Sports quiz
NBA Defensive Player of the Year winners
44 awards from 1982/83 to 2025/26, won by 27 different players. The winner's team is shown for every row, and surnames are enough.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 44 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 44
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
| Season | Team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1982/83 | Milwaukee Bucks | Not found yet |
| 1983/84 | Milwaukee Bucks | Not found yet |
| 1984/85 | Utah Jazz | Not found yet |
| 1985/86 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 1986/87 | Los Angeles Lakers | Not found yet |
| 1987/88 | Chicago Bulls | Not found yet |
| 1988/89 | Utah Jazz | Not found yet |
| 1989/90 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 1990/91 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 1991/92 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 1992/93 | Houston Rockets | Not found yet |
| 1993/94 | Houston Rockets | Not found yet |
| 1994/95 | Denver Nuggets | Not found yet |
| 1995/96 | Seattle SuperSonics | Not found yet |
| 1996/97 | Atlanta Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1997/98 | Atlanta Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1998/99 | Miami Heat | Not found yet |
| 1999/00 | Miami Heat | Not found yet |
| 2000/01 | Philadelphia 76ers | Not found yet |
| 2001/02 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 2002/03 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 2003/04 | Indiana Pacers | Not found yet |
| Season | Team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2004/05 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 2005/06 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 2006/07 | Denver Nuggets | Not found yet |
| 2007/08 | Boston Celtics | Not found yet |
| 2008/09 | Orlando Magic | Not found yet |
| 2009/10 | Orlando Magic | Not found yet |
| 2010/11 | Orlando Magic | Not found yet |
| 2011/12 | New York Knicks | Not found yet |
| 2012/13 | Memphis Grizzlies | Not found yet |
| 2013/14 | Chicago Bulls | Not found yet |
| 2014/15 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 2015/16 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 2016/17 | Golden State Warriors | Not found yet |
| 2017/18 | Utah Jazz | Not found yet |
| 2018/19 | Utah Jazz | Not found yet |
| 2019/20 | Milwaukee Bucks | Not found yet |
| 2020/21 | Utah Jazz | Not found yet |
| 2021/22 | Boston Celtics | Not found yet |
| 2022/23 | Memphis Grizzlies | Not found yet |
| 2023/24 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Not found yet |
| 2024/25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Not found yet |
| 2025/26 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The NBA has named a Defensive Player of the Year every season since 1982/83. The winner receives the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy.
- Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace and Rudy Gobert are each on the list 4 times, more than anyone else.
- The list opens with Sidney Moncrief of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1982/83.
- The latest winner is Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, in 2025/26.
- 27 different players fill the 44 places, and 10 of them won more than once.
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