how many times did dwight win defensive player of the year

Dwight Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year award 3 times in his career.

	NAME	DPOY	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	82	2004-05	ORL	32.6	12.0	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
2	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	82	2005-06	ORL	36.8	15.8	12.5	1.5	0.8	1.4	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	7.3	59.5	56.5	3.5	9.0	2.6	3,021	1,292	1,022	125	65	115	217	277	+24
3	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	82	2006-07	ORL	36.9	17.6	12.3	1.9	0.9	1.9	6.4	10.6	60.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	4.8	8.1	58.6	61.9	3.5	8.8	3.9	3,023	1,443	1,008	158	70	156	317	245	+94
4	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	82	2007-08	ORL	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
5	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	79	2008-09	ORL	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
6	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	82	2009-10	ORL	34.7	18.3	13.2	1.8	0.9	2.8	6.2	10.2	61.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.9	10.0	59.2	63.0	3.5	9.7	3.3	2,843	1,503	1,082	144	75	228	274	287	+619
7	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	78	2010-11	ORL	37.6	22.9	14.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	7.9	13.4	59.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	11.7	59.6	61.6	4.0	10.1	3.6	2,935	1,784	1,098	107	107	186	279	258	+498
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	54	2011-12	ORL	38.3	20.6	14.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	7.7	13.4	57.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	10.6	49.1	56.9	3.7	10.8	3.2	2,070	1,113	785	104	81	116	175	159	+179
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	76	2012-13	LAL	35.8	17.1	12.4	1.4	1.1	2.4	6.2	10.7	57.8	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	9.5	49.2	57.3	3.3	9.1	3.0	2,722	1,296	945	108	84	186	225	291	+140
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	71	2013-14	HOU	33.7	18.3	12.2	1.8	0.8	1.8	6.7	11.3	59.1	0.0	0.1	28.6	4.9	9.0	54.7	60.0	3.3	8.9	3.2	2,396	1,297	866	131	60	128	229	240	+338
11	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	41	2014-15	HOU	29.8	15.8	10.5	1.2	0.7	1.3	6.1	10.3	59.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.5	6.6	52.8	59.6	2.7	7.8	2.8	1,223	646	431	50	28	53	115	137	+212
12	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	71	2015-16	HOU	31.8	13.7	11.8	1.4	1.0	1.6	5.2	8.5	62.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	6.7	48.9	60.4	3.4	8.4	2.3	2,259	976	835	98	69	113	166	219	+17
13	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	74	2016-17	ATL	29.7	13.5	12.7	1.4	0.9	1.2	5.2	8.3	63.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	5.7	53.3	62.7	4.0	8.7	2.3	2,199	1,002	940	104	64	92	170	203	-108
14	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	81	2017-18	CHA	30.4	16.6	12.5	1.3	0.6	1.6	6.2	11.2	55.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	7.2	57.4	57.7	3.1	9.3	2.6	2,463	1,347	1,012	105	48	131	208	249	+89
15	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	9	2018-19	WAS	25.6	12.8	9.2	0.4	0.8	0.4	4.8	7.7	62.3	0.0	0.0		3.2	5.3	60.4	63.8	2.7	6.6	1.8	230	115	83	4	7	4	16	34	-50
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	69	2019-20	LAL	18.9	7.5	7.3	0.7	0.4	1.1	2.9	4.0	72.9	0.0	0.1	60.0	1.6	3.1	51.4	69.6	2.5	4.9	1.2	1,306	517	507	45	31	79	84	222	+162
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	69	2020-21	PHI	17.3	7.0	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.6	4.4	58.7	0.1	0.3	25.0	1.8	3.0	57.6	61.0	2.8	5.7	1.6	1,195	482	580	61	30	62	112	200	-66
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	0	60	2021-22	LAL	16.2	6.2	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	2.2	3.7	61.2	0.1	0.3	53.3	1.6	2.4	65.8	65.7	2.0	4.0	0.8	971	372	356	35	34	36	47	115	-128
	Average	0.2	69.0			31.8	15.7	11.8	1.3	0.9	1.8	5.7	9.7	58.7	0.0	0.1	21.4	4.3	7.6	56.7	60.2	3.3	8.4	2.7	2190.8	1082.5	812.6	93.1	60.1	123.8	183.4	217.3	159.9
	Total	3	1,242			31.8	15.7	11.8	1.3	0.9	1.8	5.7	9.7	58.7	0.0	0.1	21.4	4.3	7.6	56.7	60.2	3.3	8.4	2.7	39,435	19,485	14,627	1,676	1,081	2,228	3,302	3,912	+2878

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8.4

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4.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.4

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DRTG

113.2

7th

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3.2

9th

3P%

34.3

25th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	ORL	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Mon 12/22	ORL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	ORL	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 12/26	CHA	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

15 - 12

115

Final

126

Nuggets

20 - 6

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

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4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

17-10

17-9

15-9-1

16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-19

8-17

9-18

10-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	21	.222	19.0
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109
Sun 11/16	CHI	@	DEN	130-127

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM

Dwight Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year award 3 times in his career.

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