{"id":18831,"date":"2021-06-18T10:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=18831"},"modified":"2022-04-18T20:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T01:32:54","slug":"nba-defensive-player-of-the-year-list-of-all-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/nba-defensive-player-of-the-year-list-of-all-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Defensive Player Of The Year &#8211; List Of All Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18877 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nba-defensive-player-of-the-year-award.png\" alt=\"The NBA Defensive Player Of The Year Award\" width=\"516\" height=\"384\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18877 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nba-defensive-player-of-the-year-award.png\" alt=\"The NBA Defensive Player Of The Year Award\" width=\"516\" height=\"384\" \/><\/noscript>The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award started back in 1982.<\/h1>\n<p>With that in mind, imagine how many DPOYs a player like Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bill Walton, or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would&#8217;ve won had it existed?<\/p>\n<p>It reminds me of how the NFL didn&#8217;t keep track of quarterback sack statistics until 1982. Did you know the NFL didn&#8217;t even keep track of tackles until 2001? Insane.<\/p>\n<h2>Most NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards:<\/h2>\n<p>Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace each won the award a record 4 times.<\/p>\n<p>Rudy Gobert, aka The Stifle Tower, and Dwight Howard, aka lover of trannys, won the award 3 times. Howard won all 3 in a row over three consecutive seasons. I completely forgot about this.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Rodman was two in back to back seasons with the Pistons. Moncrief, Eaton, Hakeem, Zo Mourning, and K Leonard have all won it twice.<\/p>\n<p>I am shocked and amazed The Diesel aka the Big Aristotle Shaquille O&#8217;Neal never won it.<\/p>\n<h3>Only 8 perimeter players\/non-big men have won DOPY:<\/h3>\n<p>Sidney Moncrief<br \/>\nAlvin Robertson<br \/>\nMichael Cooper<br \/>\nMichael Jordan<br \/>\nGary Payton<br \/>\nRon Artest<br \/>\nKawhi Leonard<br \/>\nMarcus Smart<\/p>\n<h3>Gary Payton is the only point guard to have ever won it. The Glove, suckas!<\/h3>\n<p>Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Kevin Garnett and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the only winners to have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) during their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, Olajuwon and Antetokounmpo won both awards in the same season. Jordan&#8217;s season was ridiculous and so was Hakeem, both graduates of the 1984 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Giannis didn&#8217;t deserve it in 2020, the NBA wanted him to be good so bad, they forced us to watch him win. Has any player ever gotten away with more uncalled travels than him?<\/p>\n<h2>Here is the year-by-year list of NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Season | Player | Position | Team<\/strong><br \/>\n1982\u201383 Sidney Moncrief Shooting guard United States Milwaukee Bucks<br \/>\n1983\u201384 Sidney Moncrief (2) Shooting guard United States Milwaukee Bucks (2)<br \/>\n1984\u201385 Mark Eaton Center United States Utah Jazz<br \/>\n1985\u201386 Alvin Robertson Shooting guard United States San Antonio Spurs<br \/>\n1986\u201387 Michael Cooper Shooting guard United States Los Angeles Lakers<br \/>\n1987\u201388 Michael Jordan Shooting guard United States Chicago Bulls<br \/>\n1988\u201389 Mark Eaton (2) Center United States Utah Jazz (2)<br \/>\n1989\u201390 Dennis Rodman\u00a0 Small forward United States Detroit Pistons<br \/>\n1990\u201391 Dennis Rodman (2) Small forward United States Detroit Pistons (2)<br \/>\n1991\u201392 David Robinson Center United States San Antonio Spurs (2)<br \/>\n1992\u201393 Hakeem Olajuwon Center Nigeria Houston Rockets<br \/>\n1993\u201394 Hakeem Olajuwon (2) Center Nigeria Houston Rockets (2)<br \/>\n1994\u201395 Dikembe Mutombo Center Zaire Denver Nuggets<br \/>\n1995\u201396 Gary Payton Point guard United States Seattle SuperSonics<br \/>\n1996\u201397 Dikembe Mutombo (2) Center Zaire Atlanta Hawks<br \/>\n1997\u201398 Dikembe Mutombo (3) Center Democratic Republic of the Congo[d] Atlanta Hawks (2)<br \/>\n1998\u201399 Alonzo Mourning Center United States Miami Heat<br \/>\n1999\u201300 Alonzo Mourning (2) Center United States Miami Heat (2)<br \/>\n2000\u201301 Dikembe Mutombo (4) Center Democratic Republic of the Congo[d] Philadelphia 76ers<br \/>\n2001\u201302 Ben Wallace Center United States Detroit Pistons (3)<br \/>\n2002\u201303 Ben Wallace (2) Center United States Detroit Pistons (4)<br \/>\n2003\u201304 Ron Artest Small forward United States Indiana Pacers<br \/>\n2004\u201305 Ben Wallace (3) Center United States Detroit Pistons (5)<br \/>\n2005\u201306 Ben Wallace (4) Center United States Detroit Pistons (6)<br \/>\n2006\u201307 Marcus Camby Center United States Denver Nuggets (2)<br \/>\n2007\u201308 Kevin Garnett Power forward United States Boston Celtics<br \/>\n2008\u201309 Dwight Howard Center United States Orlando Magic<br \/>\n2009\u201310 Dwight Howard (2) Center United States Orlando Magic (2)<br \/>\n2010\u201311 Dwight Howard (3) Center United States Orlando Magic (3)<br \/>\n2011\u201312 Tyson Chandler Center United States New York Knicks<br \/>\n2012\u201313 Marc Gasol Center Spain Memphis Grizzlies<br \/>\n2013\u201314 Joakim Noah Center France[f] Chicago Bulls (2)<br \/>\n2014\u201315 Kawhi Leonard Small forward United States San Antonio Spurs (3)<br \/>\n2015\u201316 Kawhi Leonard (2) Small forward United States San Antonio Spurs (4)<br \/>\n2016\u201317 Draymond Green Power forward United States Golden State Warriors<br \/>\n2017\u201318 Rudy Gobert Center France Utah Jazz (3)<br \/>\n2018\u201319 Rudy Gobert (2) Center France Utah Jazz (4)<br \/>\n2019\u201320 Giannis Antetokounmpo Power forward Greece Milwaukee Bucks (3)<br \/>\n2020\u201321 Rudy Gobert (3) Center France Utah Jazz<br \/>\n2021-22 Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award started back in 1982. 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