how many players have won back to back defensive player of the year awards

Tommy Byrnes didn't win the Defensive Player of the Year award on no rest in his career.

NAMEDPOYDRGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tommy Byrnes
T. Byrnes
0
0
76
6.1
2.3
1.6
467
2Leo Gottlieb
L. Gottlieb
0
0
12
7.6
3.3
0.9
91
3Sonny Hertzberg
S. Hertzberg
0
0
87
8.8
3.2
2.4
765
4Ralph Kaplowitz
R. Kaplowitz
0
0
26
4.8
2.0
0.9
126
5Nat Militzok
N. Militzok
0
0
14
4.0
1.5
1.0
56
6Bob Mullens
B. Mullens
0
0
11
7.6
3.2
1.3
84
7Dick Murphy
D. Murphy
0
0
6
0.5
0.2
0.2
3
8Hank Rosenstein
H. Rosenstein
0
0
14
4.6
1.4
1.8
65
9Ossie Schectman
O. Schectman
0
0
13
6.3
2.6
1.1
82
10Stan Stutz
S. Stutz
0
0
38
8.4
2.7
3.1
321
11Jake Weber
J. Weber
0
0
9
3.0
1.0
1.0
27
12Chet Aubuchon
C. Aubuchon
0
0
4
0.3
0.0
0.3
1
13Hank Biasatti
H. Biasatti
0
0
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
1
0
1
14Bob Dille
B. Dille
0
0
10
5.8
2.4
1.0
58
15Bob Fitzgerald
B. Fitzgerald
0
0
21
3.9
1.2
1.5
81
16Dick Fitzgerald
D. Fitzgerald
0
0
14
3.9
1.6
0.8
55
17Charlie Hoefer
C. Hoefer
0
0
18
5.6
2.2
1.2
101
18Roy Hurley
R. Hurley
0
0
9
4.1
1.7
0.8
37
19John Janisch
J. Janisch
0
0
12
12.5
5.1
2.3
150
20Harold Johnson
H. Johnson
0
0
4
0.3
0.0
0.3
1
21Grady Lewis
G. Lewis
0
0
24
6.3
2.2
1.9
152
22Ariel Maughan
A. Maughan
0
0
72
8.5
3.0
2.5
609
23Mike McCarron
M. McCarron
0
0
16
8.7
3.5
1.7
139
24Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
0
0
139
9.6
3.4
2.8
1,337
25Harry Miller
H. Miller
0
0
12
1.8
0.6
0.6
21

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ORTG

110.9

23rd

DRTG

107.6

5th

NETRTG

3.4

15th

3P%

33.1

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0
7
Bucks Bucks
2
1
.667
1.0
8
Pistons Pistons
2
2
.500
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

2 - 1

107

Final

115

MIA Heat

2 - 1

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
11:00 PM