1982-83 - 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 Actual Vote Share Actual Winner
Larry Nance 0.102
Tree Rollins 0.101 0.208
Magic Johnson 0.093
Artis Gilmore 0.081
Maurice Cheeks 0.065 0.125
Larry Bird 0.061 0.125
Moses Malone 0.060
Julius Erving 0.043
Johnny Moore 0.042
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.030
Sidney Moncrief 0.023 0.292
Bobby Jones 0.010 0.125
Michael Cooper 0.006 0.125