Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy: Full List of Defensive Player of the Year Winners

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award, officially known as the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, honors the league's top defensive player in the season. Here is a comprehensive list of all the players who have won the prestigious award since its inception in the 1982-83 season.

1982-1989

1982-83: Sidney Moncrief

1983-84: Sidney Moncrief

1984-85: Mark Eaton

1985-86: Alvin Robertson

1986-87: Alvin Robertson

1987-88: Michael Cooper

1988-89: Mark Eaton