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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award - Definition and Overview |
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National Basketball Association Defensive Player of the Year
- 1982-83 - Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1983-84 - Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1984-85 - Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
- 1985-86 - Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs
- 1986-87 - Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1987-88 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1988-89 - Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
- 1989-90 - Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
- 1990-91 - Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
- 1991-92 - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
- 1992-93 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- 1993-94 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- 1994-95 - Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets
- 1995-96 - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
- 1996-97 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks
- 1997-98 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks
- 1998-99 - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
- 1999-00 - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
- 2000-01 - Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers
- 2001-02 - Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons
- 2002-03 - Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons
- 2003-04 - Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers
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