The Timberwolves are one of the younger franchises in the NBA. Check out the one player who has won a Defensive Player of the ...

The Miami Heat are one of the younger franchises in the NBA, but they have had a number of NBA legends suit up in South Beach ...

Green won the award in 2017, was a top-three finisher for the fifth time, and was bidding to become the 11th player in NBA history to win it at least twice. Mobley won it for the first time, after ...

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award was introduced in the 1982-83 season. A panel of 124 broadcasters and sportswriters from across the United States and Canada select the best ...

The NBA was set to announce this season's defensive player of the year on Thursday night, with Atlanta's Dyson Daniels, Golden State's Draymond Green and Cleveland's Evan Mobley the three finalists.

On Sunday, the NBA revealed the finalists for each of the seven end-of-season awards: Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the ...

NBA 2025 awards: Full list of finalists for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and more The NBA will announce its award winners throughout the postseason ...

Final Thoughts. It truly is neck and neck for this NBA award race. In many years, there is some idea as to who will win a specific award. This season’s Defensive Player of the Year could ...

Just hours after a monumental blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of his NBA Playoffs slate, Lu Dort was left out as a candidate for the league’s top defensive honor: the Defensive Player ...

Green won the award in 2017, was a top-three finisher for the fifth time, and was bidding to become the 11th player in NBA history to win it at least twice. Mobley won it for the first time, after ...

Mobley is only 23 — the fifth-youngest player to win the award, joining fellow 23-year-olds Dwight Howard, Jaren Jackson Jr., Alvin Robertson and Kawhi Leonard as winners of the Hakeem Olajuwon ...