Of this year's finalists, only two are up for multiple trophies. Jokić has a shot at MVP and Clutch Player of the Year, while Daniels can win Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward-center Evan Mobley is the recipient of the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA ...

Evan Mobley said his goal coming into the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award was introduced in the 1982-83 season. A panel of 124 broadcasters and sportswriters from across the United States and Canada select the best ...

Evan Mobley won the prestigious 2024-25 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is the first prestigious trophy that the Cleveland Cavaliers center would be taking ...

And yet, longtime assistant coach Ron Adams pointed to Green’s intelligence as perhaps his greatest strength and the biggest reason he – along with Cleveland’s Evan Mobley and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels ...

Alexander, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic or Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo? Who will win NBA MVP?

The NBA announced this ... shot at the Most Improved Player award. After being traded from New Orleans as part of the Dejounte Murray deal last summer, the third-year guard had a breakout season ...

Wembanyama's absence created perhaps the most open Defensive Player of the Year race we've ever seen. The absence of Wembanyama-level prospect has done the same for Rookie of the Year. Half of the ...

While All-Star guard Darius Garland missed Game 3 with a big toe injury he's been nursing for a while, the rest of the team ...

Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest ...

Evan Mobley said his goal coming into the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He got it done. The Cavs consider Mobley to be their best ...