The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

Full historical list of Defensive Player of the Year (Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy) winners

Jan 23, 2025 · NFL awards finalists revealed: Here are all the nominees for MVP, DPOY and more The AP announced five finalists for its eight awards that will be handed out at NFL Honors on Feb. 6.

1 day ago · The points are nice, but what Davis really wants is a Defensive Player of the Year award — and he doesn’t think he has a chance to get it this year, he told Shams Charania of ESPN. “I feel the narrative is being pushed for Wemby to get it, right? He’s averaging, what, like four blocks or something crazy like that [3.9], but then it goes back to, are we talking about just blocks? I don ...

2 days ago · Lakers' Anthony Davis thinks 'narrative is being pushed' for Victor Wembanyama to win NBA's DPOY Award Victor Wembanyama is the obvious statistical pick for the award

1 day ago · As reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett enters the final two seasons of his contract, the Cleveland Browns aren't thinking of moving on from the veteran pass rusher — not even ...

6 days ago · After winning the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award a year ago, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is once again a finalist. While the Browns went 3-14 in a rough 2024 campaign, Garrett continued to be one of their few bright spots. While the team looks to improve around Garrett, a ...

May 7, 2024 · A year-by-year list of the Kia Defensive Player of the Year Award winners: 2023-24 — Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves (Voting) 2022-23 — Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis …

Check out stats on every National Basketball Association Defensive Player of the Year winner on ESPN.com.

May 7, 2024 · Gobert edged out San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama and Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo Tuesday night to win the 2023-24 Hakeem Olajuwon …