Former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart coaching up Jordan Poole. His defensive impact was felt in games, especially alongside his younger teammates who were less experienced pressing ...

A. Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace and Rudy Gobert have won four Defensive Player of the Year awards, which is the most by any NBA player in history. Q. Has anyone won MVP and DPOY in the same year?

Sometimes, the best moves in life are the moves nobody sees coming. Those moves tend to catch people by surprise and give you ...

Marcus Smart's arrival has been met with nothing ... scrappy Washington team needed. The former Defensive Player of the Year took on a leadership role, and it's clear that he's made a significant ...

via Twitter @JoshuaBRobbins / April 21, 2025 Chase Hughes: Marcus Smart says he’s had several conversations with Alex Sarr to help him become a more physical player. “We’re working on that ...

Stephen Noh of Sporting News named some possible trade fits with the Lakers, and one of them is Washington Wizards star Marcus ... Smart is a quality defender, something the Lakers lacked this year.

The Defensive Player of the Year award has almost exclusively been the domain of the big man – 17 of the last 20 have been won by either a centre or power forward. Marcus Smart (2021-22 ...

The last player to win Defensive Player of the Year on a team that ranked outside the top 10 in rating is Marcus Camby with the 2006-07 Denver Nuggets (11th). Daniels had a terrific season for the ...