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Probably more overshadowed by his scoring exploits than anything. He made the All-Defensive Team eight times and was Defensive Player of the Year in 1987-88, the same year he led the league in scoring at 35.0 ppg.Another reason MJ was so freaking amazing. He was a true two-way player.. His defense was underrated.
What amazes me more is his being named league MVP only five times. There are probably three to five more he should have had.
The media plays this ridiculous game of trying to spread it out. No way Barkley deserved it over him in 1992-93 or Karl Malone in 1996-97 and 1997-98.