tyson chandler won the most nba defensive player of the year.
who won the most nba defensive player of the year?
tyson chandler
rudy gobert-bourgarel (born june 26, 1992) is a french professional basketball player for the utah jazz of the national basketball association (nba). he also represents the french national basketball team in the international competitions. standing at tall with a wingspan of long, he plays at the center position. he was the nba blocks leader in the 2016–17 season. in 2018 and 2019, he won back-to-back nba defensive player of the year awards, making him one of only ten players in nba history who have won that honor at least twice. in 2019, gobert shattered the single-season record for slam dunks with 306. that year, gobert also led the nba in screen assists, with 482, effective field goal %, with 66.9%, and true shooting %, at 68.2%. he has been named to an all-nba team in 2017 and 2019.
rudy gobert
although five of the first six winners were perimeter players, the award has traditionally been given to big men who rebound and block shots. only seven perimeter players have been honored: moncrief, alvin robertson, michael cooper, michael jordan, gary payton, ron artest (known now as metta world peace), and kawhi leonard. payton is the only point guard to have won. jordan, olajuwon, david robinson, and kevin garnett are the only defensive player of the year winners to have won the nba most valuable player award (mvp) during their careers; jordan and olajuwon won both awards in the same season. in olajuwon's case, he is the only one to have also won the bill russell nba finals most valuable player award and the nba championship in the same season. on four occasions, the defensive player of the year recipient was not voted to the nba all-defensive first team in the same year. robertson in 1986, mutombo (1995), tyson chandler (2012), and marc gasol (2013) were instead named to the second team. whereas the defensive player of the year is voted on by the media, the all-defensive teams were voted on by nba coaches prior to 2014.
nba defensive player of the year award