For the 1989-90 season, the winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was Dennis Rodman of the Detroit Pistons.
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was created in 1983.
NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year Award was created in 2002.
rodman
1987
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1994
Michael Cooper
Dikembe Mutombo
Hakeem Olajuwaun did that feat two years in a row.
A group of NBA related people (Commentators, reporters, etc.) are chosen to cast their vote.
Joe Dumars- 2x NBA Champion (1989, 1990)6x NBA All-Star (1990-1993, 1995, 1997)1x NBA Finals MVP (1989)1x All-NBA Second Team Selection (1993)2x All-NBA Third Team Selection (1990, 1991)4x NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993)1x NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1991)1x NBA All-Rookie First Team Selection (1986)And he never received the credit!
When a defensive player is in the paint for 3 seconds without an offensive player around him.
6× NBA champion, 6× NBA Most Valuable Player, 19× NBA All-Star, 2× NBA Finals MVP, 10× All-NBA First Team, 5× All-NBA Second Team, 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team, 6× NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 2× NBA scoring champion, 1970 NBA Rookie of the Year1970, NBA All-Rookie Team NBA all-time leading scorer, NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, 3× NCAA Men's Basketball Champion 3× NCAA Basketball Tournament MOP, Naismith College Player of the Year 2× USBWA College Player of the Year