Overview
- Wembanyama led the NBA with 3.5 blocks per game in February, added 9.3 defensive rebounds per game, and powered San Antonio to an 11-0 month.
- The Spurs posted a 106.2 defensive rating in February that improved to 100.0 during Wembanyama’s minutes compared with 111.1 when he sat.
- Wembanyama repeated as West honoree after winning in January and is the betting favorite for Defensive Player of the Year.
- White averaged 1.7 blocks for the month, contested an NBA-high 75 shots among guards, and Boston logged a 100.0 defensive rating with him on the floor.
- The Celtics owned a 105.5 team defensive rating in February, went 9-2 with White playing all 11 games, and he earned his first monthly defensive award in his nine-year career.