Evan Mobley said his goal with the Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He got it done Thursday.

By TIM REYNOLDS 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 ...

The Cavaliers forward was one of three nominees to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award, and it was announced on Thursday that Mobley had won the award over Atlanta Hawks ' Dyson Daniels and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been named the NBA’s defensive player of the year. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

Hawks star Trae Young had an uplifting message for teammate Dyson Daniels after he lost out on the DPOY to Evan Mobley.

In a wide-open race for DPOY, Mobley came out on top, beating out Draymond Green and Dyson Daniels for the award.

The Athletic polled 158 players across the league anonymously on a number of topics. One of those topics was who would win it ...

Cleveland Cavaliers forward-center Evan Mobley is the recipient of the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/kCr4glI9Hg The award also means more ...

Apr 23, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) looks to pass beside Miami Heat forward ...

That play and that consistency earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, as voted on by members of the media.

Australian young gun Dyson Daniels has been snubbed for the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award in what some ...

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