2021-22 NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR ODDS

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Marcus Smart won the 2021-22 NBA Most Improved Player Award following an impressive season that saw the Boston Celtics earn the three-seed in the Eastern Conference. The win for Smart marks the first time DPOY has been awarded to a guard since Gary Payton with the Seattle SuperSonics back in 1996. Prior to this year, Rudy Gobert was named DPOY in three of the last four seasons, with Giannis Antetokounmpo being the only other player to receive the honors during that timeframe.

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NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR HISTORY

2021-22 - Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics
2020-21 - Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
2019-20 - Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
2018-19 - Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
2017-18 - Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
2016-17 - Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
2015-16 - Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
2014-15 - Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
2013-14 - Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
2012-13 - Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
2011-12 - Tyson Chandler, New York Knicks
2010-11 - Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2009-10 - Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2008-09 - Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2007-08 - Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
2006-07 - Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets
2005-06 - Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons
2004-05 - Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons
2003-04 - Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers
2002-03 - Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons
2001-02 - Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons
2000-01 - Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers
1999-00 - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
1998-99 - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
1997-98 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks
1996-97 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks
1995-96 - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics

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