Can you name the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Winners?

Year	Winner	Team
1982-83		Milwaukee Bucks
1983-84		Milwaukee Bucks
1984-85		Utah Jazz
1985-86		San Antonio Spurs
1986-87		Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88		Chicago Bulls
1988-89		Utah Jazz
1989-90		Detroit Pistons
1990-91		Detroit Pistons
1991-92		San Antonio Spurs
1992-93		Houston Rockets
1993-94		Houston Rockets
1994-95		Denver Nuggets
1995-96		Seattle Supersonics
1996-97		Atlanta Hawks
1997-98		Atlanta Hawks

Year	Winner	Team
1998-99		Miami Heat
1999-00		Miami Heat
2000-01		Phil. 76ers/Atl. Hawks
2001-02		Detroit Pistons
2002-03		Detroit Pistons
2003-04		Indiana Pacers
2004-05		Detroit Pistons
2005-06		Detroit Pistons
2006-07		Denver Nuggets
2007-08		Boston Celtics
2008-09		Orlando Magic
2009-10		Orlando Magic
2010-11		Orlando Magic
2011-12		New York Knicks
2012-13		Memphis Grizzlies

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NBA Defensive POY Quiz

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Created Jan 26, 2009 in Sports
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	Kicking222:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 17:32 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for this one. I know I requested it a while back, but I'd imagine other people wanted to see it. I got 20 almost immediately, but missed six of the first seven (all but that guy on the Bulls). I've gotta be honest- the Jazz player completely blindsided me. I wouldn't have thought of him in a million years, but considering he averaged 3.5 blocks per game in his career, it makes perfect sense that he won the award twice.

	[Deleted]:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 17:38 GMT		2 points
	Yeah, that Jazz player was an absolute beast. He must be one of the scariest players to see waiting under the basket. I got 23/26, missing just the first two and the Pacer in '04.

	nobullship:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 17:44 GMT		2 points
	ha me too smacaskill. im not too upset about the first two but i cant believe i missed the pacer in '04 (slaps the forehead)

	DarthStat:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 17:46 GMT		6 points
	Wow. I got all but one; the Spur in 85-86. I can't believe that neither Bruce Bowen or Joe Dumars ever won this award.

	[Deleted]:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 17:50 GMT		2 points
	Missing the '04 player does sting. Can't believe I forgot him.

	Buddha:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 18:06 GMT		0 points
	Great quiz. Got all but the first 2. Even after seeing his name, I still don't know who he is.

	emh:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT		2 points
	Definitely a great quiz! Got all 26, getting Alvin Robertson with about 10 seconds to spare.

	emh:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 18:15 GMT		3 points
	Buddha...Sidney Moncrief was part of the great Bucks teams in the mid-80s along with Marques Johnson (and coached by Don Nelson). But they could never get past the Celtics or the 76ers to reach the finals.

	JBard:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 18:21 GMT		1 point
	great quiz, way to contribute not but really or officially, kicking222

	jzev:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 18:59 GMT		0 points
	alot of guys got it multiple years

	laclasede2010:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 19:33 GMT		6 points
	who is this sporcle user "ben" who contributes just about EVERY game? can i give this guy a handshake or a pat on the back or something?

	Ecliptica:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 19:37 GMT		1 point
	23/26, missed the Pistons player(!) and the Supersonics player in 95-96. Now I feel dumb after seeing it.

	scotttenorman:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 20:11 GMT		1 point
	24/26... got the 1985 spurs guy by accident, didn't know the bucks guy

	Bob Remes:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 20:31 GMT		1 point
	23/26 No Moncrief, no Robertson. Almost forgot MJ, never would have been able to forgive myself. I forgot that he got it so long ago. What a season, 37 a game, MVP, DPOY. God in sneakers, as Larry Bird would say.

	Jon:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 22:31 GMT		2 points
	26/26 - yay...that pretty much never happens for me!

	rondo723:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 00:42 GMT		0 points
	I also requested this one, just yesterday. Thanks Sporcle! This quiz was everything I had dreamed it would be.

	drza:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 02:25 GMT		0 points
	Where is paper clip at when you're butchering names on this game. After about the 5th try I wish he would pop up and say "Looks like you're trying to spell Mutombo" Oh yeah paper clip,what if I was just saying how much I like to mambo?

	SunnyD22222:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 03:32 GMT		-2 points
	Got them all quickly good quiz

	Vernon Gonsalves:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 10:40 GMT		0 points
	Got 'em all. The teams are the real giveaway. Without the teams, I would have probably only got about 10 or so. I seem to recall only 4 people very getting quadruple doubles but I can only recall Alvin Robertson, Hakeem and the Admiral (all of whom are represented here). Am I wrong? Is there another one or did I imagine him?

	Hare:	Jan 27th, 2009 at 19:37 GMT		1 point
	Vernon: The fourth quadruple-double guy is Nate Thurmond.

	ekedolphin:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 10:17 GMT		0 points
	Got 'em all except for Robertson and Moncrief, which are the two most obscure answers according to the current statistics. It's incredible to think that Wallace has won the award four times. Why's someone else wearing his number with the Pistons, now? For the Jazz, I answered Malone and Stockton before getting Eaton. I named Kenyon Martin of the Nuggets before getting Camby, and Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars of the Pistons before settling on Rodman. (I also typed "O'Neal" for the Heat before I got Mourning, even though O'Neal was clearly with the Lakers at that time. D'oh!)

	Mizznox:	Apr 8th, 2009 at 11:57 GMT		0 points
	Sad that "Bucks player" is the most missed, he's easily one of the top 5 perimeter defenders of all time.

	Brad Bammert:	Apr 21st, 2009 at 22:04 GMT		0 points
	Dwight Howard was named the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year today.

	Jaws12185:	May 20th, 2009 at 16:50 GMT		1 point
	rodman was more intimidating in a wedding dress

	Dodgy34:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 01:51 GMT		0 points
	Woot woot! All of them in 1min 36secs. The Moncrief call was pulledo ut of my butt, but knew the rest.

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	JukaiBallin:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 17:24 GMT		1 point
	Bam! Got them all! Eaton, that's my man right there, 5.6 blocks a game!

	Dahabi:	Feb 20th, 2010 at 21:40 GMT		1 point
	25/26...missed cooper of all people grrrr

	CoolerKing:	Mar 20th, 2010 at 03:57 GMT		1 point
	WHO WANTS TO SEX MUTOMBO?!

	challie:	Jun 14th, 2010 at 22:22 GMT		2 points
	I also feel like this would have been more fun without the teams listed. Otherwise, nice job ... a Sporcle no-brainer.

	GoldenBoy999:	Jul 26th, 2011 at 20:40 GMT		-3 points
	Hard to believe no Shaq!

	brady1221:	Feb 1st, 2012 at 01:30 GMT		1 point
	great quizz!!!

	Tfroats:	Mar 17th, 2012 at 18:47 GMT		1 point
	How did I forget Marcus Camby.

	Rocky123:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 00:48 GMT		2 points
	Accept "Metta World Peace" for Ron Artest.

	MrShenanigans:	May 17th, 2012 at 08:10 GMT		1 point
	I missed Mutombo and Artest. damn...

	McHinch:	Jun 30th, 2012 at 17:04 GMT		0 points
	Got 'em all in 36 seconds! A big reason for that, though, is that I've contributed 2 quizzes, one of them being "Name all the All-Defensive Players who scored less than 10 ppg the same season", so I had a leg up.

	McHinch:	Jun 30th, 2012 at 17:06 GMT		1 point
	Not sure if that's a joke, but Artest wasn't "Metta World Peace" when he won the award. Its unlikely he'll ever win one again, so I don't believe we'll be seeing "Metta World Peace" as a DPOY.