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2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds Tracker

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By Ian Jones

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  • Who are the top betting favorites for the 2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award?
  • Victor Wembanyama opens as an odds-on favorite to win the DPOY in 2026
  • Track how the 2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds fluctuate throughout the season

We’re tracking the 2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds movement and will keep doing so throughout the 2025-26 NBA Season. Below, you’ll find a live table containing the odds for the current Top 10 MVP favorites, and further down you’ll see graphs averaging the odds taken from all of our most-trust online sportsbooks.

2026 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds

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NBA DPOY Odds Movement Timeline

  • July 16 – The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (-160) has again opened as the favorite to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, and is followed by the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren (+650) and last year’s winner, the Cavs’ Evan Mobley (+950).

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Past 10 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Winners

YearPlayerTeam
2025Evan MobleyCleveland Cavaliers
2024Rudy GobertMinnesota Timberwolves
2023Jaren Jackson JrMemphis Grizzlies
2022Marcus SmartBoston Celtics
2021Rudy GobertUtah Jazz
2020Giannis AntetokounmpoMilwaukee Bucks
2019Rudy GobertUtah Jazz
2018Rudy GobertUtah Jazz
2017Draymond GreenGolden State Warriors
2016Kawhi LeonardSan Antonio Spurs
2015Kawhi LeonardSan Antonio Spurs

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Ian Jones
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With a background in content marketing, literature, and design, Ian has been bringing a little bit of everything to SBD since 2021. In addition to having penned articles for Eighty-Six Forever, Ian can and will talk your ear off over almost any sport you can think of.

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