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