2004-05 - Defensive Player of the Year

Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:08 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
Ben Wallace 0.206 0.301
Shawn Marion 0.143 0.050
Marcus Camby 0.130 0.149
Tim Duncan 0.129 0.072
Shaquille O'Neal 0.054 0.028
Dirk Nowitzki 0.033
Josh Howard 0.032 0.002
Dwyane Wade 0.032 0.001
Andrei Kirilenko 0.017 0.022
Kevin Garnett 0.016 0.027
Bruce Bowen 0.012 0.219
Tayshaun Prince 0.007 0.041
Larry Hughes 0.005 0.047