Here's a fun fact for you: last season, every major NBA award (MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year and Coach of the Year) went to ...

The Rockets are in the top 10 in defensive rating in the NBA, thanks in large part to Thompson. The 22-year-old is averaging ...

Evan Mobley has added to his stellar 2024-25 campaign. The Cleveland Cavaliers star on Thursday was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, his first win in the category. Mobley beat out Golden ...

Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace finally have some company. After yet another dominant defensive season from Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, the "Stifle Tower" took home his fourth KIA NBA ...

For the second straight year, San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Leonard received 547 points and 84 first-place votes from the voting panel of 130 ...

The NBA is doing a little extra to celebrate its award winners this season. Beginning Tuesday, award winners from the 2024-25 season will wear a trophy patch in their respective season debuts. Patches ...

The uniforms of award winners from the 2024-25 NBA season will look a little different for opening week. Members of the All-NBA, All-Rookie and All-Defensive teams will also don a specific patch.

The Defensive Player of the Year conversation starts and probably ends with Victor Wembanyama. Let's get the obvious out of the way quickly. Ask 100 NBA observers to name the league's best defender ...

NBA Defensive Player of the Year is shaping up with a clear frontrunner and several intriguing challengers. These odds ...