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NBA Defensive Players of the Year
National Basketball Association

NBA Defensive Players of the Year

Published Apr. 20, 2010 4:57 p.m. ET

2010 - Dwight Howard, Orlando

2009 - Dwight Howard, Orlando

2008 - Kevin Garnett, Boston

2007 - Marcus Camby, Denver

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2006 - Ben Wallace, Detroit

2005 - Ben Wallace, Detroit

2004 - Ron Artest, Indiana

2003 - Ben Wallace, Detroit

2002 - Ben Wallace, Detroit

2001 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta-Philadelphia

2000 - Alonzo Mourning, Miami

1999 - Alonzo Mourning, Miami

1998 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta

1997 - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta

1996 - Gary Payton, Seattle

1995 - Dikembe Mutombo, Denver

1994 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

1993 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

1992 - David Robinson, San Antonio

1991 - Dennis Rodman, Detroit

1990 - Dennis Rodman, Detroit

1989 - Mark Eaton, Utah

1988 - Michael Jordan, Chicago

1987 - Michael Cooper, L.A. Lakers

1986 - Alvin Robertson, San Antonio

1985 - Mark Eaton, Utah

1984 - Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee

1983 - Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee

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