Cleveland Cavaliers forward-center Evan Mobley is the recipient of the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA ...

A. Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace and Rudy Gobert have won four Defensive Player of the Year awards, which is the most by any NBA player in history. Q. Has anyone won MVP and DPOY in the same year?

Evan Mobley said his goal coming into the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He got it done. The Cavs consider Mobley to be their best ...

Evan Mobley won the prestigious 2024-25 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is the first prestigious trophy that the Cleveland Cavaliers center would be taking ...

Among them are Myles Garrett, who signed a four-year, $160-million contract ... Since this award was first given out in 1974, seven defensive players have claimed this award more than once.

Green won the award in 2017 and is bidding to become ... rookie of the year, sixth man of the year and defensive player of the year — after the votes are counted but keeps the order of finish ...