every shooting forward dpoy in nba history by year

Small forwards won the Defensive Player of the Year award once in 1989-90.

Regular season

	POSITION	DPOY	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Small Forward	1	1989-90	4,195	25.3	12.3	4.4	2.1	0.9	0.4	4.8	10.0	48.1	0.2	0.7	30.0	2.4	3.1	77.1	53.7	1.5	2.9	1.6	106,315	51,391	18,408	9,011	3,759	1,833	6,688	9,981
2	Small Forward	1	1990-91	4,354	25.1	12.0	4.3	2.0	0.9	0.5	4.7	10.0	47.3	0.2	0.7	31.1	2.3	3.0	77.9	53.0	1.5	2.8	1.6	109,106	52,267	18,682	8,592	3,748	2,009	6,872	9,808
3	Small Forward	1	2003-04	4,777	24.4	9.5	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.3	3.6	8.1	43.7	0.7	1.9	36.0	1.8	2.3	76.8	52.2	1.0	2.8	1.3	116,715	45,613	18,221	7,713	4,007	1,482	6,277	9,793	+441
4	Power Forward	1	2007-08	5,022	22.7	9.3	5.3	1.3	0.7	0.6	3.6	7.6	47.2	0.4	1.1	33.8	1.7	2.4	73.0	53.7	1.5	3.7	1.2	114,096	46,707	26,538	6,388	3,268	2,898	5,811	11,610	+12
5	Small Forward	1	2014-15	5,236	23.3	9.2	3.6	1.7	0.8	0.3	3.4	7.7	43.6	1.0	2.8	35.2	1.5	1.9	76.9	53.6	0.7	2.9	1.1	121,751	48,043	18,960	8,835	4,062	1,665	5,996	9,131	-25
6	Small Forward	1	2015-16	5,404	23.9	9.8	3.8	1.8	0.8	0.3	3.6	8.1	43.7	1.1	3.0	35.0	1.6	2.1	78.6	54.2	0.7	3.1	1.2	129,128	52,970	20,303	9,626	4,287	1,871	6,476	9,862	-111
7	Power Forward	1	2016-17	5,397	21.3	8.7	4.8	1.3	0.6	0.5	3.3	7.2	46.3	0.7	2.1	34.6	1.3	1.8	74.6	54.5	1.2	3.6	1.0	114,726	47,048	25,952	7,257	3,240	2,776	5,570	10,452	-448
8	Power Forward	1	2019-20	4,308	22.7	10.6	5.0	1.7	0.6	0.5	3.9	8.3	46.7	1.2	3.3	36.1	1.7	2.2	77.4	57.4	1.1	3.9	1.2	97,645	45,680	21,678	7,219	2,724	2,259	5,300	8,845	-713
9	Power Forward	1	2024-25	4,633	22.7	10.6	4.8	2.0	0.7	0.5	3.9	8.2	47.5	1.2	3.4	35.7	1.6	2.1	75.2	57.9	1.2	3.6	1.2	104,990	49,174	22,068	9,196	3,309	2,416	5,372	8,073	+1858

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0