NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

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 • Executive of the Year
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 • Rookie of the Year
 • Sixth Man of the Year
 • Coach of the Year
 • Sportsmanship Award
 • J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
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The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual award given since the 1982-83 NBA season, to the top defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 125 sportswriters, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; a second place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. Since its inception, the award has been given to 14 different players. The record for most Defensive Player of the Year Awards won by an individual player belongs to Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace, who have each won the award 4 times.

Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett are the only players to have won both Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards during their careers; Jordan and Olajuwon both accomplished the feat in the same season.

[edit] All-time award winners

The following is a list of the all-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award winners.[1]

Season Player Team
1982–1983 Flag of the United States Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks
1983–1984 Flag of the United States Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks
1984–1985 Flag of the United States Mark Eaton Utah Jazz
1985–1986 Flag of the United States Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs
1986–1987 Flag of the United States Michael Cooper Los Angeles Lakers
1987–1988 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls
1988–1989 Flag of the United States Mark Eaton Utah Jazz
1989–1990 Flag of the United States Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons
1990–1991 Flag of the United States Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons
1991–1992 Flag of the United States David Robinson San Antonio Spurs
1992–1993 Flag of Nigeria Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
1993–1994 Flag of the United States Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
1994–1995 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dikembe Mutombo Denver Nuggets
1995–1996 Flag of the United States Gary Payton Seattle SuperSonics
1996–1997 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks
1997–1998 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks
1998–1999 Flag of the United States Alonzo Mourning Miami Heat
1999–2000 Flag of the United States Alonzo Mourning Miami Heat
2000–2001 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dikembe Mutombo Philadelphia 76ers
2001–2002 Flag of the United States Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2002–2003 Flag of the United States Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2003–2004 Flag of the United States Ron Artest Indiana Pacers
2004–2005 Flag of the United States Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2005–2006 Flag of the United States Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2006–2007 Flag of the United States Marcus Camby Denver Nuggets
2007–2008 Flag of the United States Kevin Garnett Boston Celtics

[edit] Multiple honors

No. Player
4 Ben Wallace
Dikembe Mutombo
2 Sidney Moncrief
Alonzo Mourning
Dennis Rodman
Hakeem Olajuwon
Mark Eaton

[edit] References

  1. ^ NBA postseason awards: Defensive Player of the Year. NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.