NationMaster - Encyclopedia: NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award has been handed out since 1983. The winner is selected by a panel of 125 sportswriters, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; a second place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. The record for most Defensive Player of the Year Awards won by an individual player belongs to Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace, both of whom have won the award 4 times. NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West Location of NBA teams, conferences and divisions NBA redirects here. ... Dikembe Mutombo, seen here playing defense Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacque Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a basketball player in the NBA, playing as reserve center for the Houston Rockets. ... Big Ben Wallace. ...

In 2004-05, Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons won the award with 339 points. Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs finished second with 247 points, and Denver Nuggets' Marcus Camby finished third with 168 points. Big Ben Wallace. ... The Detroit Pistons are a professional basketball team based in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. ... Bruce Bowen (Born June 14, 1971 in Merced, California) is a 6 ft 7 in, 200 lb. ... The San Antonio Spurs are a National Basketball Association team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. ... Marcus D. Camby (born March 22, 1974 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional basketball player. ...

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