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  2. NBA Defensive Player of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and ...

  3. Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert wins NBA Defensive Player of the ...

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    He was one of two players in 2023-24 to average over two blocks and 12 rebounds per game. Led by Gobert, the Timberwolves recorded an NBA-best 108.4 defensive rating.

  4. Defensive rating - Wikipedia

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    Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver. [1] Oliver introduced the defensive rating statistic in his 2004 book, Basketball on Paper. [2]

  5. Efficiency (basketball) - Wikipedia

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    DPR (short for Defensive Player Rating) is a stat that shows the Defensive prowess of a player showing their in game ability and defensive impact to their team by using a per game formula that equates for the amount of time spent on the court and taking into account position competition pace and era as well as other factors. This is the formula:

  6. Who's got game? Ranking the NBA's top 30 players for 2024-25 ...

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    The 2024-25 NBA season opens Tuesday night. USA TODAY Sports’ annual list of the league’s top 30 players is here, starting with Nos. 30-16:

  7. Dikembe Mutombo - Wikipedia

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    Nicknamed "Mt. Mutombo", his combination of height, power and long arms led to a record-tying four NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards, a feat equaled only by Ben Wallace and Rudy Gobert. Mutombo was among the top three players in Defensive Player of the Year voting for nine consecutive seasons from 1994 to 2002. [3]

  8. The Fantasy Basketball Vibe Check: 2 new injuries are really ...

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    OKC has the best record in the Western Conference and has dominated most of the season, leading the NBA in point differential per game (+11.9) and defensive rating.

  9. NBA All-Defensive Team - Wikipedia

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    The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two five-man lineups, a first and a second team.