Fans Erupt After Derrick White Makes First-Team All-Defense Over Scottie Barnes
NBA fans erupted after Derrick White made First-Team All-Defense while Raptors star Scottie Barnes was pushed to the Second Team.
The NBA dropped its 2025-26 All-Defensive teams Friday, and while most of the headline names were expected, one selection quickly sparked debate. Victor Wembanyama led the First Team, earning a perfect 100 votes alongside Chet Holmgren, Rudy Gobert, Ausar Thompson, and Derrick White. The Second Team featured Bam Adebayo, Cason Wallace, OG Anunoby, Dyson Daniels, and Scottie Barnes.
Wembanyama also made history, becoming the first player ever to receive unanimous First Team All-Defense honors. The announcement came just before his Spurs faced Holmgren’s Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. But within minutes, the conversation had shifted away from celebration and toward one question: How did Derrick White land on the First Team and not Scottie Barnes?
The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team: ▪️ Rudy Gobert, @Timberwolves ▪️ Chet Holmgren, @okcthunder ▪️ Ausar Thompson, @DetroitPistons ▪️ Victor Wembanyama, @spurs ▪️ Derrick White, @celtics pic. twitter. com/2TGi76rjCI — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 22, 2026 More news : Dawn Staley Emerges as Surprise Candidate for Mavericks Head Coaching Job Fans online were quick to call out the Raptors-sized elephant in the room.
“WHY IS SCOTTIE BARNES SNUBBED FROM HERE,” one user wrote . “How is Derrick white on there? ” another commented .