Every contender has a wing who is a great defender or two good defenders, along with a big who can protect the paint. Tyson Chandler fulfills the paint protector but I don't think either Ellis or Parsons qualifies as a good defender.
Klay Thompson/ Harrison Barnes (two good defenders)+ Andrew Bogut
Tony Allen/ Jeff Green (one great and one good defender) + Marc Gasol
James Harden/ Trevor Ariza (one great defender) + Dwight Howard
Wesley Matthews / Nicolas Batum (two great defenders) + Robin Lopez
Danny Green / Kawhai Lenoard (two great defenders) + Tim Duncan
JJ Reddick / Matt Barnes (one great defender, soft of) + DeAndre Jordan
Andre Roberson / Kevin Durant (two good defenders) + Serge Ibaka
Kyle Korver / DeMarre Carroll (one great defender) + Al Horford
J.R. Smith / Lebron James (one great defender) + Timofy Mozgov
Jimmy Butler / Mike Dunleavy (one great defender) + Joakim Noah
Sorry don't think the Raptors or the Wizards are contenders.
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