If Dyson Daniels continues this level of dominance, he may force voters to reconsider the league’s long-standing bias.

If it weren’t for a devastating tibia tear in Week 6, Aidan Hutchinson would have run away with the latest DPOY honors. Hutchinson led the NFL in sacks at the time of his injury, so the 24-year ...

Defensive Stats: 9.2 RPG, 0.9 SPG, 1.6 BPG, 2.7 DWS, 1.6 DBPM If there’s one player who embodies the modern defensive big man, it’s Evan Mobley.The Cleveland Cavaliers’ rising star has taken ...

With Wembanyama out, the NBA has a new leaderboard for the DPOY race at BetMGM. Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is the odds-on favorite, followed by another agile big man then a trio ...

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes his way up the latest leaderboard odds, with Thunder teammate (and fellow Canadian) Luguentz Dort making his case for DPOY as well. Per BetMGM ...

Since 1996, only one guard has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award, an honor now named after Hakeem Olajuwon. At least some would argue, the clear lean toward big men ...

As the heavy favorite to win Defensive Player of the year by tallying 3.8 blocks per game this season, Victor Wembanyama was as big of a lock as could be with -2500 odds to win the award on Fanatics.