1986-87 - 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 0.123
Clyde Drexler 0.101
Mark Eaton 0.097 0.128
Michael Jordan 0.059 0.013
Alvin Robertson 0.057 0.205
Larry Bird 0.043
Michael Cooper 0.035 0.321
Ron Harper 0.035
Kevin McHale 0.034 0.064
Doc Rivers 0.031 0.013
Manute Bol 0.029 0.103
James Worthy 0.027
Maurice Cheeks 0.009 0.051
Dennis Johnson 0.008 0.038