Liste der NBA-All-Defensive Teams

– Mitglied der Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame als Spieler (*)
– Aktiver Spieler der Saison 2024/25 (^)
(×) – Die Zahl in der Klammer gibt an, wie oft derjenige Spieler zum jeweiligen Zeitpunkt bereits berufen wurde.
(°) – Punktgleichstand zweier Spieler, der eine Aufstockung der Defensiv-Auswahl nach sich zog.
Fett – Preisträger des Defensive Player of the Year Awards in jener Saison.<templatestyles src="FN/styles.css" /> ¹
Kursiv – Preisträger des Rookie of the Year Awards in jener Saison.

Saison	First team		Second team
Saison	Spieler	Team	Spieler	Team
1968/69	Dave DeBusschere*	New York Knicks	Rudy LaRusso	San Francisco Warriors
	Nate Thurmond*	San Francisco Warriors	Tom Sanders*	Boston Celtics
	Bill Russell*	Boston Celtics	John Havlicek*	Boston Celtics
	Walt Frazier*	New York Knicks	Jerry West*	Los Angeles Lakers
	Jerry Sloan*	Chicago Bulls	Bill Bridges	Atlanta Hawks
1969/70	Dave DeBusschere* (2)	New York Knicks	John Havlicek* (2)	Boston Celtics
	Gus Johnson*	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Bridges (2)	Atlanta Hawks
	Willis Reed*	New York Knicks	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	Milwaukee Bucks
	Walt Frazier* (2)	New York Knicks	Joe Caldwell	Atlanta Hawks
	Jerry West* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers	Jerry Sloan* (2)	Chicago Bulls
1970/71	Dave DeBusschere* (3)	New York Knicks	John Havlicek* (3)	Boston Celtics
	Gus Johnson* (2)	Baltimore Bullets	Paul Silas	Phoenix Suns
	Nate Thurmond* (2)	San Francisco Warriors	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2)	Milwaukee Bucks
	Walt Frazier* (3)	New York Knicks	Jerry Sloan* (3)	Chicago Bulls
	Jerry West* (3)	Los Angeles Lakers	Norm Van Lier	Cincinnati Royals
1971/72	Dave DeBusschere* (4)	New York Knicks	Paul Silas (2)	Phoenix Suns
	John Havlicek* (4)	Boston Celtics	Bob Love	Chicago Bulls
	Wilt Chamberlain*	Los Angeles Lakers	Nate Thurmond* (3)	Golden State Warriors
	Jerry West* (4)	Los Angeles Lakers	Norm Van Lier (2)	Chicago Bulls
	Walt Frazier* (4) (°)	New York Knicks	Don Chaney	Boston Celtics
	Jerry Sloan* (4) (°)	Chicago Bulls	Don Chaney	Boston Celtics
1972/73	Dave DeBusschere* (5)	New York Knicks	Paul Silas (3)	Phoenix Suns
	John Havlicek* (5)	Boston Celtics	Mike Riordan	Baltimore Bullets
	Wilt Chamberlain* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers	Nate Thurmond* (4)	Golden State Warriors
	Jerry West* (5)	Los Angeles Lakers	Norm Van Lier (3)	Chicago Bulls
	Walt Frazier (5)	New York Knicks	Don Chaney (2)	Boston Celtics
1973/74	Dave DeBusschere* (6)	New York Knicks	Elvin Hayes*	Capital Bullets
	John Havlicek* (6)	Boston Celtics	Bob Love (2)	Chicago Bulls
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (3)	Milwaukee Bucks	Nate Thurmond* (5)	Golden State Warriors
	Norm Van Lier (4)	Chicago Bulls	Don Chaney (3)	Boston Celtics
	Walt Frazier* (6) (°)	New York Knicks	Dick Van Arsdale (°)	Phoenix Suns
	Jerry Sloan* (5) (°)	Chicago Bulls	Jim Price (°)	Los Angeles Lakers
1974/75	John Havlicek* (7)	Boston Celtics	Elvin Hayes* (2)	Washington Bullets
	Paul Silas (4)	Boston Celtics	Bob Love (3)	Chicago Bulls
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (4)	Milwaukee Bucks	Dave Cowens*	Boston Celtics
	Jerry Sloan* (6)	Chicago Bulls	Norm Van Lier (5)	Chicago Bulls
	Walt Frazier* (7)	New York Knicks	Don Chaney (4)	Boston Celtics
1975/76	Paul Silas (5)	Boston Celtics	Jim Brewer	Cleveland Cavaliers
	John Havlicek* (8)	Boston Celtics	Jamaal Wilkes*	Golden State Warriors
	Dave Cowens* (2)	Boston Celtics	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (5)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Norm Van Lier (6)	Chicago Bulls	Jim Cleamons	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Don Watts	Seattle SuperSonics	Phil Smith	Golden State Warriors
1976/77	Bobby Jones*	Denver Nuggets	Jim Brewer (2)	Cleveland Cavaliers
	E.C. Coleman	New Orleans Jazz	Jamaal Wilkes* (2)	Golden State Warriors
	Bill Walton*	Portland Trail Blazers	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (6)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Don Buse	Indiana Pacers	Brian Taylor	Kansas City Kings
	Norm Van Lier (7)	Chicago Bulls	Don Chaney (5)	Los Angeles Lakers
1977/78	Bobby Jones* (2)	Denver Nuggets	E.C. Coleman (2)	Golden State Warriors
	Maurice Lucas	Portland Trail Blazers	Bob Gross	Portland Trail Blazers
	Bill Walton* (2)	Portland Trail Blazers	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (7) (°)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Bill Walton* (2)	Portland Trail Blazers	Artis Gilmore* (°)	Chicago Bulls
	Lionel Hollins	Portland Trail Blazers	Norm Van Lier (8)	Chicago Bulls
	Don Buse (2)	Phoenix Suns	Quinn Buckner	Milwaukee Bucks
1978/79	Bobby Jones* (3)	Philadelphia 76ers	Maurice Lucas (2)	Portland Trail Blazers
	Bob Dandridge*	Washington Bullets	Michael Leon Carr	Detroit Pistons
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (8)	Los Angeles Lakers	Moses Malone*	Houston Rockets
	Dennis Johnson*	Seattle SuperSonics	Lionel Hollins (2)	Portland Trail Blazers
	Don Buse (3)	Phoenix Suns	Eddie Johnson	Atlanta Hawks
1979/80	Bobby Jones* (4)	Philadelphia 76ers	Scott Wedman	Kansas City Kings
	Dan Roundfield	Atlanta Hawks	Kermit Washington	Portland Trail Blazers
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (9)	Los Angeles Lakers	Dave Cowens* (3)	Boston Celtics
	Dennis Johnson* (2)	Seattle SuperSonics	Quinn Buckner (2)	Milwaukee Bucks
	Don Buse (4) (°)	Phoenix Suns	Eddie Johnson (2)	Atlanta Hawks
	Micheal Ray Richardson (°)	New York Knicks	Eddie Johnson (2)	Atlanta Hawks
1980/81	Bobby Jones* (5)	Philadelphia 76ers	Dan Roundfield (2)	Atlanta Hawks
	Caldwell Jones	Philadelphia 76ers	Kermit Washington (2)	Portland Trail Blazers
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (10)	Los Angeles Lakers	George Johnson	San Antonio Spurs
	Dennis Johnson* (3)	Phoenix Suns	Quinn Buckner (3)	Milwaukee Bucks
	Micheal Ray Richardson (2)	New York Knicks	Dudley Bradley (°)	Indiana Pacers
	Micheal Ray Richardson (2)	New York Knicks	Michael Cooper* (°)	Los Angeles Lakers
1981/82	Bobby Jones* (6)	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Bird*	Boston Celtics
	Dan Roundfield (3)	Atlanta Hawks	Lonnie Shelton	Seattle SuperSonics
	Caldwell Jones (2)	Philadelphia 76ers	Jack Sikma*	Seattle SuperSonics
	Michael Cooper* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers	Quinn Buckner (4)	Milwaukee Bucks
	Dennis Johnson* (4)	Phoenix Suns	Sidney Moncrief*	Milwaukee Bucks
1982/83	Bobby Jones* (7)	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Bird* (2)	Boston Celtics
	Dan Roundfield (4)	Atlanta Hawks	Kevin McHale*	Boston Celtics
	Moses Malone* (2)	Philadelphia 76ers	Wayne Rollins	Atlanta Hawks
	Sidney Moncrief* (2)	Milwaukee Bucks	Michael Cooper* (3)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Dennis Johnson* (5) (°)	Phoenix Suns	Theodore Dunn	Denver Nuggets
	Maurice Cheeks* (°)	Philadelphia 76ers	Theodore Dunn	Denver Nuggets
1983/84	Bobby Jones* (8)	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Bird* (3)	Boston Celtics
	Michael Cooper* (4)	Los Angeles Lakers	Dan Roundfield (5)	Atlanta Hawks
	Wayne Rollins (2)	Atlanta Hawks	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (11)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Maurice Cheeks* (2)	Philadelphia 76ers	Dennis Johnson* (6)	Boston Celtics
	Sidney Moncrief* (3)	Milwaukee Bucks	Theodore Dunn (2)	Denver Nuggets
1984/85	Sidney Moncrief* (4)	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Jones* (9)	Philadelphia 76ers
	Paul Pressey	Milwaukee Bucks	Danny Vranes	Seattle SuperSonics
	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	Hakeem Olajuwon*	Houston Rockets
	Michael Cooper* (5)	Los Angeles Lakers	Dennis Johnson* (7)	Boston Celtics
	Maurice Cheeks* (3)	Philadelphia 76ers	Theodore Dunn (3)	Denver Nuggets
1985/86	Paul Pressey (2)	Milwaukee Bucks	Michael Cooper* (6)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Kevin McHale* (2)	Boston Celtics	Bill Hanzlik	Denver Nuggets
	Mark Eaton (2)	Utah Jazz	Manute Bol	Washington Bullets
	Sidney Moncrief* (5)	Milwaukee Bucks	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs
	Maurice Cheeks* (4)	Philadelphia 76ers	Dennis Johnson* (8)	Boston Celtics
1986/87	Kevin McHale* (3)	Boston Celtics	Paul Pressey (3)	Milwaukee Bucks
	Michael Cooper* (7)	Los Angeles Lakers	Rodney McCray	Houston Rockets
	Hakeem Olajuwon* (2)	Houston Rockets	Mark Eaton (3)	Utah Jazz
	Alvin Robertson (2)	San Antonio Spurs	Maurice Cheeks* (5)	Philadelphia 76ers
	Dennis Johnson* (9)	Boston Celtics	Derek Harper	Dallas Mavericks
1987/88	Kevin McHale* (4)	Boston Celtics	Buck Williams	New Jersey Nets
	Rodney McCray (2)	Houston Rockets	Karl Malone*	Utah Jazz
	Hakeem Olajuwon* (3)	Houston Rockets	Mark Eaton (4) (°)	Utah Jazz
	Hakeem Olajuwon* (3)	Houston Rockets	Patrick Ewing* (°)	New York Knicks
	Michael Cooper* (8)	Los Angeles Lakers	Alvin Robertson (3)	San Antonio Spurs
	Michael Jordan*	Chicago Bulls	Fat Lever	Denver Nuggets
1988/89	Dennis Rodman*	Detroit Pistons	Kevin McHale* (5)	Boston Celtics
	Larry Nance	Cleveland Cavaliers	A. C. Green	Los Angeles Lakers
	Mark Eaton (5)	Utah Jazz	Patrick Ewing* (2)	New York Knicks
	Michael Jordan* (2)	Chicago Bulls	John Stockton*	Utah Jazz
	Joe Dumars*	Detroit Pistons	Alvin Robertson (4)	San Antonio Spurs
1989/90	Dennis Rodman* (2)	Detroit Pistons	Kevin McHale* (6)	Boston Celtics
	Buck Williams (2)	Portland Trail Blazers	Rick Mahorn	Philadelphia 76ers
	Hakeem Olajuwon* (4)	Houston Rockets	David Robinson*	San Antonio Spurs
	Michael Jordan* (3)	Chicago Bulls	Derek Harper (2)	Dallas Mavericks
	Joe Dumars* (2)	Detroit Pistons	Alvin Robertson (5)	Milwaukee Bucks
1990/91	Michael Jordan* (4)	Chicago Bulls	Joe Dumars* (3)	Detroit Pistons
	Alvin Robertson (6)	Milwaukee Bucks	John Stockton* (2)	Utah Jazz
	David Robinson* (2)	San Antonio Spurs	Hakeem Olajuwon* (5)	Houston Rockets
	Dennis Rodman* (3)	Detroit Pistons	Scottie Pippen*	Chicago Bulls
	Buck Williams (3)	Portland Trail Blazers	Dan Majerle	Phoenix Suns
1991/92	Dennis Rodman* (4)	Detroit Pistons	Larry Nance (2)	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Scottie Pippen* (2)	Chicago Bulls	Buck Williams (4)	Portland Trail Blazers
	David Robinson* (3)	San Antonio Spurs	Patrick Ewing* (3)	New York Knicks
	Michael Jordan* (5)	Chicago Bulls	John Stockton* (3)	Utah Jazz
	Joe Dumars* (4)	Detroit Pistons	Micheal Williams	Indiana Pacers
1992/93	Scottie Pippen* (3)	Chicago Bulls	Horace Grant	Chicago Bulls
	Dennis Rodman* (5)	Detroit Pistons	Larry Nance (3)	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Hakeem Olajuwon* (6)	Houston Rockets	David Robinson* (4)	San Antonio Spurs
	Michael Jordan* (6)	Chicago Bulls	Dan Majerle (2)	Phoenix Suns
	Joe Dumars* (5)	Detroit Pistons	John Starks	New York Knicks
1993/94	Scottie Pippen* (4)	Chicago Bulls	Dennis Rodman* (6)	San Antonio Spurs
	Charles Oakley	New York Knicks	Horace Grant (2)	Chicago Bulls
	Hakeem Olajuwon* (7)	Houston Rockets	David Robinson* (5)	San Antonio Spurs
	Gary Payton*	Seattle SuperSonics	Nate McMillan	Seattle SuperSonics
	Mookie Blaylock	Atlanta Hawks	Latrell Sprewell	Golden State Warriors
1994/95	Scottie Pippen* (5)	Chicago Bulls	Horace Grant (3)	Orlando Magic
	Dennis Rodman* (7)	San Antonio Spurs	Derrick McKey	Indiana Pacers
	David Robinson* (6)	San Antonio Spurs	Dikembe Mutombo*	Denver Nuggets
	Gary Payton* (2)	Seattle SuperSonics	John Stockton* (4)	Utah Jazz
	Mookie Blaylock (2)	Atlanta Hawks	Nate McMillan (2)	Seattle SuperSonics
1995/96	Scottie Pippen* (6)	Chicago Bulls	Horace Grant (4)	Orlando Magic
	Dennis Rodman* (8)	Chicago Bulls	Derrick McKey (2)	Indiana Pacers
	David Robinson* (7)	San Antonio Spurs	Hakeem Olajuwon* (8)	Houston Rockets
	Gary Payton* (3)	Seattle SuperSonics	Mookie Blaylock (3)	Atlanta Hawks
	Michael Jordan* (7)	Chicago Bulls	Bobby Phills	Cleveland Cavaliers
1996/97	Scottie Pippen* (7)	Chicago Bulls	Anthony Mason	Charlotte Hornets
	Karl Malone* (2)	Utah Jazz	P. J. Brown	Miami Heat
	Dikembe Mutombo* (2)	Atlanta Hawks	Hakeem Olajuwon* (9)	Houston Rockets
	Michael Jordan* (8)	Chicago Bulls	Mookie Blaylock (4)	Atlanta Hawks
	Gary Payton* (4)	Seattle SuperSonics	John Stockton* (5)	Utah Jazz
1997/98	Scottie Pippen* (8)	Chicago Bulls	Tim Duncan*	San Antonio Spurs
	Karl Malone* (3)	Utah Jazz	Charles Oakley (2)	New York Knicks
	Dikembe Mutombo* (3)	Atlanta Hawks	David Robinson* (8)	San Antonio Spurs
	Gary Payton* (5)	Seattle SuperSonics	Mookie Blaylock (5)	Atlanta Hawks
	Michael Jordan* (9)	Chicago Bulls	Eddie Jones	Los Angeles Lakers
1998/99	Tim Duncan* (2)	San Antonio Spurs	P. J. Brown (2)	Miami Heat
	Jason Kidd*	Phoenix Suns	Theo Ratliff	Philadelphia 76ers
	Alonzo Mourning*	Miami Heat	Dikembe Mutombo* (4)	Atlanta Hawks
	Gary Payton* (6)	Seattle SuperSonics	Mookie Blaylock (6)	Atlanta Hawks
	Karl Malone* (4) (°)	Utah Jazz	Eddie Jones (2)	Charlotte Hornets
	Scottie Pippen* (9) (°)	Houston Rockets	Eddie Jones (2)	Charlotte Hornets
1999/00	Tim Duncan* (3)	San Antonio Spurs	Scottie Pippen* (10)	Portland Trail Blazers
	Kevin Garnett*	Minnesota Timberwolves	Clifford Robinson	Phoenix Suns
	Alonzo Mourning* (2)	Miami Heat	Shaquille O’Neal*	Los Angeles Lakers
	Gary Payton* (7)	Seattle SuperSonics	Eddie Jones (3)	Charlotte Hornets
	Kobe Bryant*	Los Angeles Lakers	Jason Kidd* (2)	Phoenix Suns
2000/01	Tim Duncan* (4)	San Antonio Spurs	Bruce Bowen	Miami Heat
	Kevin Garnett* (2)	Minnesota Timberwolves	P. J. Brown (3)	Charlotte Hornets
	Dikembe Mutombo* (5)	Philadelphia 76ers	Shaquille O’Neal* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Gary Payton* (8)	Seattle SuperSonics	Kobe Bryant* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Jason Kidd* (3)	Phoenix Suns	Doug Christie	Sacramento Kings
2001/02	Tim Duncan* (5)	San Antonio Spurs	Bruce Bowen (2)	San Antonio Spurs
	Kevin Garnett* (3)	Minnesota Timberwolves	Clifford Robinson (2)	Detroit Pistons
	Ben Wallace*	Detroit Pistons	Dikembe Mutombo* (6)	Philadelphia 76ers
	Gary Payton* (9)	Seattle SuperSonics	Kobe Bryant* (3)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Jason Kidd* (4)	New Jersey Nets	Doug Christie (2)	Sacramento Kings
2002/03	Tim Duncan* (6)	San Antonio Spurs	Ron Artest	Indiana Pacers
	Kevin Garnett* (4)	Minnesota Timberwolves	Bruce Bowen (3)	San Antonio Spurs
	Ben Wallace* (2)	Detroit Pistons	Shaquille O’Neal* (3)	Los Angeles Lakers
	Doug Christie (3)	Sacramento Kings	Jason Kidd* (5)	New Jersey Nets
	Kobe Bryant* (4)	Los Angeles Lakers	Eric Snow	Philadelphia 76ers
2003/04	Ron Artest (2)	Indiana Pacers	Andrei Kirilenko	Utah Jazz
	Kevin Garnett* (5)	Minnesota Timberwolves	Tim Duncan* (7)	San Antonio Spurs
	Ben Wallace* (3)	Detroit Pistons	Theo Ratliff (2)	Portland Trail Blazers
	Bruce Bowen (4)	San Antonio Spurs	Doug Christie (4)	Sacramento Kings
	Kobe Bryant* (5)	Los Angeles Lakers	Jason Kidd* (6)	New Jersey Nets
2004/05	Ben Wallace* (4)	Detroit Pistons	Tayshaun Prince	Detroit Pistons
	Kevin Garnett* (6)	Minnesota Timberwolves	Marcus Camby	Denver Nuggets
	Bruce Bowen (5)	San Antonio Spurs	Chauncey Billups*	Detroit Pistons
	Tim Duncan* (8)	San Antonio Spurs	Andrei Kirilenko (2)	Utah Jazz
	Larry Hughes	Washington Wizards	Jason Kidd* (7) (°)	New Jersey Nets
	Larry Hughes	Washington Wizards	Dwyane Wade* (°)	Miami Heat
2005/06	Bruce Bowen (6)	San Antonio Spurs	Tim Duncan* (9)	San Antonio Spurs
	Ben Wallace* (5)	Detroit Pistons	Chauncey Billups* (2)	Detroit Pistons
	Andrei Kirilenko (3)	Utah Jazz	Kevin Garnett* (7)	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Ron Artest (3)	Indiana Pacers	Marcus Camby (2)	Denver Nuggets
	Kobe Bryant* (6) (°)	Los Angeles Lakers	Tayshaun Prince (2)	Detroit Pistons
	Jason Kidd* (8) (°)	New Jersey Nets	Tayshaun Prince (2)	Detroit Pistons
2006/07	Bruce Bowen (7)	San Antonio Spurs	Ben Wallace* (6)	Chicago Bulls
	Tim Duncan* (10)	San Antonio Spurs	Kirk Hinrich	Chicago Bulls
	Marcus Camby (3)	Denver Nuggets	Jason Kidd* (8)	New Jersey Nets
	Kobe Bryant* (7)	Los Angeles Lakers	Tayshaun Prince (3)	Detroit Pistons
	Raja Bell	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Garnett* (8)	Minnesota Timberwolves
2007/08	Kevin Garnett* (9)	Boston Celtics	Shane Battier	Houston Rockets
	Kobe Bryant* (8)	Los Angeles Lakers	Chris Paul^	New Orleans Hornets
	Marcus Camby (4)	Denver Nuggets	Dwight Howard*	Orlando Magic
	Bruce Bowen (8)	San Antonio Spurs	Tayshaun Prince (4)	Detroit Pistons
	Tim Duncan* (11)	San Antonio Spurs	Raja Bell (2)	Phoenix Suns
2008/09	Dwight Howard* (2)	Orlando Magic	Tim Duncan* (12)	San Antonio Spurs
	Kobe Bryant* (9)	Los Angeles Lakers	Dwyane Wade* (2)	Miami Heat
	LeBron James^	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics
	Chris Paul^ (2)	New Orleans Hornets	Shane Battier (2)	Houston Rockets
	Kevin Garnett* (10)	Boston Celtics	Ron Artest (4)	Houston Rockets
2009/10	Dwight Howard* (3)	Orlando Magic	Tim Duncan* (13)	San Antonio Spurs
	Rajon Rondo (2)	Boston Celtics	Dwyane Wade* (3)	Miami Heat
	LeBron James^ (2)	Cleveland Cavaliers	Josh Smith	Atlanta Hawks
	Kobe Bryant* (10)	Los Angeles Lakers	Anderson Varejão	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Gerald Wallace	Charlotte Bobcats	Thabo Sefolosha	Oklahoma City Thunder
2010/11	Dwight Howard* (4)	Orlando Magic	Tony Allen	Memphis Grizzlies
	Rajon Rondo (3)	Boston Celtics	Chris Paul^ (3)	New Orleans Hornets
	LeBron James^ (3)	Miami Heat	Tyson Chandler	Dallas Mavericks
	Kobe Bryant* (11)	Los Angeles Lakers	Andre Iguodala	Philadelphia 76ers
	Kevin Garnett* (11)	Boston Celtics	Joakim Noah	Chicago Bulls
2011/12	Lebron James^ (4)	Miami Heat	Kevin Garnett* (12)	Boston Celtics
	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luol Deng	Chicago Bulls
	Dwight Howard* (5)	Orlando Magic	Tyson Chandler (2)	New York Knicks
	Chris Paul^ (4)	Los Angeles Clippers	Rajon Rondo (4)	Boston Celtics
	Tony Allen (2)	Memphis Grizzlies	Kobe Bryant* (12)	Los Angeles Lakers
2012/13	Tyson Chandler (3) (°)	New York Knicks	Avery Bradley	Boston Celtics
	Joakim Noah (2) (°)	Chicago Bulls	Mike Conley, Jr.^	Memphis Grizzlies
	Tony Allen (3)	Memphis Grizzlies	Tim Duncan* (14)	San Antonio Spurs
	Serge Ibaka (2)	Oklahoma City Thunder	Marc Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies
	LeBron James^ (5)	Miami Heat	Paul George^	Indiana Pacers
	Chris Paul^ (5)	Los Angeles Clippers	Paul George^	Indiana Pacers
2013/14	Paul George^ (2)	Indiana Pacers	Patrick Beverley	Houston Rockets
	Serge Ibaka (3)	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jimmy Butler^	Chicago Bulls
	Andre Iguodala (2)	Golden State Warriors	Roy Hibbert	Indiana Pacers
	Joakim Noah (3)	Chicago Bulls	LeBron James^ (6)	Miami Heat
	Chris Paul^ (6)	Los Angeles Clippers	Kawhi Leonard^	San Antonio Spurs
2014/15	Kawhi Leonard^ (2)	San Antonio Spurs	Anthony Davis^	New Orleans Pelicans
	Draymond Green^	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler^ (2)	Chicago Bulls
	Tony Allen (4)	Memphis Grizzlies	Andrew Bogut	Golden State Warriors
	DeAndre Jordan^	Los Angeles Clippers	John Wall	Washington Wizards
	Chris Paul^ (7)	Los Angeles Clippers	Tim Duncan* (15)	San Antonio Spurs
2015/16	Kawhi Leonard^ (3)	San Antonio Spurs	Paul Millsap	Atlanta Hawks
	Draymond Green^ (2)	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler^ (3)	Chicago Bulls
	Avery Bradley (2)	Boston Celtics	Tony Allen (5)	Memphis Grizzlies
	DeAndre Jordan^ (2)	Los Angeles Clippers	Hassan Whiteside	Miami Heat
	Chris Paul^ (8)	Los Angeles Clippers	Paul George^ (3)	Indiana Pacers
2016/17	Kawhi Leonard^ (4)	San Antonio Spurs	Tony Allen (6)	Memphis Grizzlies
	Draymond Green^ (3)	Golden State Warriors	Danny Green^	San Antonio Spurs
	Rudy Gobert^	Utah Jazz	André Roberson	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Patrick Beverley (2)	Houston Rockets	Anthony Davis^ (2)	New Orleans Pelicans
	Chris Paul^ (9)	Los Angeles Clippers	Giannis Antetokounmpo^	Milwaukee Bucks
2017/18	Rudy Gobert^ (2)	Utah Jazz	Joel Embiid^	Philadelphia 76ers
	Anthony Davis^ (3)	New Orleans Pelicans	Draymond Green^ (4)	Golden State Warriors
	Victor Oladipo	Indiana Pacers	Al Horford^	Boston Celtics
	Jrue Holiday^	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray^	San Antonio Spurs
	Robert Covington	Philadelphia 76ers	Jimmy Butler^ (4)	Minnesota Timberwolves
2018/19	Rudy Gobert^ (3)	Utah Jazz	Kawhi Leonard^ (5)	Toronto Raptors
	Giannis Antetokounmpo^ (2)	Milwaukee Bucks	Draymond Green^ (5)	Golden State Warriors
	Paul George^ (4)	Oklahoma City Thunder	Joel Embiid^ (2)	Philadelphia 76ers
	Marcus Smart^	Boston Celtics	Klay Thompson^	Golden State Warriors
	Eric Bledsoe	Milwaukee Bucks	Jrue Holiday^ (2)	New Orleans Pelicans
2019/20	Giannis Antetokounmpo^ (3)	Milwaukee Bucks	Kawhi Leonard^ (6)	Los Angeles Clippers
	Anthony Davis^ (3)	Los Angeles Lakers	Brook Lopez^	Milwaukee Bucks
	Ben Simmons^	Philadelphia 76ers	Bam Adebayo^	Miami Heat
	Rudy Gobert^ (4)	Utah Jazz	Patrick Beverley (3)	Los Angeles Clippers
	Marcus Smart^ (2)	Boston Celtics	Eric Bledsoe (2)	Milwaukee Bucks
2020/21	Ben Simmons^ (2)	Philadelphia 76ers	Bam Adebayo^ (2)	Miami Heat
	Rudy Gobert^ (5)	Utah Jazz	Jimmy Butler^ (5)	Miami Heat
	Draymond Green^ (6)	Golden State Warriors	Joel Embiid^ (3)	Philadelphia 76ers
	Jrue Holiday^ (3)	Milwaukee Bucks	Matisse Thybulle^	Philadelphia 76ers
	Giannis Antetokounmpo^ (4)	Milwaukee Bucks	Kawhi Leonard^ (7)	Los Angeles Clippers
2021/22	Marcus Smart^ (3)	Boston Celtics	Bam Adebayo^ (3)	Miami Heat
	Mikal Bridges^	Phoenix Suns	Jrue Holiday^ (4)	Milwaukee Bucks
	Rudy Gobert^ (6)	Utah Jazz	Matisse Thybulle^ (2)	Philadelphia 76ers
	Giannis Antetokounmpo^ (5)	Milwaukee Bucks	Robert Williams III^	Boston Celtics
	Jaren Jackson, Jr.^	Memphis Grizzlies	Draymond Green^ (7)	Golden State Warriors
2022/23	Jaren Jackson, Jr.^ (2)	Memphis Grizzlies	Draymond Green^ (8)	Golden State Warriors
	Evan Mobley^	Cleveland Cavaliers	OG Anunoby^	Toronto Raptors
	Jrue Holiday^ (5)	Milwaukee Bucks	Derrick White^	Boston Celtics
	Alex Caruso^	Chicago Bulls	Dillon Brooks^	Memphis Grizzlies
	Brook Lopez^ (2)	Milwaukee Bucks	Bam Adebayo^ (4)	Miami Heat
2023/24	Rudy Gobert^ (7)	Minnesota Timberwolves	Alex Caruso^ (2)	Chicago Bulls
	Victor Wembanyama^	San Antonio Spurs	Jalen Suggs^	Orlando Magic
	Bam Adebayo^ (5)	Miami Heat	Derrick White^ (2)	Boston Celtics
	Herbert Jones^	New Orleans Pelicans	Jaden McDaniels^	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Anthony Davis^ (4)	Los Angeles Lakers	Jrue Holiday^ (6)	Boston Celtics
2024/25	Evan Mobley^ (2)	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ivica Zubac^	Los Angeles Clippers
	Dyson Daniels^	Atlanta Hawks	Jaren Jackson, Jr.^ (3)	Memphis Grizzlies
	Luguentz Dort^	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams^	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Draymond Green^ (9)	Golden State Warriors	Toumani Camara^	Portland Trailblazers
	Amen Thompson^	Houston Rockets	Rudy Gobert^ (8)	Minnesota Timberwolves

¹

Den Defensive Player of the Year Award gibt es seit der Saison 1982/83.

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