who was the defensive player of the year in 2023

A'ja Wilson won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023.

NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1
2023
LVA LVA
40
30.7
22.8
9.5
1.6
1.4
2.2
8.4
15.0
55.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.8
7.2
81.2
62.7
2.1
7.5
1.6
1,228
912
380
64
56
89
62
85
+487

Games

NAMEDATEDPOYSEASONTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
9/10/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
PHX PHX
29
36
8
2
5
3
13
18
72.2
1
1
100.0
9
12
75.0
77.3
2
6
2
1
+22
2A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
9/8/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
PHX PHX
29
30
9
0
2
3
13
17
76.5
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
78.1
1
8
1
0
+28
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
9/2/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
SEA SEA
27
30
10
0
0
1
12
21
57.1
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
64.7
4
6
0
3
+14
4A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/31/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
WAS WAS
35
26
11
2
1
4
10
14
71.4
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
80.2
2
9
1
2
+10
5A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/28/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
NYL NYL
35
23
8
0
0
4
10
16
62.5
0
0
3
4
75.0
64.8
0
8
3
1
-1
6A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/26/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
WAS WAS
32
14
11
0
1
2
4
12
33.3
0
0
6
8
75.0
45.1
2
9
3
2
-10
7A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/24/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
CHI CHI
34
18
10
0
1
2
9
16
56.3
0
0
0
0
56.3
1
9
5
3
+8
8A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/22/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
ATL ATL
33
53
7
0
0
4
16
23
69.6
1
1
100.0
20
21
95.2
82.2
0
7
2
3
+24
9A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/19/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
LAS LAS
33
25
9
0
3
1
10
21
47.6
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
53.9
6
3
2
2
-14
10A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/17/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
NYL NYL
33
21
8
1
1
0
7
13
53.8
0
0
7
8
87.5
63.6
2
6
0
3
+7
11A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/13/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
ATL ATL
31
21
9
3
5
2
9
22
40.9
0
1
0.0
3
5
60.0
43.4
4
5
4
3
+19
12A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/11/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
WAS WAS
31
40
12
1
2
1
17
25
68.0
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
71.2
1
11
1
3
+16
13A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/8/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
DAL DAL
24
28
14
1
0
0
10
18
55.6
0
0
8
8
100.0
65.1
4
10
0
0
+34
14A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/6/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
NYL NYL
25
9
7
2
1
3
2
14
14.3
0
0
5
6
83.3
27.0
0
7
0
1
-14
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8/1/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
ATL ATL
26
20
11
1
2
1
6
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
8
9
88.9
62.7
1
10
1
1
+7
16A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/30/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
DAL DAL
36
22
7
1
0
6
7
15
46.7
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
60.8
1
6
1
3
+19
17A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/25/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
CHI CHI
30
24
4
4
3
4
9
14
64.3
0
0
6
7
85.7
70.3
1
3
1
5
0
18A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/22/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
MIN MIN
34
35
14
2
3
0
14
17
82.4
0
0
7
9
77.8
83.5
1
13
2
0
+21
19A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/20/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
SEA SEA
35
23
15
0
3
3
9
15
60.0
0
0
5
8
62.5
62.1
4
11
1
4
+20
20A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/12/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
LAS LAS
31
25
12
0
0
2
9
14
64.3
1
1
100.0
6
7
85.7
73.2
4
8
2
2
+29
21A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/11/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
PHX PHX
27
20
8
1
0
2
9
14
64.3
0
0
2
3
66.7
65.3
0
8
0
1
+26
22A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/9/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
MIN MIN
27
15
10
3
3
4
6
8
75.0
1
1
100.0
2
6
33.3
70.5
2
8
3
1
+29
23A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/7/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
@
DAL DAL
34
18
5
1
1
2
5
13
38.5
0
0
8
9
88.9
53.1
1
4
3
2
+1
24A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/5/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
DAL DAL
36
22
13
1
0
3
6
18
33.3
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
47.3
4
9
1
4
-3
25A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
7/1/2023
1
2023
LVA LVA
vs
CON CON
29
23
13
5
0
1
8
15
53.3
0
0
7
8
87.5
62.1
4
9
1
2
+28
Average0.030.722.89.51.61.42.28.415.055.70.20.731.05.87.281.262.72.17.51.62.112.2
Total11,22891238064568933560155.792931.023328781.262.7822986285+487
StatMuse has season-level data for Defensive Player of the Year awards going back to the 1997 season.

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35.1

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