One of this year's contenders for NBA Defensive Player of the Year is trying to follow in the footsteps of Marcus Smart. The ...

When Atlanta made the Dejounte Murray trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, they hoped one of the future draft picks would pay ...

Jalen Williams - the Oklahoma City Thunder's do-it-all guard/wing/occasional small-ball center - made a bold proposal. "I think there should be two Defensive Players of the Year," Williams said on the ...

Defensive Player of the Year What to know ... or power forward has won the award 17 of the last 20 years. Kawhi Leonard won it in 2014-15 and 2015-16, and Marcus Smart won it in 2021-22.

Dyson Daniels of the Atlanta Hawks is continuing to make a push for the Defensive Player of the Year award this season.

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Who would have told Marcus Smart just two years ago that he would end up playing for the team with the worst record in the entire NBA. After eleven seasons split between Boston and Memphis, the trade ...

Marcus Smart can already envision the final product once Washington Wizards rookie Alex Sarr puts it all together. Sarr has ...

WASHINGTON — Marcus Smart’s new teammates ... He was named the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in the 1995-96 season.

According to NBA Advanced Analytics ... Dort, a dark horse for the award, is a do-it-all defender in the style of former DPOY Marcus Smart for the 44-10 Thunder. He is the best defender on ...

Victor Wembanyama was, until Thursday's news that he's expected to miss the rest of the season, a mortal lock to win ...

Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Dyson Daniels made defensive history during Tuesday's 134-102 road win over the Charlotte ...