The reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2019/20 season.
The Greek Freak received 75 first-place votes and 432 points in balloting from a group of 100 sports journalists.
Antetokounmpo helped anchor a Milwaukee defense that ranked first in the NBA by a comfortable margin, with a 102.5 rating. The reigning MVP, who routinely guarded all five positions, averaged one steal and one block per game to go along with 11.4 DRPG, and opponents shot just 36.2% when he was the primary defender, per NBA.com.
Antetokounmpo becomes the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career. He joins Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett on the list.
Antetokounmpo joins Sidney Moncrief (1982-83 and 1983-84) as the only Bucks players to win the award.
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