The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

Apr 24, 2025 · A four-year NBA veteran, Mobley has been named the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the first time. The 7-footer is the first player to earn the honor with the Cavaliers.

Full historical list of Defensive Player of the Year (Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy) winners

Apr 24, 2025 · Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley has been named the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday.

Evan Mobley said his goal coming into the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He got it done. The Cavs consider Mobley to be …

Listing NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards.

Check out stats on every National Basketball Association Defensive Player of the Year winner on ESPN.com.

May 29, 2025 · From Evan Mobley in 2024 to Michael Jordan in 1987, here's a list of every winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award since its inception.

Apr 24, 2025 · Mobley will now forever be marked as the first player in history to win the DPOY award as a Cavalier, and it wasn’t particularly close. From a panel of 100 media members, …

This is the complete list (year by year) of all the NBA players that won the Defensive Player of the Year Award since 1983-2025.