J.E. Skeets

Yeah, and I guess he's just advanced this quickly in his career.

And that is why he is the youngest defensive player of the year winner in history.

Because if you look at the previous two seasons... He was a runner-up as a rookie, wasn't he?

No.

Yeah, he what?

When they had the 22nd best defense.

I thought Rudy Gobert won, and Wemby said, well, you better get to win.

Was it last year?

He would have won it last year if he qualified.

Oh, okay.

That's surprising because the Spurs were the 22nd best defense in his first year.

Well, this year it's totally changed, and that's why it's generally a team award.

Oh, this team is really good at defense.

They're up in the rankings.

This year they're third.

So, yeah.

Yeah, I'm not going to go track defensive player of the years and how they did in their first few seasons and their team, how they corresponded, like where they were in the rankings as a team.

But it's surprising that you just give him second, even though your team stinks.

Isn't that a little surprising?

You watched him.