I think my list will have Rudy, AD, Bam Adebayo, Brook Lopez, Mitchell Robinson as the top 5 defenders in my DPOY race so far.

Other Notable defenders: OG, Dillon Brooks, Herb Jones, Alex Caruso all deserve some appreciation

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    11 months ago

    Agreed. The award has moved towards off ball defenders who get a lot of counting stats, despite the advancement of on ball metrics. A raptors specific example, voters prefer players like Barnes over O.G.