2019-2020 Defensive Player Of The Year Watch.

[nuraman00]

I heard a radio host say that Anthony Davis is the front runner.



If it's not Gobert, I Antetokounmpo would be ok. Embiid misses too many games.

Leonard misses too many games.

 

[nuraman00]

We should have had these watch threads for the prior two years.

 

[MHSL82]

I wish Gobert had won three years ago, because then he'd be a 3X winner consecutively. I don't think he'll get it this year because of voter fatigue wanting a new name, an excuse to not include him in All-Star games (3X would have to get the coaching nod), and they'd point to blocks decrease as decline overall, even though one can decline and still have the most impact.

 

[nuraman00]

Dwight Howard is the only one to win 3 years in a row.

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award - Wikipedia

Ben Wallace and Mutombo have 4 overall, but not 3 in a row.

 

[nuraman00]

Ben Wallace was a Ron Artest away from 5 in a row.

 

[nuraman00]

I look forward to seeing what promotions the Jazz run, at the end of the year. I liked the Coltrane theme from last year.

Let's see what they do this year, to highlight his accomplishments.