who is the last knicks player to win defensive player of the year

Tyson Chandler won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the Knicks in 2011-12.

		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		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

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/25/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	LAC	32	11	5	0	1	1	2	4	50.0	0	0		7	10	70.0	65.5	2	3	2	2	+1
2	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/20/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	CLE	25	4	8	0	0	1	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	1	7	2	0	-11
3	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/18/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	NJN	37	18	10	2	3	2	5	7	71.4	0	0		8	11	72.7	76.0	6	4	2	2	+21
4	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/17/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	BOS	42	20	7	1	1	0	9	10	90.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	91.9	5	2	3	4	-1
5	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/15/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	MIA	31	9	5	0	0	0	4	5	80.0	0	0		1	4	25.0	66.6	2	3	1	3	-13
6	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/13/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	WAS	30	8	15	1	1	0	2	7	28.6	0	0		4	6	66.7	41.5	6	9	2	1	+28
7	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/11/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	MIL	39	19	11	1	1	0	6	6	100.0	0	0		7	7	100.0	104.6	0	11	5	5	+12
8	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/10/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	CHI	37	10	15	1	1	3	2	4	50.0	0	0		6	7	85.7	70.6	2	13	1	2	-2
9	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/8/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	CHI	44	8	16	0	1	3	3	4	75.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	82.0	10	6	2	5	+15
10	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/5/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	ORL	35	12	12	0	0	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	3	9	1	4	+4
11	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	4/3/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	IND	40	12	14	1	0	1	3	5	60.0	0	0		6	11	54.5	61.0	7	7	1	5	-2
12	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/31/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	CLE	29	14	12	1	0	3	3	4	75.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	79.2	6	6	2	4	+7
13	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/30/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	ATL	39	4	9	1	0	1	2	4	50.0	0	0		0	3	0.0	37.6	1	8	3	5	-10
14	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/28/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	ORL	28	9	9	1	1	1	4	4	100.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	92.2	4	5	0	3	+22
15	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/26/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	MIL	34	13	9	1	1	1	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	59.3	5	4	1	5	+17
16	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/24/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	DET	30	15	17	2	2	1	5	8	62.5	0	0		5	10	50.0	60.5	5	12	2	1	+17
17	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/23/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	TOR	32	2	11	1	0	2	1	5	20.0	0	0		0	0		20.0	4	7	3	2	-19
18	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/21/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	PHI	25	4	7	0	1	2	1	4	25.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	41.0	2	5	0	2	-1
19	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/20/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	TOR	29	17	4	1	0	2	8	10	80.0	0	0		1	4	25.0	72.3	2	2	1	2	+24
20	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/17/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	IND	32	8	9	3	2	3	3	5	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	68.0	5	4	1	4	+1
21	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/16/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	IND	27	16	7	0	0	4	8	11	72.7	0	0		0	0		72.7	3	4	4	2	+23
22	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/14/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	POR	26	9	7	1	1	0	4	4	100.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	101.4	1	6	4	2	+27
23	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/12/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	CHI	39	13	10	2	0	3	5	7	71.4	0	0		3	8	37.5	61.8	2	8	2	3	+1
24	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/11/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	vs	PHI	39	8	12	0	1	1	3	4	75.0	0	0		2	4	50.0	69.4	2	10	0	4	-4
25	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	3/6/2012	1	2011-12	NYK	@	DAL	26	6	8	0	1	1	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	2	6	1	2	-10
	Average		0.0					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	3.0	2.0
	Total		1					2,061	699	612	56	56	89	241	355	67.9	0	2	0.0	217	315	68.9	70.8	212	400	102	186	+125

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Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
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2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
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8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
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1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
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4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
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14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
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