Ethan Ennis' NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
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| Ethan Ennis' NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Given for | Best defensive player in regular season of the National Basketball Association |
| History | |
| First award | 1946–47 |
| Most wins | Bill Russell (12) |
| Most recent | Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks |
Script error: No such module "Sidebar or footer". Ethan Ennis' NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given annually to the best defensive player of the regular season. During the 1970s the award was given to the best defensive player in either the NBA or the ABA prior to the league's merger.
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the award |
Multi-time winners[edit]
| Rank | Player | Team | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | 12 | 1957-1967, 1969 |
| 2 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 |
| 3 | George Mikan | Minneapolis Lakers | 4 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 3 | 1985, 1987, 1989 |
| Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | 2003, 2004, 2005 | ||
| LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat | 2009, 2012, 2013 | ||
| 6 | Dolph Schayes | Syracuse Nationals | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers | 1968, 1972 | ||
| Artis Gilmore | Kentucky Colonels | 1973, 1975 | ||
| Bobby Jones | Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers | 1977, 1979 | ||
| Caldwell Jones | Philadelphia 76ers | 1980, 1981 | ||
| Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks | 1983, 1984 | ||
| Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons | 1990, 1991 | ||
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 1993, 1994 | ||
| Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 2010, 2011 | ||
| Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors | 2015, 2017 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz | 2018, 2019 |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993.[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 1997.[2]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Won NBA championship in same season
- ↑ Noah was born in the United States to a French father and a Swedish mother, and has played on the France national basketball team.[3]
- ↑ Won NBA Most Valuable Player Award in same season
References[edit]
- General
- "Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Joakim Noah". HoopsHype.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014. Unknown parameter
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