With award frontrunner Victor Wembanyama sidelined for the season, the chase for the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is wide open.

Michael Cooper had a cool and composed response to learning that Michael Jordan was not happy about him winning the 1987 Defensive Player of the Year award. Cooper, who earned his reputation as ...

In the year 2025, the GOAT debate is essentially moot. You’re either a Michael Jordan fan or a LeBron James fan. And that’s who your perceived ‘GOAT’ is. There’s no ...

Nonetheless, because Wembanyama will now miss the NBA's minimum 65-game threshold to win awards, such news does open doors on this year's Defensive Player of the Year race: At the moment ...