NBA & ABA Season Awards. Most Valuable Player (Michael Jordan Trophy) Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain Trophy) Defensive Player of the Year (Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy) Sixth Man of the Year (John Havlicek Trophy) Most Improved Player (George Mikan Trophy) Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year; J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo and Rudy Gobert have won the award a record four times. The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

May 23, 2024 · Gobert, Wembanyama lead Kia All-NBA Defensive teams. Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, Herb Jones and Victor Wembanyama lead the All-Defensive First Team picks.

May 7, 2024 · Take a look back at every Kia Defensive Player of the Year award winner in NBA history.

For the defensively minded, the NBA introduced the Defensive Player of the Year award starting with the 1982-83 season. Since the 2022-23 season, the winner has been awarded the Hakeem...

May 7, 2024 · Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is the recipient of the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, it was announced Tuesday on TNT.

Sep 25, 2023 · Who is the leading NBA Defensive Player of the Year? A. Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace have won four Defensive Player of the Year awards, which is the most by any NBA player in history. Q....

May 7, 2024 · Gobert edged out San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama and Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo Tuesday night to win the 2023-24 Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, awarded to the NBA's...

May 8, 2024 · Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace.

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award started in 1982. This list features players you have forgotten about, and, surprising omissions.