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*{{note label|Note3|c|c}} Hakeem Olajuwon was born in [[Nigeria]], but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/bio.html|title=Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93|accessdate=June 15, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref>
*{{note label|Note3|c|c}} Hakeem Olajuwon was born in [[Nigeria]], but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/bio.html|title=Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93|accessdate=June 15, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref>
*{{note label|Note4|d|d}} [[Zaire]] was renamed the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] in May 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html|title=Democratic Republic of the Congo|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref>
*{{note label|Note4|d|d}} [[Zaire]] was renamed the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] in May 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html|title=Democratic Republic of the Congo|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref>
*{{note label|Note5|e|e}} Ron Artest changed his name into Metta World Peace on September 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/09/16/sports/basketball/AP-BKN-Artest-Name-Change.html|title=Artest's Name Change to Metta World Peace Approved|accessdate=September 16, 2011|date=September 16, 2011|publisher=|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
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National Basketball Association awards and honors
Team awards
Individual awards
Honors
head shot of Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is one of the four players to have won both an MVP and a Defensive Player of the Year award in their career.
head shot of David Robinson
David Robinson won the award in the 1991–92 NBA season.
Dwight Howard at a game
Dwight Howard has won the award three consecutive times in his career.

The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season, to the top defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.[1][2]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 16 different players. Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace each won the award four times,[3], Dwight Howard has won it three times, while Sidney Moncrief, Mark Eaton, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Alonzo Mourning have each won it twice. The most recent award recipient is Dwight Howard, who is also the youngest player to win and the only player to win the award three consecutive times.[4][5] Michael Jordan,[6] David Robinson,[7] Hakeem Olajuwon,[8] and Kevin Garnett[2][9] are the only Defensive Player of the Year winners to have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) during their careers; Jordan and Olajuwon won both awards in the same season.[6][8] In Olajuwon's case, he is the only one to have also won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA championship in the same season.[8]

No player trained completely outside the U.S. has won this award. The two winners born outside the country—Mutombo in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Olajuwon in Nigeria—both played U.S. college basketball (Mutombo at Georgetown and Olajuwon at Houston).

Winners

^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1982–83 Sidney Moncrief Guard  United States Milwaukee Bucks
1983–84 Sidney Moncrief (2) Guard  United States Milwaukee Bucks
1984–85 Mark Eaton Center  United States Utah Jazz
1985–86 Alvin Robertson Guard  United States San Antonio Spurs
1986–87 Michael Cooper[b] Guard/Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers
1987–88 Michael Jordan*[a][b] Guard  United States Chicago Bulls
1988–89 Mark Eaton (2) Center  United States Utah Jazz
1989–90 Dennis Rodman[b] Forward  United States Detroit Pistons
1990–91 Dennis Rodman (2)[b] Forward  United States Detroit Pistons
1991–92 David Robinson*[a][b] Center  United States San Antonio Spurs
1992–93 Hakeem Olajuwon*[a][b] Center  Nigeria[c] Houston Rockets
1993–94 Hakeem Olajuwon* (2)[a][b] Center  United States[c] Houston Rockets
1994–95 Dikembe Mutombo Center  Zaire[d] Denver Nuggets
1995–96 Gary Payton[b] Guard  United States Seattle SuperSonics
1996–97 Dikembe Mutombo (2) Center  Zaire[d] Atlanta Hawks
1997–98 Dikembe Mutombo (3) Center  Democratic Republic of the Congo[d] Atlanta Hawks
1998–99 Alonzo Mourning[b] Center  United States Miami Heat
1999–00 Alonzo Mourning (2)[b] Center  United States Miami Heat
2000–01 Dikembe Mutombo (4) Center  Democratic Republic of the Congo[d] Philadelphia 76ers
2001–02 Ben Wallace^[b] Center/Forward  United States Detroit Pistons
2002–03 Ben Wallace^ (2)[b] Center/Forward  United States Detroit Pistons
2003–04 Ron Artest^[b][e] Forward/Guard  United States Indiana Pacers
2004–05 Ben Wallace^ (3)[b] Center/Forward  United States Detroit Pistons
2005–06 Ben Wallace^ (4)[b] Center/Forward  United States Detroit Pistons
2006–07 Marcus Camby^ Center  United States Denver Nuggets
2007–08 Kevin Garnett^[a][b] Forward  United States Boston Celtics
2008–09 Dwight Howard^ Center  United States Orlando Magic
2009–10 Dwight Howard^ (2) Center  United States Orlando Magic
2010–11 Dwight Howard^ (3) Center  United States Orlando Magic

Notes

See also

References

General
  • "Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  • "Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Specific
  1. ^ "Nuggets' Camby Wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 1, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Kevin Garnett Wins Defensive Player of the Year Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 25, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Ben Wallace Wins Fourth Defensive Player of the Year Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 8, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ "Howard becomes youngest to win Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "Howard wins Kia Defensive Player of Year honors again". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 20, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "David Robinson Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ a b c "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ "Kevin Garnett Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
  11. ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
  12. ^ "Artest's Name Change to Metta World Peace Approved". The New York Times. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

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