If it weren’t for a devastating tibia tear in Week 6, Aidan Hutchinson would have run away with the latest DPOY honors. Hutchinson led the NFL in sacks at the time of his injury, so the 24-year ...

OK, let's get this part out of the way first: The viral $10,000 bet allegedly placed on Victor Wembanyama to win Defensive Player of the Year an hour before ESPN's Shams Charania reported the San ...

Since 1996, only one guard has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award, an honor now named after Hakeem Olajuwon. At least some would argue, the clear lean toward big men ...

Nonetheless, because Wembanyama will now miss the NBA's minimum 65-game threshold to win awards, such news does open doors on this year's Defensive Player of the Year race: At the moment ...

Dyson Daniels has had an amazing season for the Hawks on defense, and it's led him to be in DPOY conversations.