List of NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
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NBA Defensive Player of the Year award is given annually to the player who exhibits great individual defensive skills throughout the season. The winner is selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters from the United States and Canada and the voting is conducted at the end of the regular season. The award is not necessarily given to the top rebounder or shot blocker of the season. It can also be awarded to the player who demonstrates throughout the season a great impact on defensive end.
Here is a complete list of NBA Defensvie Player of the Year award winners.
| Season | Player | Team |
| 1982-83 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983-84 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984-85 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 1985-86 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986-87 | Michael Cooper | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1987-88 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1988-89 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 1989-90 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons |
| 1990-91 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons |
| 1991-92 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1992-93 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets |
| 1993-94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets |
| 1994-95 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets |
| 1995-96 | Gary Payton | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1996-97 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997-98 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1998-99 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 1999-00 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 2000-01 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001-02 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2002-03 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2003-04 | Ron Artest | Indiana Pacers |
| 2004-05 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2005-06 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2006-07 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Garnett | Boston Celtics |
| 2008-09 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic |
| 2009-10 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic |
| 2010-11 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic |
| 2011-12 | Tyson Chandler | New York Knicks |
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