1985-86 - 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
Hakeem Olajuwon 0.170
Alvin Robertson 0.141 0.473
Paul Pressey 0.099
Mark Eaton 0.073
Charles Barkley 0.058
Larry Bird 0.057
Terry Cummings 0.033
Wayne Cooper 0.030
Maurice Cheeks 0.028
Michael Cooper 0.027
Sidney Moncrief 0.020 0.141
Manute Bol 0.018 0.386