Gilgeous Alexander was the only Thunder player to receive votes for Defensive Player of the Year last season, finishing ...

The race for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) is heating up, with key contenders making their mark as the season ...

With award frontrunner Victor Wembanyama sidelined for the season, the chase for the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is wide open.

This article was originally published on fansided.com as NBA awards race: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a legitimate case over Victor Wembanyama for DPOY.

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With Wembanyama out, the DPOY race is wide open, and if SGA continues this level of play while leading the Thunder to the best record in the NBA, he could add a DPOY trophy to his growing list of ...

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Rarely is it fair to say that an award race is over in February, but had Wembanyama remained healthy, he was going to win Defensive Player of the Year. Possibly unanimously. Now, though ...

Nonetheless, because Wembanyama will now miss the NBA's minimum 65-game threshold to win awards, such news does open doors on this year's Defensive Player of the Year race: At the moment ...

With Anthony Davis missing an extended period and becoming ineligible, Wemby was a huge favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year as of this morning. With Wemby out Jaren Jackson Jr. is now the ...