NBA Awards: Defensive Player of the Year, Summary of Winners
This is the complete list of NBA players that won the Defensive Player of the Year Award, grouped by player.
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Player with the Most Awards: NBA Awards: Defensive Player of the YearEvery year since the 1982-83 season the best NBA defender is selected by a national panel of pro basketball writers and broadcasters and the winner receives the Defensive Player of the Year Award. With the fourth award he won for his performance in the 2005-06 season, Ben Wallace tied Dikembe Mutombo as the player with more Defensive Player of the Year awards. |
NBA Awards: All-time list of players who won the Defensive Player of the Year award. |
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| Awards | Player |
Team
Season
Team / Season
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| 4 | Dikembe Mutombo |
Atlanta Hawks / Philadelphia 76ers
Denver Nuggets
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| 4 | Ben Wallace | |
| 3 | Rudy Gobert | |
| 3 | Dwight Howard | |
| 2 | Mark Eaton | |
| 2 | Kawhi Leonard | |
| 2 | Sidney Moncrief | |
| 2 | Alonzo Mourning | |
| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
| 2 | Dennis Rodman | |
| 1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
Milwaukee Bucks
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| 1 | Marcus Camby |
Denver Nuggets
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| 1 | Tyson Chandler |
New York Knicks
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| 1 | Michael Cooper |
Los Angeles Lakers
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| 1 | Kevin Garnett |
Boston Celtics
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| 1 | Marc Gasol |
Memphis Grizzlies
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| 1 | Draymond Green |
Golden State Warriors
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| 1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. |
Memphis Grizzlies
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| 1 | Michael Jordan |
Chicago Bulls
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| 1 | Joakim Noah |
Chicago Bulls
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| 1 | Gary Payton |
Seattle Supersonics
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| 1 | Alvin Robertson |
San Antonio Spurs
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| 1 | David Robinson |
San Antonio Spurs
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| 1 | Marcus Smart |
Boston Celtics
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| 1 | Metta World Peace |
Indiana Pacers
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