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The 'NBA Defensive Players of the Year' quiz
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The 'NBA Defensive Players of the Year' quiz

Created on May 5, 2026  |  Total tries: 0  |  Average Score: 0.0 out of 44  (0%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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The San Antonio Spurs may have fallen 104-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Victor Wembanyama still showed why he was named the Defensive Player of the Year. 

Wemby blocked a playoff-record 12 shots (with eight in the first half), but he went 8-for-17 from the field and 0-for-8 from three-point range as the Spurs fell at home. The Wolves got a massive boost from the early return of Anthony Edwards, who scored 18 points in 25 minutes of action off the bench. 

Wembanyama did finish with an 11-point, 15-rebound, 12-block triple-double, but will need to be more efficient on offense for the Spurs to even the series at 1-1 on Wednesday. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Between Wemby and Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert, there are plenty of Defensive Player of the Year awards on display in this Western Conference Semifinal. With that being said, can you name every NBA Defensive Player of the Year? 

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Season / Team / Jersey #  |  Created on May 5, 2026  |  Total tries: 0  |  Average Score: 0.0 out of 44  (0%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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2025-26 / SA / #1
Victor Wembanyama
2025-25 / CLE / #4
Evan Mobley
2023-24 / MIN / #27
Rudy Gobert
2022-23 / MEM / #13
Jaren Jackson Jr.
2021-22 / BOS / #36
Marcus Smart
2020-21 / UTAH / #27
Rudy Gobert
2019-20 / MIL / #34
Giannis Antetokounmpo
2018-19 / UTAH / #27
Rudy Gobert
2017-18 / UTAH / #27
Rudy Gobert
2016-17 / GSW / #23
Draymond Green
2015-16 / SA / #2
Kawhi Leonard
2014-15 / SA / #2
Kawhi Leonard
2013-14 / CHI / #13
Joakim Noah
2012-13 / MEM / #33
Marc Gasol
2011-12 / NYK / #6
Tyson Chandler
2010-11 / ORL / #12
Dwight Howard
2009-10 / ORL / #12
Dwight Howard
2008-09 / ORL / #12
Dwight Howard
2007-08 / BOS / #5
Kevin Garnett
2006-07 / DEN / #23
Marcus Camby
2005-06 / DET / #3
Ben Wallace
2004-05 / DET / #3
Ben Wallace
2003-04 / IND / #23
Metta World Peace
2002-03 / DET / #3
Ben Wallace
2001-02 / DET / #3
Ben Wallace
2000-01 / ATL/PHI / #55
Dikembe Mutombo
1999-00 / MIA / #33
Alonzo Mourning
1998-99 / MIA / #33
Alonzo Mourning
1997-98 / ATL / #55
Dikembe Mutombo
1996-97 / ATL / #55
Dikembe Mutombo
1995-96 / SEA / #20
Gary Payton
1994-95 / DEN / #55
Dikembe Mutombo
1993-94 / HOU / #34
Hakeem Olajuwon
1992-93 / HOU / #34
Hakeem Olajuwon
1991-92 / SA / #50
David Robinson
1990-91 / DET / #10
Dennis Rodman
1989-90 / DET / #10
Dennis Rodman
1988-89 / UTAH / #53
Mark Eaton
1987-88 / CHI / #23
Michael Jordan
1986-87 / LAL / #21
Michael Cooper
1985-86 / SA / #21
Alvin Robertson
1984-85 / UTAH / #53
Mark Eaton
1983-84 / MIL / #4
Sidney Moncrief
1982-83 / MIL / #4
Sidney Moncrief

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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