Cavaliers' forward LeBron James doesn't often publicly covet individual honors but admitted recently that he would love to be named to the NBA's All-Defensive Team.

"I hope [to make the All-Defense team]. It's something our team is geared to," James said. "I take pride it in. I need to work on the perimeter so I can help the rest of our guys out. Hopefully Z [Ilgauskas], Ben [Wallace] and Delonte [West] can get some votes, too."

Cleveland coach Mike Brown agrees and hopes that his fellow coaches, who vote on the honor, take a look at LeBron.

"People need to consider looking at 'Bron for that all-defensive team," Brown said. "The things that he does are a carryover from the Olympic team. I thought he did a nice job there defensively, and he's done a nice job for us so far. He takes pride in that.

"Not only has he done a nice job guarding the guys, but there are a lot of things that the fans can't see. His communication is just off the charts for us. He's like the quarterback of our defense. He sits back there and tells guys what to do and what's going on."