Recent Bill Simmons/Russillo podcast has Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, and Alex Caruso as the top 3 perimeter defenders ! Very, Very surprised about this. All of them are under 6’4
celtic, celtic, white guy. checks out
Easier for that archetype of player to defend the perimeter.
The wings, Kawhi, Butler, Wiggins etc are all more valuable than the small guards. Too easy to get the small guard switched onto a wing who can easily drop 47-56 points on them.
Kawhi is not that guy anymore. The others a more fair discussion.
How is this surprising
OP with the clickbait, they were talking about guard perimeter defense.
This is so stupid, obviously short guys are good at defending the area short guys play in.
Fun fact:
Jordan Poole had a better defensive rating than Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, and Alex Caruso in 2021-2022.