Yes, Jordan won his 1988 DPOY in the lone year when his steals and blocks were slightly inflated. Yet he also won his 1988 DPOY by earning 37 of the 80 votes, more than the second-through-fifth ...

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 ...

The NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award is one of the most prestigious player awards of the regular season. With past winners such as Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan, NBA ...

During the 1987-88 season, Michael Jordan was on a mission to win the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award. Jordan was upset that he did not win the award the previous campaign when he ranked ...

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 ...

The Defensive Player of the Year award is a prestigious award that some of the league's best players have won. Michael Jordan won the award back in 1988. Hakeem Olajuwon won back-to-back awards ...