1983-84 - 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
Isiah Thomas 0.113
Tree Rollins 0.104 0.013
Magic Johnson 0.084 0.013
Mark Eaton 0.078 0.184
Larry Bird 0.072 0.013
Maurice Cheeks 0.046 0.066
Julius Erving 0.038
Marques Johnson 0.037
Dennis Johnson 0.034 0.092
Bill Laimbeer 0.031 0.013
Robert Parish 0.026
Rickey Green 0.023 0.039
Sidney Moncrief 0.022 0.251
Michael Cooper 0.016 0.066
T.R. Dunn 0.015 0.053
Larry Nance 0.012 0.026
Rory Sparrow 0.003 0.026
Bobby Jones 0.003 0.066
Calvin Natt 0.002 0.026