NBA Awards: Defensive Player of the Year, Grouped by Team
This is the complete list of NBA players that won the Defensive Player of the Year Award, grouped by team.
Team with the Most Awards:
Detroit Pistons
6 times had the Defensive Player of the Year NBA Awards: Defensive Player of the YearEvery year since the 1982-83 season the best NBA defender is selected by a national panel of pro basketball writers and broadcasters and the winner receives the Defensive Player of the Year Award. On this list the DPOYs are grouped by team, with the Detroit Pistons at the top with 6 awards thanks to Ben Wallace and Dennis Rodman |
NBA Awards: All-time list of teams who had the winner of the Defensive Player of the Year award.
Awards | NBA Team |
Player
Season
Player / Season
|
6 | Detroit Pistons | |
5 | Utah Jazz | |
4 | San Antonio Spurs |
Alvin Robertson
David Robinson
|
3 | Atlanta Hawks | |
3 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Giannis Antetokounmpo
|
3 | Orlando Magic | |
2 | Boston Celtics |
Kevin Garnett
Marcus Smart
|
2 | Chicago Bulls |
Michael Jordan
Joakim Noah
|
2 | Denver Nuggets |
Marcus Camby
Dikembe Mutombo
|
2 | Houston Rockets | |
2 | Memphis Grizzlies |
Marc Gasol
Jaren Jackson Jr.
|
2 | Miami Heat |
Awards | NBA Team |
Player
Season
Player / Season
|
1 | Golden State Warriors |
Draymond Green
|
1 | Indiana Pacers |
Metta World Peace
|
1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Michael Cooper
|
1 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Rudy Gobert
|
1 | New York Knicks |
Tyson Chandler
|
1 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Gary Payton
1995-96 (Seattle Supersonics) |
1 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Dikembe Mutombo
2000-01 (played for Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers) |