NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
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The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award has been handed out since 1983. The winner is selected by a panel of 125 sportswriters, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; a second place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
In 2004-05, Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons won the award with 339 points. Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs finished second with 247 points, and the Denver Nuggets' Marcus Camby finished third with 168 points.
The bearded Eaton was one of the most distinctive figures in the NBA during the era of the 1980's.
List of Winners
| Season | Player | NBA Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1982-1983 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983-1984 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984-1985 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 1985-1986 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986-1987 | Michael Cooper | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1987-1988 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1988-1989 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 1989-1990 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons |
| 1990-1991 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons |
| 1991-1992 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1992-1993 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets |
| 1993-1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets |
| 1994-1995 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets |
| 1995-1996 | Gary Payton | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1996-1997 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997-1998 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1998-1999 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 1999-2000 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 2000-2001 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001-2002 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2002-2003 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2003-2004 | Ron Artest | Indiana Pacers |
| 2004-2005 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |