Defensive Players of The Year

2005-06 Ben Wallace, Detroit
2004-05 Ben Wallace, Detroit
2003-04 Ron Artest, Indiana
2002-03 Ben Wallace, Detroit
2001-02 Ben Wallace, Detroit
2000-01 Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia-Atlanta
1999-00 Alonzo Mourning, Miami
1998-99 Alonzo Mourning, Miami
1997-98 Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta
1996-97 Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta
1995-96 Gary Payton, Seattle
1994-95 Dikembe Mutombo, Denver
1993-94 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1992-93 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1991-92 David Robinson, San Antonio
1990-91 Dennis Rodman, Detroit
1989-90 Dennis Rodman, Detroit
1988-89 Mark Eaton, Utah
1987-88 Michael Jordan, Chicago
1986-87 Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
1985-86 Alvin Robertson, San Antonio
1984-85 Mark Eaton, Utah
1983-84 Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee
1982-83 Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee