Wemby also won the vote (40 percent to 37 percent) over fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert for best interior defender. He finished tied for second with OG Anunoby behind Giannis for most versatile defender and also tied with Tatum and Durant (10 percent) behind LeBron (20 percent) and Giannis (30 percent) for most versatile player, period.

While the starters and experienced players don't get too riled up over a preseason game, the opposite is true for rookies and first-timers in the Blue and Orange, starting with rookies Ajay Mitchell and Dillon Jones and the newly acquired Isaiah Hartenstein.