Tony Allen
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When Kobe Bryant was playing in his farewell season in 2015, he autographed a pair of sneakers and handed it to Tony Allen, with a message that read: “To Tony, the best defender I ever faced.” Allen was the engine of the “grit-and-grind” Memphis Grizzlies, and still might be one of the very best on-ball defenders in the NBA (if not THE best), thanks to the combination of his athleticism, strength, and dogged determination to shut down the guy in front of him.
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