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.

Victor Wembanyama was a virtual lock to win Defensive Player of the Year in 2024-25 before a blood clot cut his season short at 46 games. There were no shortcomings this season. The NBA announced on Monday that Wembanyama won the 2025-26 Defensive Player of the Year award,

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).

Victor Wembanyama beat out the Thunder's Chet Holmgren and the Pistons' Ausar Thompson for the award. Could MVP be next for the Spurs star?

Victor Wembanyama made history this season by becoming the first NBA player ever to win Defensive Player of the Year unanimously. That award reflected his extraordinary impact as a shot-blocker, rebounder,

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was named the NBA's defensive player of the year on Monday, becoming the first unanimous winner in the award's 43-year history. France international Wembanyama, a generational talent who has helped transform San ...

NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Monday. Wembanyama is the first NBA player to win Defensive Player of the Year unanimously, as he received all 100 first-place votes. The Thunder's Chet Holmgren finished second,

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

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 ...

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 ...