nba defensive player of the year in the last 25 years

Ben Wallace won the Defensive Player of the Year award once in 2001-02.

Interpreted as:

NBA defensive player of the year in a regular season by a player in the last 25 years

	NAME	DPOY	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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	2001-02	DET	80	36.5	7.6	13.0	1.4	1.7	3.5	3.2	6.0	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	42.3	52.2	4.0	9.0	0.9	2,921	609	1,039	115	138	278	70	178	+150
2	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
3	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	18.3	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	152	50	202	194	+486
4	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	2004-05	DET	74	36.1	9.7	12.2	1.7	1.4	2.4	4.0	8.8	45.3	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	42.8	45.9	3.9	8.2	1.1	2,671	721	902	123	106	176	82	159	+343
5	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	2005-06	DET	82	35.2	7.3	11.3	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.9	5.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.6	41.6	50.1	3.7	7.6	1.1	2,890	597	923	158	146	181	88	164	+598
6	Marcus Camby M. Camby	1	2006-07	DEN	70	33.8	11.2	11.7	3.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	9.4	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	72.9	51.9	2.3	9.3	1.7	2,369	785	816	223	87	231	122	183	+115
7	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	2007-08	BOS	71	32.8	18.8	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.7	80.1	58.8	1.9	7.3	1.9	2,328	1,337	655	244	100	89	138	163	+736
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	2008-09	ORL	79	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
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	2009-10	ORL	82	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
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	2010-11	ORL	78	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
11	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	1	2011-12	NYK	62	33.2	11.3	9.9	0.9	0.9	1.4	3.9	5.7	67.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	5.1	68.9	70.8	3.4	6.5	1.6	2,061	699	612	56	56	89	102	186	+125
12	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	1	2012-13	MEM	80	35.0	14.1	7.8	4.0	1.0	1.7	5.4	10.9	49.4	0.0	0.2	7.1	3.4	4.0	84.8	55.9	2.3	5.5	2.0	2,796	1,127	622	318	80	139	157	255	+434
13	Joakim Noah J. Noah	1	2013-14	CHI	80	35.2	12.6	11.3	5.4	1.2	1.5	4.8	10.0	47.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.2	73.7	53.1	3.5	7.7	2.4	2,820	1,007	900	431	99	121	194	245	+232
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1	2014-15	SAS	64	31.8	16.5	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	6.2	12.8	47.9	1.0	3.0	34.9	3.2	3.9	80.2	56.7	1.3	5.9	1.5	2,033	1,057	461	161	148	48	97	128	+441
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1	2015-16	SAS	72	33.0	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	1,523	493	186	128	71	105	133	+653
16	Draymond Green D. Green	1	2016-17	GSW	76	32.5	10.2	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.4	3.6	8.6	41.8	1.1	3.5	30.8	2.0	2.8	70.9	52.2	1.3	6.6	2.4	2,471	776	599	533	154	106	184	217	+820
17	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	1	2017-18	UTA	56	32.4	13.5	10.7	1.4	0.8	2.3	4.9	7.9	62.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.3	68.2	65.7	2.9	7.8	1.9	1,816	756	601	80	44	129	107	153	+341
18	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	1	2018-19	UTA	81	31.8	15.9	12.9	2.0	0.8	2.3	5.9	8.8	66.9	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.4	63.6	68.2	3.8	9.0	1.6	2,577	1,284	1,041	161	66	187	130	231	+384
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
20	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	1	2020-21	UTA	71	30.8	14.3	13.5	1.3	0.6	2.7	5.5	8.2	67.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	5.3	62.3	68.3	3.4	10.1	1.7	2,187	1,015	960	89	40	190	118	163	+728
21	Marcus Smart M. Smart	1	2021-22	BOS	71	32.3	12.1	3.8	5.9	1.7	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.7	5.1	33.1	2.0	2.5	79.3	54.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	2,296	861	270	417	119	18	159	160	+443
22	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	1	2022-23	MEM	63	28.4	18.6	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.6	13.0	50.6	1.6	4.5	35.5	3.8	4.9	78.8	61.3	1.7	5.0	1.7	1,787	1,173	426	60	65	189	107	227	+367
23	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	1	2023-24	MIN	76	34.1	14.0	12.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	5.3	8.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.8	67.6	3.8	9.2	1.6	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
24	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	1	2024-25	CLE	71	30.5	18.5	9.3	3.2	0.9	1.6	7.1	12.8	55.7	1.2	3.2	37.0	3.1	4.3	72.5	63.3	2.3	7.0	2.0	2,167	1,316	659	226	61	113	145	141	+546

More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.6

Cunningham

RPG

9.8

Duren

APG

7.4

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 2

Final

107

Pistons

2 - 0

Thu 7 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.6

Cunningham

29.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

10.9

Ayton

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.6

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

Wembanyama

2.2

Holmgren

2.0

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.4

George

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.1

123.6

116.4

113.7

112.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.0

103.8

104.4

107.4

108.5

108.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.1

18.4

13.4

6.2

3.0

-0.9

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

431.7

Cunningham

403.9

Maxey

402.2

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

461

Cunningham

419

Maxey

415.5

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.4

Lanier

40.1

Williams

40.1

Smith

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.76

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.71

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

53-37

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

37-54

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