NBA Defensive Players of The Year With the Most Titles Won

This is the complete list of NBA players that during their careers won championships and also at least once won the Defensive Player of The Year award.

Players with titles: Defensive Players of The Year / others...

Of the 25 players that have ever won the Defensive Player of The Year award, 16 also won at least one NBA title during their careers (64.0%) while the other 9 players never got a ring (yet). This award has been given 42 times since it was established in 1983.

With 6 NBA titles won, Michael Jordan is the Defensive Player of The Year with the most championships won in NBA history.

NBA Defensive Players of The Year Who Won the Most Titles

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Player
 Titles
Defensive Player of The Year
 Total
Seasons		 Playoffs Playoff Games
Michael Jordan 6 1
time		 15
1985 to 2003		 13 179
Dennis Rodman 5 2
times		 14
1987 to 2000		 11 169
Michael Cooper 5 1
time		 12
1979 to 1990		 11 168
Draymond Green 4 1
time		 13
2013 to 2025		 9 157
Hakeem Olajuwon 2 2
times		 18
1985 to 2002		 15 145
Kawhi Leonard 2 2
times		 12
2012 to 2024		 11 139
David Robinson 2 1
time		 14
1990 to 2003		 12 123
Player
 Titles
Defensive Player of The Year
 Total
Seasons		 Playoffs Playoff Games
Ben Wallace 1 4
times		 16
1997 to 2012		 8 130
Dwight Howard 1 3
times		 18
2005 to 2022		 12 125
Alonzo Mourning 1 2
times		 15
1993 to 2008		 11 95
Kevin Garnett 1 1
time		 21
1996 to 2016		 14 143
Tyson Chandler 1 1
time		 19
2002 to 2020		 10 76
Gary Payton 1 1
time		 17
1991 to 2007		 15 154
Metta World Peace 1 1
time		 17
2000 to 2017		 9 85
Marc Gasol 1 1
time		 13
2009 to 2021		 9 99
Giannis Antetokounmpo 1 1
time		 12
2014 to 2025		 8 79
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