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2020-21 - 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
Rudy Gobert
0.524
0.516
Ben Simmons
0.068
0.319
Giannis Antetokounmpo
0.049
0.013
Jrue Holiday
0.037
0.007
Joel Embiid
0.037
0.008
Draymond Green
0.014
0.084
Bam Adebayo
0.001
0.034