Jaren Jackson Jr.

Not many defenders are capable of getting the best of Joel Embiid at the rim, but Jaren Jackson Jr. is cut from a different cloth. The 2022 NBA blocks leader and All-Defensive First Team selection backed up his credentials when Embiid drove strongly to the basket with a dunk on his mind, only to be emphatically denied by Jackson Jr., who leaves the Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar hanging on the rim with nothing to show for his efforts. Jackson Jr. — an All-Star for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2023 — was money on both ends of the court as he tallied 22 points, nine rebound and four blocks in his team’s 117-109 win on December 2, 2022.