NBA Awards: Defensive Player of the Year

Listing NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards.

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Year Player Team Pos Cap Hit (Rank)
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2023 Rudy Gobert MIN C $41,000,000 (#13)
2022 Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF $28,946,605 (#43)
2021 Marcus Smart BOS PG $13,839,285 (#90)
2020 Rudy Gobert UTA C $27,525,281 (#37)
2019 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF $25,842,697 (#41)
2018 Rudy Gobert UTA C $23,491,573 (#33)
2017 Rudy Gobert UTA C $21,974,719 (#34)
2016 Draymond Green GSW PF $15,330,435 (#55)
2015 Kawhi Leonard SAS SF $16,407,500 (#24)
2014 Kawhi Leonard SAS SF $2,894,059 (#215)
2013 Joakim Noah CHI C $11,100,000 (#48)
2012 Marc Gasol MEM C $13,891,359 (#23)
2011 Tyson Chandler NYK C $13,107,838 (#25)
2010 Dwight Howard ORL C $16,647,180 (#14)
2009 Dwight Howard ORL C $15,202,590 (#25)
2008 Dwight Howard ORL C $13,758,000 (#32)
2007 Kevin Garnett BOS PF $23,751,934 (#1)
2006 Marcus Camby DEN C $8,800,000 (#48)
2005 Ben Wallace DET C $7,500,000 (#52)
2004 Ben Wallace DET C $7,000,000 (#44)
2003 Metta World Peace IND SF $5,473,684 (#44)
2002 Ben Wallace DET C $5,200,000 (#43)
2001 Ben Wallace DET C $4,700,000 (#37)
2000 Dikembe Mutombo ATL C $14,400,000 (#8)
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