2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds: Can Barnes Win?
Sam Cox
Feb 26, 2026, 9:16 AM
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(Wikimedia Commons/All-Pro Reels)
| Player | Team | Current Odds | Opening Odds |
| Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | -833 | -200 |
| Chet Holmgren | Oklahoma City Thunder | +650 | +650 |
| Rudy Gobert | Minnesota Timberwolves | +3000 | +5000 |
| Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | +5500 | +6600 |
| Ausar Thompson | Detroit Pistons | +12500 | +3500 |
| Amen Thompson | Houston Rockets | +20000 | +2500 |
| Bam Adebayo | Miami Heat | +20000 | +5000 |
Scottie Barnes’ NBA DPOY Odds
| Player | Current Odds | Opening Odds |
| Scottie Barnes | +5500 | +6600 |
Who Has Won the Most NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards?
| Players | DPOYs | Years Won |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 1995, 1997-98, 2001 |
| Ben Wallace | 4 | 2002-03, 2005-06 |
| Rudy Gobert | 4 | 2018-19, 2021, 2024 |
| Dwight Howard | 3 | 2009-11 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 2 | 1983-84 |
| Mark Eaton | 2 | 1985, 1989 |
| Dennis Rodman | 2 | 1990-91 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 2 | 1993-94 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 2 | 2015-16 |
Teams With the Most NBA Defensive Player of the Year Winners?
| Team | DPOYs |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 |
| Utah Jazz | 5 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 4 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 3 |
| Orlando Magic | 3 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 2 |
| Boston Celtics | 2 |
| Chicago Bulls | 2 |
| Denver Nuggets | 2 |
| Houston Rockets | 2 |
| Miami Heat | 2 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 2 |
List of NBA Defensive Player of the Year Winners
| Year | Name | Position | Team |
| 2024-25 | Evan Mobley | Forward/Centre | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2023-24 | Rudy Gobert | Centre | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2022-23 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Forward/Centre | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2021-22 | Marcus Smart | Guard | Boston Celtics |
| 2020-21 | Rudy Gobert | Centre | Utah Jazz |
| 2019-20 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Forward | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2018-19 | Rudy Gobert | Centre | Utah Jazz |
| 2017-18 | Rudy Gobert | Centre | Utah Jazz |
| 2016-17 | Draymond Green | Forward/Centre | Golden State Warriors |
| 2015-16 | Kawhi Leonard | Forward | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014-15 | Kawhi Leonard | Forward | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2013-14 | Joakhim Noah | Centre | Chicago Bulls |
| 2012-13 | Marc Gasol | Centre | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2011-12 | Tyson Chandler | Centre | New York Knicks |
| 2010-11 | Dwight Howard | Centre | Orlando Magic |
| 2009-10 | Dwight Howard | Centre | Orlando Magic |
| 2008-09 | Dwight Howard | Centre | Orlando Magic |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Garnett | Forward | Boston Celtics |
| 2006-07 | Marcus Camby | Centre | Denver Nuggets |
| 2005-06 | Ben Wallace | Centre | Detroit Pistons |
| 2004-05 | Ben Wallace | Centre | Detroit Pistons |
| 2003-04 | Ron Artest | Forward | Indiana Pacers |
| 2002-03 | Ben Wallace | Centre | Detroit Pistons |
| 2001-02 | Ben Wallace | Centre | Detroit Pistons |
| 2000-01 | Dikembe Mutombo | Centre | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1999-2000 | Alonzo Mourning | Centre | Miami Heat |
| 1998-99 | Alonzo Mourning | Centre | Miami Heat |
| 1997-98 | Dikembe Mutombo | Centre | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1996-97 | Dikembe Mutombo | Centre | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1995-96 | Gary Payton | Guard | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1994-95 | Dikembe Mutombo | Centre | Denver Nuggets |
| 1993-94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Centre | Houston Rockets |
| 1992-93 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Centre | Houston Rockets |
| 1991-92 | David Robinson | Centre | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1990-91 | Dennis Rodman | Forward | Detroit Pistons |
| 1989-90 | Dennis Rodman | Forward | Detroit Pistons |
| 1988-89 | Mark Eaton | Centre | Utah Jazz |
| 1987-88 | Michael Jordan | Guard | Chicago Bulls |
| 1986-87 | Michael Cooper | Guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1985-86 | Alvin Robertson | Guard | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1984-85 | Mark Eaton | Centre | Utah Jazz |
| 1983-84 | Sidney Moncrief | Guard | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1982-83 | Sidney Moncrief | Guard | Milwaukee Bucks |
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