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The Molten BBL Defensive Team of the Year

The Molten BBL Defensive Team of the Year

BBL coaches have had their say on the league’s top defensive
stoppers, with the five highest vote-getters earning a place on the Molten BBL
Defensive Team of the Year, led by a hard-nosed guard from Cheshire Phoenix and
including a pair of former NBA and NBA G-League stars from London Lions.

Larry Austin Jr. – Cheshire Phoenix

Leading the voting, American guard Larry Austin Jr. provided a
spark for Cheshire Phoenix after signing in November with his particularly
aggressive brand of on-ball defence, garnering seven out of nine possible
votes. With good pedigree, having been nominated to the Mid-American Conference
All-Defensive Team during his college career in 2019, he led the BBL in steals
with 2.2 per game as Cheshire were fourth in the league in points scored from
turnovers. He had a near triple-double with 10 steals in a March win over
Surrey Scorchers, and had six in their opening BBL Trophy game, before being
named MVP with a double-double of 23 points…

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