Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award, the NBA announced Tuesday.
The anchor of Milwaukee's stellar unit had 75 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes and three third-place votes. Lakers big Anthony Davis finished second in the voting while Jazz center Rudy Gobert, 76ers guard Ben Simmons and Heat forward Bam Adebayo finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
"Congrats to Giannis on being named Defensive Player of the Year," head coach Mike Budenholzer said on TNT's Inside the NBA. "His commitment to defending, his commitment to winning is beyond incredible.