who is the youngest player to win the defensive player of the year award

4 players are tied for the youngest Defensive Players of the Year in a season. They were 23 years old. The first three are Jaren Jackson Jr. in 2022-23, Kawhi Leonard in 2014-15 and Dwight Howard in 2008-09.

Interpreted as:
Who is the youngest player to win the defensive player of the year award in a regular season?
NAME AGE DPOY SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
23
1
2022-23
MEM MEM
63
28.4
18.6
6.8
1.0
1.0
3.0
6.6
13.0
50.6
1.6
4.5
35.5
3.8
4.9
78.8
61.3
1.7
5.0
1.7
1,787
1,173
426
60
65
189
107
227
+367
2 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23
1
2014-15
SAS SAS
64
31.8
16.5
7.2
2.5
2.3
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
3 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
23
1
2008-09
ORL ORL
79
35.7
20.6
13.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
4 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
23
1
1985-86
SAS SAS
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
5 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
24
1
2015-16
SAS SAS
72
33.1
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.8
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
6 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
24
1
2009-10
ORL ORL
82
34.7
18.3
13.2
1.8
0.9
2.8
6.2
10.2
61.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
10.0
59.2
63.0
3.5
9.7
3.3
2,843
1,503
1,082
144
75
228
274
287
+619
7 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
24
1
2003-04
IND IND
73
37.2
18.3
5.3
3.7
2.1
0.7
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.0
3.3
31.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
51.1
1.4
3.9
2.8
2,714
1,333
385
272
152
50
202
194
+486
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24
1
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
9 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25
1
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
10 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
25
1
2017-18
UTA UTA
56
32.4
13.5
10.7
1.4
0.8
2.3
4.9
7.9
62.2
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.3
68.2
65.7
2.9
7.8
1.9
1,816
756
601
80
44
129
107
153
+341
11 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
25
1
2010-11
ORL ORL
78
37.6
22.9
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
12 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
25
1
1982-83
MIL MIL
76
35.7
22.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
13 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
26
1
2018-19
UTA UTA
81
31.8
15.9
12.9
2.0
0.8
2.3
5.9
8.8
66.9
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.4
63.6
68.2
3.8
9.0
1.6
2,577
1,284
1,041
161
66
187
130
231
+384
14 Draymond Green
D. Green
26
1
2016-17
GSW GSW
76
32.5
10.2
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.4
3.6
8.6
41.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
2.0
2.8
70.9
52.2
1.3
6.6
2.4
2,471
776
599
533
154
106
184
217
+820
15 David Robinson
D. Robinson
26
1
1991-92
SAS SAS
68
37.7
23.2
12.2
2.7
2.3
4.5
8.7
15.8
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
5.8
8.3
70.1
59.7
3.8
8.4
2.7
2,564
1,578
829
181
158
305
182
219
16 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
26
1
1983-84
MIL MIL
79
38.9
20.9
6.7
4.5
1.4
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
3,075
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
17 Marcus Smart
M. Smart
27
1
2021-22
BOS BOS
71
32.3
12.1
3.8
5.9
1.7
0.3
4.2
10.1
41.8
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.3
54.0
0.6
3.2
2.2
2,296
861
270
417
119
18
159
160
+443
18 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
27
1
2001-02
DET DET
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
1.7
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
19 Gary Payton
G. Payton
27
1
1995-96
SEA SEA
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
2.9
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
3,162
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
20 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
28
1
2020-21
UTA UTA
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
21 Joakim Noah
J. Noah
28
1
2013-14
CHI CHI
80
35.3
12.6
11.3
5.4
1.2
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
2,820
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
22 Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
28
1
2012-13
MEM MEM
80
35.0
14.1
7.8
4.0
1.0
1.7
5.4
10.9
49.4
0.0
0.2
7.1
3.4
4.0
84.8
55.9
2.3
5.5
2.0
2,796
1,127
622
318
80
139
157
255
+434
23 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
28
1
2002-03
DET DET
73
39.4
6.9
15.4
1.6
1.4
3.2
2.9
6.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
2.6
45.0
48.6
4.0
11.4
1.2
2,873
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
24 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
28
1
1998-99
MIA MIA
46
38.1
20.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
25 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
28
1
1994-95
DEN DEN
82
37.8
11.5
12.5
1.4
0.5
3.9
4.3
7.7
55.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
65.4
59.5
3.9
8.7
2.3
3,100
946
1,029
113
40
321
192
284

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.6

7th

DRTG

109.2

6th

NETRTG

6.4

6th

3P%

34.9

17th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Suns Suns
9
7
.563
3.0
8
Mavericks Mavericks
9
7
.563
3.0
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
10
7
.588
2.5
10
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
7
.533
3.5
11
Spurs Spurs
9
8
.529
3.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
2/2
MEM MEM
@
MIL MIL
8:30 PM
Thu
1/30
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
7:30 PM
Mon
1/27
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sat
1/25
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
1/24
NOP NOP
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

7 - 11

131

Final

142

MEM Grizzlies

10 - 7

Sat 23 Nov 2024

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
16
1
.941
2
Celtics Celtics
13
3
.813
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
9
7
.563
6.5
4
Magic Magic
11
7
.611
5.5
5
Heat Heat
6
7
.462
8.0
6
Bucks Bucks
8
9
.471
8.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Warriors Warriors
12
4
.750
2
Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
3
Rockets Rockets
12
6
.667
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
5
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
10
7
.588
2.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
8
6
.571
3.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
11/22
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
94-104
Fri
11/22
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
119-125
Fri
11/22
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
104-98
Fri
11/22
MEM MEM
@
CHI CHI
142-131
Fri
11/22
DET DET
@
ORL ORL
100-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
11/27
TOR TOR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
11/27
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Wed
11/27
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Wed
11/27
NYK NYK
@
DAL DAL
7:30 PM
Wed
11/27
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM