NBA Defensive Player
The NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award started in 1983 and is selected by sportswriters. The most recent winner was Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics.
Ben Wallace of the Pistons has won the award four times, as has Dikembe Mutombo.
| Yr | NBA Defensive Player | Team |
| 2008 | Kevin Garnett | Boston Celtics |
| 2007 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2005 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2004 | Ron Artest | Indiana Pacers |
| 2003 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2002 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons |
| 2001 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2000 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 1999 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 1998 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1996 | Gary Payton | Seattle Supersonics |
| 1995 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwan | Houston Rockets |
| 1993 | Hakeem Olajuwan | Houston Rockets |
| 1992 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1991 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons |
| 1990 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons |
| 1989 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1987 | Michael Cooper | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1986 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1985 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 1984 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks |
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