Marcus Good, who just lately grew to become the primary level guard since Gary Payton in 1996 to win the NBA Defensive Participant of the Yr award, has taken offence to Bam Adebayo’s feedback suggesting that he deserved the honour over Good.
In an interview with Taylor Rooks, Adebayo claimed his potential to protect all 5 positions ought to have earned him back-to-back Defensive Participant of the Yr awards over Good and Rudy Gobert.
Nonetheless, Good disagreed with Adebayo’s declare and responded to the feedback throughout an look on ESPN’s NBA At the moment.
“Me and Bam each know that is a lie.”
Marcus Good had some HEAT for Bam Adebayo about final yr’s DPOY 🔥
(by way of @malika_andrews) pic.twitter.com/Qwyv3U0CUz
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 1, 2023
“Bam, c’mon now,” Good mentioned. “Bam’s a superb buddy of mine however me and Bam each know that’s a lie,” he mentioned. “The issues I used to be doing at the moment at my measurement was totally different. Final time I recalled, Bam, I blocked your dunk as nicely. So that ought to inform you every part that you must know proper there.”
Adebayo has completed fourth in Defensive Participant of the Yr voting in every of the previous two seasons, and at present has the fourth greatest odds (+800) to win it this yr, behind Jaren Jackson (-160), Brook Lopez (+500) and Nic Claxton (+700).
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