NBA Defensive Player of the Year Winners

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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

Selected by a vote of writers and broadcasters

Season	Player	Team
2007-08	Kevin Garnett	Boston Celtics
2006-07	Marcus Camby	Denver Nuggets
2005-06	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons
2004-05	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons
2003-04	Ron Artest	Indiana Pacers
2002-03	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons
2001-02	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons
2000-01	Dikembe Mutombo	Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
1999-00	Alonzo Mourning	Miami Heat
1998-99	Alonzo Mourning	Miami Heat
1997-98	Dikembe Mutombo	Atlanta Hawks
1996-97	Dikembe Mutombo	Atlanta Hawks
1995-96	Gary Payton	Seattle SuperSonics
1994-95	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets
1993-94	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets
1992-93	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets
1991-92	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs
1990-91	Dennis Rodman	Detroit Pistons
1989-90	Dennis Rodman	Detroit Pistons
1988-89	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz
1987-88	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls
1986-87	Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Lakers
1985-86	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs
1984-85	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz
1983-84	Sidney Moncrief	Milwaukee Bucks
1982-83	Sidney Moncrief	Milwaukee Bucks