As we pass the halfway point in the NBA season, most award races are wide open. While the DPOY has a clear runaway favorite, there are other players building strong cases.

Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. We'll use 2022-23's DPOY race as an example: As the season progressed, with Jaren Jackson Jr. having been a big favorite ...

That's why they win DPOY year after year. They possess the most valuable defensive skills. Guys like Nikola Jokic aren't traditional paint protectors, but at their best, their positioning is a ...

Anthony Davis is one of the most dominant defenders in NBA history, yet the Los Angeles Lakers star has never won the Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award. This season, Davis has expressed ...

Sitting down with ESPN’s Shams Charania, Davis stated that he was not satisfied with the fact that Victor Wembanyama was being favored for this year’s DPOY award. Davis even went on to say ...

Oftentimes the DPOY goes to a big, and it’s usually someone blocking or deterring a ton of shots at the rim. It’s an impact that any casual observer of the game can notice, including voters.

AD came close to winning the DPOY award in 2020, when the purple and gold club conquered the NBA championship, but he ended as runner-up to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Even though the Bucks All-Star ...

After Los Angeles Lakers' center Anthony Davis said that the NBA is pushing Wembanyama to win the DPOY, the 20-year-old center gave the perfect mature response to the media. “I really don’t ...