2021-22 - 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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 0.089 0.064
Marcus Smart 0.081 0.286
Rudy Gobert 0.081 0.151
Nikola Jokić 0.062
Joel Embiid 0.060
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.059 0.110
Jayson Tatum 0.057
Mikal Bridges 0.053 0.224
Bam Adebayo 0.049 0.142
Robert Williams 0.045 0.009
Jimmy Butler 0.030
Al Horford 0.028 0.003
Jaylen Brown 0.026