Victor Wembanyama was the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year last season before he missed the second half of the year due to a shoulder issue. Wembanyama is once again the favorite for the award -- and the only thing that can stop him is the 65-game threshold.
The San Antonio Spurs have had a player win the Defensive Player of the Year award four times in franchise history: Kawhi Leonard won the award in 2015 and 2016, David "The Admiral" Robinson won in 1992, and Alvin Robertson won in 1986. Perhaps inexplicably, the best defender in franchise history, Tim Duncan, never once took home that trophy.