NBA 2017-18: Top 10 wing defenders this Season

#5 Danny Green - San Antonio Spurs

Danny Green rejects former MVP Derrick Rose

If you had to write a textbook on how to be a successful 3-and-D player in the NBA, the very first case you would pick to examine in depth has to be the indomitable Danny Green. Green is the very personification of a role player who executes his job to the T and does the dirty work in order to keep the team humming along.

Along with a sturdy 6'6", 215-pound frame, Green has a sizeable 6'10" wingspan which he uses to great effect on the defensive end. His physical tools enable him to guard up to 4 positions for various stretches of games.

The Green-Kawhi Leonard duo on defense is probably the single most productive swingman duo in the NBA defensively - both players are notorious lockdown defenders who can change the momentum of any game with a strong defensive play. It is no coincidence that the San Antonio Spurs have been a top-five defense every season since Green and Leonard have played together.