Since the first NBA Defensive Player of the Year award was given out in 1983, 13 centers have taken it home. Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace, and Dwight Howard are just a few of the more dominant winners.
37 years and 22 different recipients later, there has only been one big man with unique versatility: Anthony Davis.
Over the course of this unusual first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Davis has made his case for the award. The voting for all awards will be based on games before the shutdown, however, he has done enough to sway voters.