NOW YOU KNOW
NBA defensive players of the year:
2006...Ben Wallace, Detroit
2005...Ben Wallace, Detroit
2004...Ron Artest, Indiana
2003...Ben Wallace, Detroit
2002...Ben Wallace, Detroit
2001...Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta-Phila.
2000...Alonzo Mourning, Miami
1999...Alonzo Mourning, Miami
1998...Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta
1997...Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta
1996...Gary Payton, Seattle
1995...Dikembe Mutombo, Denver
1994...Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1993...Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1992...David Robinson, San Antonio
1991...Dennis Rodman, Detroit
1990...Dennis Rodman, Detroit
1989...Mark Eaton, Utah
1988...Michael Jordan, Chicago
1987...Michael Cooper, Lakers
1986...Alvin Robertson, San Antonio
1985...Mark Eaton, Utah
1984...Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee
1983...Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee
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