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.

The 22-year-old Spurs superstar becomes the youngest Defensive Player of the Year in NBA history and the first unanimous winner.

NBA awards season is underway, and the first trophy was given out on Monday evening. Victor Wembanyama is the Defensive Player of the Year. He is the first player in NBA history to win the award unanimously.

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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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’ 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 ...

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.

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

A record-breaking defensive performance from Victor Wembanyama is not enough to prevent the Minnesota Timberwolves taking a lead against the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA play-offs.