After a defensive gem that held Giannis Antetokounmpo to 5-of-16 shooting -- the Bucks star's worst shooting game in the past ...

Among fans, it was a no-brainer that the Frenchman should be named the Defensive Player ... award was given to Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert. Something similar is happening this year ...

The Timberwolves are a different team when Rudy Gobert is at his best, walling off the paint, forcing drivers to think twice.

As the NBA draws closer to the end of the 2024-25 regular season, the focus shifts from the 82-game marathon to the high-intensity sprint of the postseason.

Evan Mobley had been the favorite to win DPOY ... playoffs. Gobert is currently in the 35/1 to 40/1 range to repeat as DPOY. Who has won the most Defensive Player of the Year awards?

Over the 13 games since Gobert returned from injury, the Wolves have scored 8.9 more points and allowed 17.2 fewer points per ...

However, Green has not been named the Defensive Player of the Year since 2017, beating out former Jazz center Rudy Gobert ... was penciled in to win the award for most of the regular season ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves are eyeing the playoffs and Rudy Gobert's dominance on the boards is important in their pursuit of ...

Rudy Gobert is playing at the top of his game, which has made the Minnesota Timberwolves more dangerous in time for the ...

The hardest NBA award to vote for is Defensive Player of the Year. You can decide what constitutes ... and he has a problem with Rudy Gobert having four times as many as the four-time NBA champion ...

For the first half of the season, San Antonio Spurs All-Star center Victor Wembanyama was the runaway favorite to take home this year's Defensive Player of the Year award after finishing second in ...