Who is the best Defender you have ever seen play

[thevcballer]

For me it has to be Gary Payton.
To clarify i don't mean statistical best but best at the eye test whos D just pops out to you.

[Tony_Starks]

Tie between prime Ron Artest or Payton.

[phen0m]

Omer Asik

[tredigs]

Big: Prime Ben Wallace.

Wing: Prime Pippen.

PG: Prime GP.

I guess the prime goes without saying. Ben Wallace used to be an absolute force of nature though, so fun to watch.

[NJBASEBALL22]

Pippen... guards anyone from 6' to 6'11 effectively... not to mention the help-side and passing lane D.

Rodman with Det... similar to Pippen at that time but more man-to-man, not as good playing the passing lanes and help-side.

Honorable mentions... Hakeem, GP, Deke, Artest @ Pacers, Jordan.

[RipCity32]

Come on the correct answer here is Ben Wallace

[thevcballer]

Pippen... anyone from 6' to 6'11.

Rodman with Det.

Honorable mentions... Hakeem, GP, Deke, Artest @ Pacers, Jordan.

What was it like wacthing hakeem on that end unforutatily by the time I started wacthing he was just about done

[iamsteel]

KG for sure

[AnthonyTyrael]

Not in my house Mutombo anyone?

I don't know about the best though.

[NJBASEBALL22]

What was it like wacthing hakeem on that end unforutatily by the time I started wacthing he was just about done

I'm trying to think of someone similar...
Maybe Tim Duncan or David Robinson in their primes if they was able to go out and defend wings on the arc good.

[Denver-boy]

MJ, Mutumbo , Dennis Rodman and Bruce Bowen

hm: artest, lebron, Ibaka, Tyson Chandler, dahntay jones...

[belliard is god]

bruce bowen..KG..ben wallace

[WoodsyRaps]

Dennis Rodman.

[mzgrizz]

Bruce Bowen for lock down defense

[bagwell368]

Russell, Hakeem, Cowens
KG, Duncan, McHale
Pippen, Bobby Jones, Havlicek
Drexler, Kobe
Payton, JoJo White