch it do. He does this for the duration of a match, most of the time against the best opposing player, and it is a bit ridiculous that he did not obtain the recognition he deserves. I think it must definitely be sacred this year.
Victor Wembanyama Outside the race, Chet Holmgren campaigned for Lu Dort to take advantage of French misfortunes and be crowned defender of the year. To see if this cry of the heart will have the effect of boosting the rating of its partner with bookmakers and voters.
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