1979-80 - Defensive Player of the Year

Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:07 a.m. Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model. Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season. Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
Name Predicted Vote Share
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.278
Tree Rollins 0.125
Julius Erving 0.068
Magic Johnson 0.050
Larry Bird 0.044
Gus Williams 0.041
Maurice Cheeks 0.038