San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the 2025-26 NBA season on Monday after a unanimous vote.

Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama has been named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2025/26 season, the league announced on Monday (Twitter link).

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Wembanyama was the first unanimous winner ever. Chet Holmgren came in second and Ausar Thompson third.

SAN ANTONIO – Spurs’ star Victor Wembanyama, newly crowned NBA Defensive Player of the Year, had a shootaround with teammates Tuesday morning ahead of Game 2 against the Portland Trail Blazers. Wembanyama set a Spurs playoff record with 35 points in ...

Victor Wembanyama made a bit of NBA history on Monday, becoming the first ever unanimous Defensive Player of the Year. The Spurs big man earned all 100 first-place votes from the group of media members tasked with voting for this year’s league awards ...

Victor Wembanyama became the first player to unanimously win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, receiving all 100 first-place votes, the league said on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs center

There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama -- as expected -- was announced Monday as the league's top defensive player. The San Antonio center was second in the voting for DPOY as a rookie, was the ...

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama made NBA history on Monday as the first player to be unanimously named Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the youngest winner of the award at 22 years old.