1980-81 - 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
Julius Erving 0.168
Larry Bird 0.157
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.098
Robert Parish 0.091
George Johnson 0.063
Micheal Ray Richardson 0.036
Maurice Cheeks 0.034
Artis Gilmore 0.027
Magic Johnson 0.027