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The 'NBA Defensive Players of the Year' quiz

Created on February 3, 2026 | Total tries: 19 | Average Score: 31.5 out of 43 (73%) | Quiz FAQ

The Utah Jazz may have lost 10 of their last 11 games and sit eight games out of the final Play-In spot in the Western Conference, but they aren’t letting that keep them passive as we approach the NBA trade deadline.

The Jazz and Grizzlies agreed to the first major deal of the deadline, with Memphis sending former fourth-overall NBA Draft pick Jaren Jackson Jr. and a slew of other players to Utah for three first-round Draft picks and four players headlined by rookie Walter Clayton Jr.

Jackson Jr. has been the most consistent Grizzly this season, averaging 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks-per-game in 45 contests, but Memphis is just five games above Utah in the West.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. JJJ brings both defense and three-point shooting to a Utah team that is allowing the most points-per-game in the NBA and is second-to-last in three-point shooting percentage. With that being said, can you name every player to be named NBA Defensive Player of the Year?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Season / Team / Jersey # | Created on February 3, 2026 | Total tries: 19 | Average Score: 31.5 out of 43 (73%) | Quiz FAQ

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2025-25 / CLE / #4

2023-24 / MIN / #27

2022-23 / MEM / #13

2021-22 / BOS / #36

2020-21 / UTAH / #27

2019-20 / MIL / #34

2018-19 / UTAH / #27

2017-18 / UTAH / #27

2016-17 / GSW / #23

2015-16 / SA / #2

2014-15 / SA / #2

2013-14 / CHI / #13

2012-13 / MEM / #33

2011-12 / NYK / #6

2010-11 / ORL / #12

2009-10 / ORL / #12

2008-09 / ORL / #12

2007-08 / BOS / #5

2006-07 / DEN / #23

2005-06 / DET / #3

2004-05 / DET / #3

2003-04 / IND / #23

2002-03 / DET / #3

2001-02 / DET / #3

2000-01 / ATL/PHI / #55

1999-00 / MIA / #33

1998-99 / MIA / #33

1997-98 / ATL / #55

1996-97 / ATL / #55

1995-96 / SEA / #20

1994-95 / DEN / #55

1993-94 / HOU / #34

1992-93 / HOU / #34

1991-92 / SA / #50

1990-91 / DET / #10

1989-90 / DET / #10

1988-89 / UTAH / #53

1987-88 / CHI / #23

1986-87 / LAL / #21

1985-86 / SA / #21

1984-85 / UTAH / #53

1983-84 / MIL / #4

1982-83 / MIL / #4

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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