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| DEFENSIVE PLAYER of the YEAR |
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| Awarded to the Best Defensive Player for the regular season. Winners selected by a national panel of pro basketball writers and broadcasters. |
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| MULTIPLE WINNERS: Dikembe Mutombo (3); Mark Eaton, Sidney Moncrief, Hakeem Olajuwon and Dennis Rodman (2). |
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| Year |
Player |
Team |
Pos |
| 2003 |
Ben Wallace |
Detroit |
F |
| 2002 |
Ben Wallace |
Detroit |
F |
| 2001 |
Dikembe Mutumbo |
Philadelphia |
C |
| 2000 |
Alonzo Mourning |
Miami |
C |
| 1999 |
Alonzo Mourning |
Miami |
C |
| 1998 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
Atlanta |
C |
| 1997 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
Atlanta |
C |
| 1996 |
Gary Payton |
Seattle |
G |
| 1995 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
Denver |
C |
| 1994 |
Hakeem Olajuwon |
Houston |
C |
| 1993 |
Hakeem Olajuwon |
Houston |
C |
| 1992 |
David Robinson |
San Antonio |
C |
| 1991 |
Dennis Rodman |
Detroit |
F |
| 1990 |
Dennis Rodman |
Detroit |
F |
| 1989 |
Mark Eaton |
Utah |
C |
| 1988 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago |
G |
| 1987 |
Michael Cooper |
LA Lakers |
F |
| 1986 |
Alvin Robertson |
San Antonio |
G |
| 1985 |
Mark Eaton |
Utah |
C |
| 1984 |
Sidney Moncrief |
Milwaukee |
G |
| 1983 |
Sidney Moncrief |
Milwaukee |
G |
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