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#219: The best defenders of the last 15 years | Wings

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How Much Has Cody Been Cheating?

I don't think the foot speed is quite where it used to be in front of some of these other guys, but rim protection, off ball play, just knows for the ball and seeing what what threats are coming. He's guarding Kobe Bryant for stretches, you know, against the Lakers. And I'm like, this is a guy that can cover so much ground. So all of a sudden he just materializes and he can block some shots. The question was compared to the defenders that we just talked about, they shot 58% at the rim when he was on the court while team shot 59%. That's the tricky part for me, Cody. Is he having that same crazy effect

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