With award frontrunner Victor Wembanyama sidelined for the season, the chase for the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is wide open.

Jackson's biggest challenger for DPOY is Mobley, whose incredible defense is a major reason for Cleveland's 44-10 record, tied for the best in the NBA. According to NBA Advanced Analytics ...

Making the case for why Portland Trail Blazers wing Toumani Camara deserves a spot in the Defensive Player of the Year ...

With Wembanyama out, the DPOY race is wide open, and if SGA continues this level of play while leading the Thunder to the best record in the NBA, he could add a DPOY trophy to his growing list of ...

Nonetheless, because Wembanyama will now miss the NBA's minimum 65-game threshold to win awards, such news does open doors on this year's Defensive Player of the Year race: At the moment ...

While MVP is the most prestigious award delivered at the end of the NBA season ... members of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Defensive Player of the Year What to know: Many believe Wemby was ...

Victor Wembanyama is the runaway favorite to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Across multiple sports books, his odds are -2000 are better to win. Essentially, no one else can surpass ...

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with the expectation that he would likely win Defensive Player of the Year this season. Here's a breakdown for why Wembanyama will not be eligible to win the award instead. Last year, the NBA ...

NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds: What does Victor Wembanyama's injury mean to the award race? Sam Quinn Amen Thompson might honestly be the best defender in the league not named Wembanyama ...