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Sylvia Fowles Claims Defensive Player of the Year Honors

2011. 2013. 2016. AND 2021

In her 14th #WNBA season, @SylviaFowles is named the 2021 @KIA Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time in her career. Congratulations, Sylvia! #CountIt pic.twitter.com/7Pgxmj6KpF— WNBA (@WNBA) September 26, 2021

That’s right. The GOAT of centers, Sylvia Fowles, claimed her 4th Defensive Player of the Year award, moving her into 2nd all-time and just 1 DPOY award behind Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings.

If you’ve had a chance to watch any Minnesota Lynx games this season, it’ll have been impossible for you not to see the defensive impact that Fowles has.