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Last Updated: 29 August, 2024

2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award always seems to provoke intense debate among fans. Over the past few seasons, Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert has won the award multiple times, as the 2023-24 season was the fourth time he’d won it in seven years. While Gobert is tough to compete with when it comes to this award, there are certainly plenty of guys who are ready to claim the throne, like preseason favorite Victor Wembenyama.

Below, we'll compare the prices for the top defensive players in the league across multiple premier sports betting apps.

2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds

Player	Opening odds	DraftKings	FanDuel	BetMGM	Bet365
Victor Wembenyama	-250	-180	-190	-250	-200
Rudy Gobert	+900	+1100	+1200	+1300	+1000
Chet Holmgren	+2200	+1600	+1500	+1400	+1400
Bam Adebayo	+1600	+1200	+2000	+1200	+1500
Evan Mobley	+2000	+1600	+3000	+2000	+2000
Jaren Jackson Jr.	+1800	+1800	+2000	+2000	+1800
Anthony Davis	+1800	+2000	+2500	+2000	+2000
Giannis Antetokounmpo	+1600	+2000	+6000	+5000	+2800
OG Anunoby	+2500	+3000	+4000	+4000	+3300
Alex Caruso	+5000	+3000	+4000	+5000	+4000

*odds as of August 29, 2024

Current Favorites

Victor Wembenyama (-180 to -250): Wembenyama went into his rookie season with sky-high expectations, and as the season went on, he proved more and more that he's a superstar in the making. On the defensive end, Wembenyama's average of 3.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game led to him being a first-team all-defensive selection, and had him finish second in DPOY voting. With how the odds currently sit, it's clear that sportsbooks expect the Spurs big man to take an even bigger step in his defensive development this season.

Rudy Gobert (+1000 to +1300): Over the last ten seasons, only two players have won multiple Defensive Player of the Year Awards, Kawhi Leonard and Rudy Gobert. For Gobert, his win this past season gave him his fourth DPOY since 2017-18. While Gobert has continued to be a strong defensive presence down low, leading the league in defensive win shares with 5.8 this past season, there has never been a player like Wembenyama who could truly end his extended dominance with this award.

Chet Holmgren (+1400 to +1600): In his rookie season, Chet Holmgren proved that he is a valuable piece of Oklahoma City's young core. Sure, Holmgren may not have received a single vote for Defensive Player of the Year last season, but he did have a 7.3% block percentage and 4.4 defensive win shares. Holmgren has not yet reached his full potential on either side of the floor, so it's hard to imagine he goes another season without receiving votes.

Bam Adebayo (+1200 to +2000): Bam Adebayo averaged less than one block per game this past season, but he still managed to make such an impact on that end of the floor that he finished third in DPOY voting. The Miami big man had the third-best individual defensive rating in the league this past season (109) and 4.3 defensive win shares, but for as good as those numbers are, he's going to need to be even more of a presence this season if he wants to keep pace with Wembenyama.

Past Winners

Season	Player	Team	Opening odds
2023-24	Rudy Gobert	Minnesota Timberwolves	+2000
2022-23	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Memphis Grizzlies	+2000
2021-22	Marcus Smart	Boston Celtics	+4000
2020-21	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	+300
2019-20	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	+400
2018-19	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	+163
2017-18	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	+325
2016-17	Draymond Green	Golden State Warriors	+550
2015-16	Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs	+550
2014-15	Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs	N/A