who in the nba won the defensive player of the year

Sidney Moncrief won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1982-83.

Interpreted as:
Who in the NBA won the defensive player of the year in a regular season?
NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
1
1982-83
MIL MIL
76
35.7
22.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
2Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
1
1983-84
MIL MIL
79
38.9
20.9
6.7
4.5
1.4
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
3,075
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
3Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
1
1984-85
UTA UTA
82
34.3
9.7
11.3
1.5
0.4
5.6
3.7
8.2
44.9
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.3
71.2
50.2
2.5
8.8
2.5
2,813
794
927
124
36
456
206
312
4Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
1
1985-86
SAS SAS
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
5Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
1
1986-87
LAL LAL
82
27.5
10.5
3.1
4.5
1.0
0.5
3.9
9.0
43.8
1.1
2.8
38.5
1.5
1.8
85.1
53.6
0.7
2.4
1.2
2,253
859
254
373
78
43
102
199
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
7Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
1
1988-89
UTA UTA
82
35.5
6.2
10.3
1.0
0.5
3.8
2.3
5.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.4
66.0
51.3
2.8
7.5
1.7
2,914
508
843
83
40
315
142
290
8Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
1
1989-90
DET DET
82
29.0
8.8
9.7
0.9
0.6
0.7
3.5
6.0
58.1
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.7
2.6
65.4
60.8
4.1
5.6
1.1
2,377
719
792
72
52
60
90
276
9Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
1
1990-91
DET DET
82
33.5
8.2
12.5
1.0
0.8
0.7
3.4
6.8
49.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
1.4
2.1
63.1
52.5
4.4
8.1
1.1
2,747
669
1,026
85
65
55
94
281
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
1
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
37.7
23.2
12.2
2.7
2.3
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
1992-93
HOU HOU
82
39.5
26.1
13.0
3.5
1.8
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
1993-94
HOU HOU
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
13Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1
1994-95
DEN DEN
82
37.8
11.5
12.5
1.4
0.5
3.9
4.3
7.7
55.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
65.4
59.5
3.9
8.7
2.3
3,100
946
1,029
113
40
321
192
284
14Gary Payton
G. Payton
1
1995-96
SEA SEA
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
2.9
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
15Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
80
37.2
13.3
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
16Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1
1997-98
ATL ATL
82
35.6
13.4
11.4
1.0
0.4
3.4
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.0
58.4
3.4
8.0
2.0
2,917
1,101
932
82
34
277
168
254
+421
17Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
1
1998-99
MIA MIA
46
38.1
20.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
18Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
1
1999-00
MIA MIA
79
34.8
21.7
9.5
1.6
0.5
3.7
8.3
15.0
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
7.4
71.1
59.6
2.7
6.8
2.7
2,748
1,718
753
123
40
294
217
308
+270
19Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1
2000-01
TOT
75
34.5
10.0
13.5
1.0
0.4
2.7
3.6
7.4
48.4
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.5
54.7
4.1
9.4
1.9
2,591
749
1,015
76
29
203
144
204
+51
20Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
2001-02
DET 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
21Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
2002-03
DET 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
22Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1
2003-04
IND 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
23Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
2004-05
DET 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
24Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1
2005-06
DET 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
25Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1
2006-07
DEN 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

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