2024-25 - Defensive Player of the Year

Last Update: April 25, 2025, 10 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
Nikola Jokić 0.128
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 0.100
Victor Wembanyama 0.071
Jalen Williams 0.055
Alperen Şengün 0.041
Karl-Anthony Towns 0.039
Ivica Zubac 0.036
Jarrett Allen 0.034
Evan Mobley 0.032
OG Anunoby 0.031
Chet Holmgren 0.027
Luguentz Dort 0.027
James Harden 0.026