2024-25 - Defensive Player of the Year
Last Update: Sept. 26, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
Eligibility: 65 qualifying games (20+ minutes; up to two 15-20 minute games count). Ineligible players' predictions are set to zero.
Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model.
Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season.
Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
| Name |
Qualifying Games |
Predicted Vote Share |
Actual Vote Share |
Actual Winner |
| Evan Mobley |
69
|
0.136
|
0.317 |
|
| Nikola Jokić |
70
|
0.100
|
|
|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
76
|
0.094
|
0.003 |
|
| Ivica Zubac |
80
|
0.079
|
0.038 |
|
| Luguentz Dort |
71
|
0.047
|
0.121 |
|
| Jalen Williams |
68
|
0.043
|
|
|
| Alperen Şengün |
75
|
0.042
|
|
|
| Jarrett Allen |
77
|
0.040
|
|
|
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
72
|
0.039
|
|
|
| Rudy Gobert |
72
|
0.038
|
0.001 |
|
| Dyson Daniels |
76
|
0.035
|
0.219 |
|
| Derrick White |
76
|
0.032
|
0.003 |
|
| OG Anunoby |
74
|
0.031
|
|
|
| Draymond Green |
67
|
0.012
|
0.171 |
|
| Amen Thompson |
67
|
0.007
|
0.103 |
|