AJ Dybantsa knows that he can become an All-Defensive player for the Trae Young-led Wizards after just a few games at NBA ...

The Los Angeles Lakers may have a special player in second-year guard Chris Manon, who wants to be dominant on the defensive ...

There are elite defenders, and then there’s Victor Wembanyama casually existing like a created player someone forgot to nerf. The San Antonio Spurs superstar earned unanimous First Team honors after ...

Victor Wembanyama has been tabbed as the -335 favorite in the 2026-27 NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds. Victor Wembanyama tops Bleacher Report's projected 2030 NBA player rankings as Andy Bailey ...

Arthur Kaluma scored 34 points and the Lakers' defense disrupted the Mavericks in a 91-70 win in Summer League Saturday.

Victor Wembanyama looked ready to win Defensive Player of the Year last season before a blood clot ended the race for him. He averaged 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and an NBA-best 3.8 ...

AJ Dybantsa blocks a Nique Clifford shot, one of two rejections for the Wizards' top pick against the Kings. Ian Maule / Getty Images LAS VEGAS — It counted as only one sequence in a 40-minute NBA ...

Entering the season, the Boston Celtics were expected to slip into something of an experimental phase. Not only had Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles tendon the previous postseason, an injury that ...

Victor Wembanyama was a virtual lock to win Defensive Player of the Year in 2024-25 before a blood clot cut his season short at 46 games. There were no shortcomings this season. The NBA announced on ...

Victor Wembanyama made a great defensive play on Saturday, but it wasn’t the kind made on the court. The San Antonio Spurs star faced reporters following his team’s 127-95 thrashing of the Milwaukee ...

Defense has become the Phoenix Suns' calling card. Even in a league driven by pace and offensive explosions, their swarming defensive pressure is one of the NBA's standout stories. It’s not hard to ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Victor Wembanyama made a bit of NBA history on Monday, becoming the first ever unanimous Defensive Player of the Year.