2026-27 - Defensive Player of the Year
Last Update: Nov. 11, 2026, 3:02 p.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 |
| Victor Wembanyama |
10
|
0.369
|
| Walker Kessler |
12
|
0.101
|
| Cooper Flagg |
10
|
0.053
|
| Paul George |
9
|
0.041
|
| Rudy Gobert |
10
|
0.027
|
| Luka Dončić |
10
|
0.026
|