After a competitive battle for the Defensive Player of the Year award, and it was Evan Mobley who came out victorious. Evan Mobley has been announced as the 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year.
Age: 22 years old Role: Starting Guard Stats: 14.1 points per game, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.7 blocks, 3.6 steals on 49/34/59 shooting splits (33.
Trae Young voiced his support for his Atlanta Hawks teammate, Dyson Daniels, who missed out on the 2025 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award this week.
Can you name every player to average at least 17.0 PPG in the 2024 NBA playoffs?
When Victor Wembanyama went down with deep vein thrombosis, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) race shifted. The San Antonio Spurs’ season ended with that diagnosis, but the DPOY field opened up.
Over the weekend, the NBA announced their finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year Award, The DPOY candidates included the Atlanta Hawks’ Dyson Daniels, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley and the Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green.
It has been a historic season for Hawks guard Dyson Daniels and while he earned a defensive player of the year nomination, he came up just short. It was announced tonight that Cleveland's Evan Mobley is the winner of the award, with Daniels coming in second.
Which of Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher were snubbed? On the backs of various breakout performances from Hawks players in the 2024-25 season, two players have been named as finalist to major year-end awards.
When Dyson Daniels first arrived in Atlanta as part of the return for Dejounte Murray, the move was widely moved as a interesting gamble on a talented defender with serious offensive limitations.
Dyson Daniels is a dark horse candidate for Defensive Player of the Year after leading the NBA with three steals per game. But two play-in losses have exposed the limits of Daniels' defensive talents.
How many of the NBA players to lead the league in steals per game since the merger (1976-77) can you name in five minutes?
According to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green is facing questions internally about his past preferences for playing Jose Alvarado over Dyson Daniels.
After listing them as questionable for today's game vs Orlando, the Atlanta Hawks have ruled out Trae Young and Dyson Daniels. Not only that, the Hawks have ruled out Onyeka Okongwu, Caris LeVert, and Georges Niang.
The Atlanta Hawks have locked themselves into the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the Orlando Magic in the Play-In Tournament. It's
The regular season is close to coming to an end, which means it’s almost time to see who wins the end-of-season awards. The Atlanta Hawks have a few players in the running for those awards, such as Zaccharie Risacher for Rookie of the Year, and Dyson Daniels for Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Award.
In a league where the Defensive Player of the Year award has traditionally favored rim-protecting big men, Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels is mounting a rare and compelling case from the perimeter.
Dyson Daniels continues to establish himself as one of the NBA’s premier defensive talents.
Dyson Daniels is having an incredible season for the Atlanta Hawks this season, and his development has been interesting to watch since the year started.
Dyson Daniels’ defensive dominance has been a defining storyline of the Atlanta Hawks’ season. But the standout defender is starting to become a threat on the other end of the floor, too.
Hawks guard Dyson Daniels, who was named the Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for games played in October/November, has won the award for the second time this season, the NBA announced today (via Twitter).
Dyson Daniels has been putting on a masterclass on the defensive side of the ball this season for the Atlanta Hawks, and it’s led him to have his name in Defensive Player of the Year conversations.
Natural talent, a worker’s mentality, and good fortune can take anyone far in this world. Atlanta Hawks wing Dyson Daniels may soon know that as well as anyone.
The Hawks have continued to be fairly up and down, but when they’re up … they’re really up. That’s something that could bode well for the postseason. Right?
Dyson Daniels scored 25 points to pace six double-figure scorers and help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 132-123 on Monday. It was the third straight win for the Hawks, who have won four of their last five.
Dyson Daniels' goal prior to this season was to be named to the NBA's All-Defensive team. Now, with the end of the regular season less than two months away, Daniels -- a 6-foot-7 wing for the Atlanta Hawks -- has amended his goal.
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