NBA Defensive Player of the Year

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

• Sport:  Basketball
• Given for:  Best defensive player in regular season of the National Basketball Association
• First award:  1982–2
• Most wins:  4 (three-way tie), Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets/Atlanta Hawks/Philadelphia 76ers (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz/Minnesota Timberwolves (2018, 2019, 2021, 2024)
• Most recent:  Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers (2025)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo