Who is your 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year? (Update: Jaren Jackson wins DPOY!)

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Jrue wasn’t on the team the year Giannis won

I stand corrected. It was Bledsoe who was all defensive team the year he won.

 

[holidayinn21]

If Jaren didn't miss the start of the season, it'd be a unanimous vote

He's the winner

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Mentions of Brook and Jrue in here. Interesting.

 

[FAH1223]

Mentions of Brook and Jrue in here. Interesting.

Are you implying Giannis has help

 

[get these nets]

Yes and Jrue was as well. They were mehhhh last year with Lopez out with the back injury, so he’s been key for years now for them.

Thanks, just looked up the voting the year GA won DPOY. Lopez finished 10th with no first place votes.

If BL's name is being floated around as a contender this year, then both he and GA would be splitting some of those 1st place votes.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Thanks, just looked up the voting the year GA won DPOY. Lopez finished 10th with no first place votes.

If BL's name is being floated around as a contender this year, then both he and GA would be splitting some of those 1st place votes.

This isn't true, at all.

Brook won't be splitting any 1st place votes with Giannis this season. You'll see this once the voting comes in. It'll be between Brook and JJJ, and nobody else is really in the conversation - both of them will have the most 1st place votes. Giannis won't come close to either of them.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Just want to remind everyone:

Brook Lopez was ‘a little surprised’ the Lakers didn’t try harder to re-sign him in free agency

The Lakers caught Brook Lopez off guard with their lack of interest in re-signing him in free agency.

www.silverscreenandroll.com

Magic Johnson admits that the Lakers not re-signing Brook Lopez was his mistake, attempts to justify moving on from Julius Randle and Ivica Zubac

Magic Johnson has heard you, and knows Brook Lopez could have helped the Lakers. He’s less sure about Julius Randle and Ivica Zubac, and talked about those three players (and the various decisions to let them go) at length on his now-infamous appearance on ESPN’s "First Take."

www.silverscreenandroll.com

Imagine if the Lakers had a DPOY candidate shooting 35% from 3pt as their center instead of the rotating shyt sandwich they've been trying to use whenever AD isn't pushed down to the 5.

 

[FAH1223]

 

[Ganso Bomb]

Brook Lopez EASILY. Leads the league in shot contests, total blocks, and anchors the league's best defense while rarely being in foul trouble and playing pretty much every game this season.

The Bucks might be the first squad since the 90s Bulls to have 3 players make All Defensive 1st Team.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

Immanuel Quickley

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Brook Lopez EASILY. Leads the league in shot contests, total blocks, and anchors the league's best defense while rarely being in foul trouble and playing pretty much every game this season.

The Bucks might be the first squad since the 90s Bulls to have 3 players make All Defensive 1st Team.

You had enough yet? Tell me when and I'll ease up.

 

[We Ready]

Not having Jaden McDaniels in the poll is kind of disrespectful.

 

[010101]

<<<<<the best perimeter defender>>>>>*

 

[UpAndComing]

I choose Derrick White

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I choose Derrick White

Celtics have the MVP (who's also the best player in the league), DPOY, best depth and best shooters. No excuses for them not to win it all this season.