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

Sidney Moncrief won the Defensive Player of the Year award once on no rest in 1982-83.

	NAME	DPOY	DR	SEASON	TM	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	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	1	0	1982-83	MIL	17	33.1	21.9	5.4	3.4	1.3	0.3	7.8	14.5	53.4	0.1	0.2	25.0	6.4	7.6	83.7	61.4			2.6	562	373	91	58	22	5	44	36
2	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	1	0	1983-84	MIL	22	39.1	21.6	5.6	4.0	1.1	0.5	7.2	13.2	54.5	0.0	0.1	50.0	7.2	8.2	88.3	64.5			3.3	860	476	124	89	24	12	73	69
3	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	1	0	1984-85	UTA	21	32.4	9.0	10.5	1.5	0.4	4.3	3.5	7.7	46.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.6	74.5	51.0	2.6	7.9	2.8	680	189	221	32	9	90	58	76
4	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	1	0	1985-86	SAS	19	34.6	18.4	5.6	5.1	3.5	0.3	7.1	13.0	54.7	0.1	0.4	14.3	4.1	4.9	83.0	60.5	1.9	3.7	3.1	657	349	107	96	66	5	59	69
5	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	1	0	1986-87	LAL	22	27.0	10.2	3.1	4.2	0.8	0.5	3.8	9.0	41.9	1.0	2.8	35.5	1.7	2.0	84.1	51.8	0.6	2.5	1.6	594	225	69	93	18	12	35	52
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	0	1987-88	CHI	22	40.6	34.1	3.8	5.2	2.9	1.5	12.4	23.4	53.1	0.0	0.6	7.1	9.3	10.5	88.7	61.0	1.4	2.4	3.5	893	751	84	114	64	33	76	76
7	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	1	0	1988-89	UTA	22	33.3	5.8	10.3	0.7	0.3	3.3	2.0	4.0	50.6	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.7	64.4	55.7	2.5	7.8	1.7	732	128	227	15	7	72	38	85
8	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	1	0	1989-90	DET	25	29.8	9.4	9.9	0.6	0.5	0.7	3.6	6.4	55.9	0.0	0.2	25.0	2.1	3.2	67.1	59.8	4.3	5.6	1.2	744	234	248	15	13	17	30	88
9	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	1	0	1990-91	DET	23	32.8	7.5	12.3	1.1	0.8	0.6	3.0	6.1	48.2	0.0	0.3	16.7	1.6	2.3	69.2	52.8	4.4	7.9	1.3	754	173	284	25	19	14	29	84
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	1	0	1991-92	SAS	16	36.5	22.0	11.9	2.3	1.7	4.5	7.7	15.5	49.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.6	8.8	75.7	56.8	3.5	8.4	2.8	584	352	191	36	27	72	45	55
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	0	1992-93	HOU	19	40.7	26.2	13.1	3.2	1.7	4.6	10.4	19.9	52.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	7.3	75.4	56.8	3.5	9.6	3.9	774	498	249	60	32	87	74	73
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	0	1993-94	HOU	14	40.8	25.7	12.0	3.1	1.3	3.6	10.1	21.0	48.0	0.1	0.2	33.3	5.5	7.5	73.3	52.9	3.1	8.9	3.4	571	360	168	43	18	50	47	50
13	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1	0	1994-95	DEN	22	37.5	11.9	11.3	1.1	0.6	3.5	4.1	7.2	56.6	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.0	73.0	62.8	3.6	7.7	2.2	824	261	249	25	13	76	48	75
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	1	0	1995-96	SEA	24	38.7	17.4	4.0	8.0	2.5	0.3	6.9	15.3	45.4	0.9	3.1	29.3	2.6	3.4	77.8	51.9	1.2	2.8	3.2	928	417	95	192	61	6	76	68
15	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1	0	1996-97	ATL	22	33.9	12.0	10.2	1.5	0.5	2.6	4.2	7.9	53.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.0	72.5	59.5	3.3	6.9	2.5	745	263	224	34	12	57	55	75	-88
16	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1	0	1997-98	ATL	21	36.7	14.6	12.1	1.0	0.2	3.3	5.4	10.0	54.0	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.8	65.3	58.1	3.7	8.4	1.9	770	307	255	20	5	70	39	61	+42
17	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1	0	1998-99	MIA	17	37.0	19.7	11.8	1.4	0.5	3.6	6.5	11.4	56.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.8	9.9	68.5	62.5	3.8	8.1	2.8	629	335	201	23	9	62	48	62	+121
18	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1	0	1999-00	MIA	17	35.5	21.1	9.9	2.1	0.3	3.5	8.0	14.9	53.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	6.4	79.8	59.6	2.5	7.4	2.8	603	359	169	36	5	60	48	73	+95
19	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1	0	2000-01	TOT	20	34.4	9.3	11.5	1.6	0.6	2.0	3.6	7.4	48.0	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.1	70.5	52.9	3.5	8.0	2.0	688	185	229	31	11	40	39	67	-58
20	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	0	2001-02	DET	23	36.1	8.4	13.6	1.5	1.8	2.7	3.7	6.7	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.7	37.1	53.5	4.7	9.0	0.7	831	193	313	34	42	62	17	47	+27
21	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	0	2002-03	DET	21	37.3	5.0	13.3	1.5	1.6	2.6	2.0	5.2	39.4	0.0	0.0		0.9	2.2	41.3	40.6	3.4	10.0	0.9	784	105	280	32	34	54	18	47	-39
22	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1	0	2003-04	IND	19	36.5	17.7	4.7	3.6	1.6	0.8	6.4	14.7	43.4	0.9	3.4	28.1	4.0	5.6	71.0	51.5	1.0	3.7	2.6	693	336	90	69	31	15	49	62	+99
23	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	0	2004-05	DET	19	37.1	10.3	11.1	1.6	1.5	2.6	4.5	9.2	49.1	0.0	0.0		1.3	4.1	31.2	46.9	3.1	8.1	1.2	705	196	211	30	28	49	22	50	+33
24	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	0	2005-06	DET	22	34.2	6.5	9.7	1.5	1.7	1.7	2.7	5.2	51.3	0.0	0.0		1.1	2.8	40.3	50.3	2.9	6.8	0.7	753	143	213	34	38	38	16	43	+94
25	Marcus Camby M. Camby	1	0	2006-07	DEN	17	34.5	12.2	12.0	3.0	1.4	3.2	4.6	9.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.9	3.7	77.8	53.7	2.2	9.8	1.8	587	207	204	51	23	54	30	41	-8

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10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
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Mon 11/2	MIL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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9.5

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8.7

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3.0

Kessler

3.0

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5.0

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4.5

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TS% Leaders

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Sabonis

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125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

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101.4

101.7

102.5

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12.8

12.7

10.6

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202.8

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195.8

Edwards

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Antetokounmpo

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2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
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1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
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9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
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15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5