has a bench player ever won nba dpoy

Alvan Adams didn't win the Defensive Player of the Year award off the bench in 1981-82.

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Has a bench player ever won NBA dpoy in a regular season?
NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvan Adams
A. Adams
0
1981-82
PHX PHX
4
20.5
10.3
3.3
2.5
1.3
0.5
3.8
8.5
44.1
0.0
0.0
2.8
2.8
100.0
52.8
1.3
2.0
2.3
82
41
13
10
5
2
9
13
2Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
0
1981-82
DAL DAL
31
26.1
15.6
4.4
3.5
6.1
13.5
45.0
0.4
3.1
4.5
69.1
50.5
2.6
809
484
135
110
82
96
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
0
1981-82
BOS BOS
52
10.3
4.0
1.0
1.6
1.4
4.0
35.6
0.1
0.3
29.4
1.1
1.3
86.2
44.2
538
209
53
83
81
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
0
1981-82
BOS BOS
17
20.2
7.9
1.5
5.4
2.7
5.6
48.4
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.5
71.2
55.8
343
135
25
91
18
5Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
0
1981-82
POR POR
7
7.3
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.4
1.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.4
66.7
48.1
0.6
0.1
0.4
51
8
5
3
1
2
3
16
6Carl Bailey
C. Bailey
0
1981-82
POR POR
1
7.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
7
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
7James Bailey
J. Bailey
0
1981-82
TOT
77
8.6
3.4
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
61.2
659
8Gene Banks
G. Banks
0
1981-82
SAS SAS
76
21.1
9.7
5.1
1.9
0.7
0.2
3.9
8.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.7
68.8
51.9
1.3
1,600
735
385
143
55
18
101
187
9Mike Bantom
M. Bantom
0
1981-82
TOT
44
22.7
8.8
5.2
1.0
0.8
3.6
7.2
49.8
0.0
0.1
33.3
1.6
2.8
59.5
52.5
997
389
229
46
33
133
10Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
0
1981-82
POR POR
75
16.4
11.1
1.4
1.5
0.5
0.1
4.4
9.2
47.3
0.2
0.5
30.0
2.2
2.8
78.7
53.0
0.7
0.7
1.2
1,229
832
108
111
41
5
93
100
11Mel Bennett
M. Bennett
0
1981-82
CLE CLE
3
7.7
1.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
2.0
16.7
37.7
0.3
0.7
23
5
3
0
0
2
12Kent Benson
K. Benson
0
1981-82
DET DET
3
17.0
8.0
3.7
0.3
0.7
3.3
7.7
43.5
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.3
100.0
48.5
1.0
51
24
11
1
2
3
4
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
0
1981-82
BOS BOS
19
33.6
21.5
9.7
5.0
8.5
16.1
52.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
4.4
5.1
85.6
58.5
639
408
184
95
55
14Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
0
1981-82
NJN NJN
14
18.8
7.0
1.5
2.1
2.9
0.0
1.1
1.7
66.7
263
98
21
30
15Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
0
1981-82
DAL DAL
66
24.3
13.6
3.3
1.3
5.5
10.6
51.7
0.0
2.7
3.5
75.9
56.2
1,607
899
215
83
92
16Ray Blume
R. Blume
0
1981-82
CHI CHI
47
10.3
4.1
0.8
1.3
1.9
4.1
44.6
0.1
0.3
21.4
0.3
0.5
63.6
46.7
483
191
36
62
50
17Alex Bradley
A. Bradley
0
1981-82
NYK NYK
39
8.5
3.5
1.6
0.3
1.4
2.6
52.4
0.0
0.7
1.2
60.4
55.2
331
137
63
11
37
18Charles Bradley
C. Bradley
0
1981-82
BOS BOS
50
6.3
2.9
0.7
0.4
1.0
2.3
45.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
68.3
51.3
317
145
36
21
56
19Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
0
1981-82
PHX PHX
61
13.5
4.7
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.1
1.8
4.1
43.7
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.1
1.5
72.3
49.3
1.0
826
289
74
68
70
9
64
106
20Brad Branson
B. Branson
0
1981-82
CLE CLE
7
9.4
3.4
1.6
0.3
0.1
1.4
2.9
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.7
80.0
54.1
66
24
11
2
1
9
21Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
0
1981-82
SAS SAS
78
19.5
7.7
2.1
5.3
0.7
0.1
2.8
6.9
40.4
0.6
1.8
33.6
1.5
1.9
79.7
49.6
1.7
1,524
600
160
413
58
9
130
175
22Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
0
1981-82
LAL LAL
62
11.8
2.2
3.2
0.4
1.0
2.3
45.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
43.8
45.6
734
134
200
27
103
23Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
0
1981-82
TOT
27
22.3
14.3
1.9
2.3
0.8
0.3
5.9
12.9
45.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
2.4
2.9
83.5
50.7
1.1
602
387
51
63
22
7
31
42
24Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
0
1981-82
MIL MIL
37
21.4
12.3
2.7
2.5
0.7
0.1
5.0
10.2
49.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.2
2.5
86.0
54.3
791
454
100
94
25
3
77
25Allan Bristow
A. Bristow
0
1981-82
DAL DAL
28
21.3
6.6
4.0
3.6
2.4
5.5
44.4
0.0
1.7
2.2
78.7
51.4
1.5
595
185
111
101
41
63
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