At the start of the 2023-24 season, the competition implemented a new rule. Players must have appeared in at least 65 of the 82 games of their team to be eligible for prizes before the end of the season. That is about 80% of the matches in a season.
On Thursday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Victor Wembanayama of Spurs is out for the rest of the year. He has to deal with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder. With only 46 games played, Wembanyama will not be able to win the defending player of the year. Now that Wembanyama is not eligible, who is the favorite to win the prize?
Who wins DPOY in 2024-25?
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Years Jackson Jr. (-105)
Victor Wembanyama from San Antonio was the running favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year in 2024-25. However, an injury ended his season early and he is not eligible for prizes before the end of the season. Now Jackson is Jr. Van Memphis the favorite at (-105) according to the opportunities via concreteline. Two seasons ago Jackson had Jr. On average a competition-leading (3.0) blocks per match and DPOY won in 2022-23. In 2-24-25 he is average (1.6) blocks and (1.3) steals per game. His 87 total blocks this season are the 7th of each player. Moreover, he is top 24 for Steals at 68.
Evan Mobley (+120)
Evan Mobley van Cleveland is in his fourth season with the Cavaliers. He was the third general choice in the NBA design of 2021. Mobley started with all 247 games in which he played. The 204-25 season was his first time he was selected as an All-Star. This season the CAVS own the best record in the east at 45-10. Mobley has a solid all-round year. It is on average (9.2) rebounds and (1.6) blocks per game. His 77 total blocks in 2024-25 are bound for the ninth most of each player. In 2022-23, Mobley finished third in DPOY votes. The former pick in the first round hopes to win the prize this season.
Luguentz there (+1200)
While he is to Oddmakers, it is a two -way race between Jackson Jr. And Evan Mobley, the following nearest chances after Mobley on (+125) is OKC’s Luguentz Dort on (+1200). The 25-year-old is in his sixth season with the Thunder. Dort is one of the best perimeter defenders on the ball in the NBA. His defensive statistics may not jump off the page, but he is a problem for opposing violations. Every night Dort takes the most difficult defensive assignment for OKC. He is proud to be an excellent defender. That is part of their team mentally and nobody shows that more than Dort. In 2024-25 he will be on average (10.0) points, (4.2) rebounds and (1.1) stealing per game.
