Season Player Position Nationality Team 1982 -- 83 Sidney Moncrief Guard United States Milwaukee Bucks 1983 -- 84 Sidney Moncrief (2) Guard United States Milwaukee Bucks 1984 -- 85 Mark Eaton Center United States Utah Jazz 1985 -- 86 Alvin Robertson Guard United States San Antonio Spurs 1986 -- 87 Michael Cooper Guard / Forward United States Los Angeles Lakers 1987 -- 88 Michael Jordan * Guard United States Chicago Bulls 1988 -- 89 Mark Eaton (2) Center United States Utah Jazz 1989 -- 90 Dennis Rodman * Forward United States Detroit Pistons 1990 -- 91 Dennis Rodman * (2) Forward United States Detroit Pistons 1991 -- 92 David Robinson * Center United States San Antonio Spurs 1992 -- 93 Hakeem Olajuwon * Center Nigeria Houston Rockets 1993 -- 94 Hakeem Olajuwon * (2) Center Nigeria Houston Rockets 1994 -- 95 Dikembe Mutombo * Center Zaire Denver Nuggets 1995 -- 96 Gary Payton * Guard United States Seattle SuperSonics 1996 -- 97 Dikembe Mutombo * (2) Center Zaire Atlanta Hawks 1997 -- 98 Dikembe Mutombo * (3) Center Democratic Republic of the Congo Atlanta Hawks 1998 -- 99 Alonzo Mourning * Center United States Miami Heat 1999 -- 00 Alonzo Mourning * (2) Center United States Miami Heat 2000 -- 01 Dikembe Mutombo * (4) Center Democratic Republic of the Congo Philadelphia 76ers 2001 -- 02 Ben Wallace Center United States Detroit Pistons 2002 -- 03 Ben Wallace (2) Center United States Detroit Pistons 2003 -- 04 Ron Artest Forward United States Indiana Pacers 2004 -- 05 Ben Wallace (3) Center United States Detroit Pistons 2005 -- 06 Ben Wallace (4) Center United States Detroit Pistons 2006 -- 07 Marcus Camby Center United States Denver Nuggets 2007 -- 08 Kevin Garnett Forward / Center United States Boston Celtics 2008 -- 09 Dwight Howard ^ Center United States Orlando Magic 2009 -- 10 Dwight Howard ^ (2) Center United States Orlando Magic 2010 -- 11 Dwight Howard ^ (3) Center United States Orlando Magic 2011 -- 12 Tyson Chandler ^ Center United States New York Knicks 2012 -- 13 Marc Gasol ^ Center Spain Memphis Grizzlies 2013 -- 14 Joakim Noah ^ Center France Chicago Bulls 2014 -- 15 Kawhi Leonard ^ Forward United States San Antonio Spurs 2015 -- 16 Kawhi Leonard ^ (2) Forward United States San Antonio Spurs 2016 -- 17 Draymond Green ^ Forward United States Golden State Warriors 2017 -- 18 Rudy Gobert ^ Center France Utah Jazz
when did kevin garnett win defensive player of the year
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