Difensore dell'anno 1982-2013
| Anno | Giocatore | Team |
| 2012/13 | Marc Gasol | Memphis |
| 2011/12 | Tyson Chandler | New York |
| 2010/11 | Dwight Howard | Orlando |
| 2009/10 | Dwight Howard | Orlando |
| 2008/09 | Dwight Howard | Orlando |
| 2007/08 | Kevin Garnett | Boston |
| 2006/07 | Marcus Camby | Denver |
| 2005/06 | Ben Wallace | Detroit |
| 2004/05 | Ben Wallace | Detroit |
| 2003/04 | Ron Artest | Indiana |
| 2002/03 | Ben Wallace | Detroit |
| 2001/02 | Ben Wallace | Detroit |
| 2000/01 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia |
| 1999/00 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami |
| 1998/99 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami |
| 1997/98 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta |
| 1996/97 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta |
| 1995/96 | Gary Payton | Seattle |
| 1994/95 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver |
| 1993/94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston |
| 1992/93 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston |
| 1991/92 | David Robinson | San Antonio |
| 1990/91 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit |
| 1989/90 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit |
| 1988/89 | Mark Eaton | Utah |
| 1987/88 | Micheal Jordan | Chicago |
| 1986/87 | Michael Cooper | L.A. Lakers |
| 1985/86 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio |
| 1984/85 | Mark Eaton | Utah |
| 1983/84 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee |
| 1982/83 | Sidney Moncrief | Miwaukee |