the Defensive Player Of the Year/DPOY (NBA) is an annual award for the best Defensive Player in NBA regular season. It was set up in 1982-1983 and voted. The award has been established for 40 years, and a total of 24 people have received it. Among them, Gobel and Howard have won the award three times, while smart is the defender who won the award for the first time 96 years later. Once Elvin-Robberson defender 1985-86 Michael Cooper defender 1986-87 Jordan defender 1987-88 David Robinson center 1991-92 Gary Peyton defender 1995-96 Ci Shiping forward 2003-04 Marcus Camby center 2006-07 Garnett forward 2007-08 Tyson-Chandler Center 2011-12 Minor Gasol center 2012-13 Qiao Jin-Noa center 2013-14 Dream chasing forward 2016-17 Letter brother forward 2019-20 Smart defender 2021-22 Twice Sidney moncliffe defender 1982-83, 1983-84 Mark Eaton Center 1984-85, 1988-89 Rodman forward 1989-90, 1990-91 Olajuwon Center 1992-93, 1993-94 Aronzo-moring Center 1998-99, 1999-00 Kehuai-Leonard forward 2014-15, 2015-16 3 times Howard Center 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 Gobel Center 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21 4 times Mutombo Center 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01 Ben Wallace Center 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06