NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds, Picks and Predictions for 2024-25 Season

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Betting Advice and Odds For The 2024-25 Season!

Sportsmemo’s Steve Seagrave drops his NBA futures betting knowledge surrounding the 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award including his picks and predictions on who will lift the hardware come the end of the season! Who has the best odds to win? What are some key betting trends to keep an eye on? Get Steve’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year picks and predictions below!

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2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds (DraftKings)

Victor Wembanyama San Antonio Spurs -170
Chet Holmgren OKC Thunder +1200
Rudy Gobert Minnesota Timberwolves +1400
Bam Adebayo Miami Heat +1400
Evan Mobley Cleveland Cavaliers +1600
Anthony Davis LA Lakers +1800
Jaren Jackson Jr Memphis Grizzlies +2000
Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks +2000
OG Anunoby New York Knicks +3000
Alex Caruso OKC Thunder +3000

Past NBA Defensive Player of the Year Winners

2023-24: Rudy Gobert Minnesota
2022-23: Jaren Jackson Jr Memphis
2021-22: Marcus Smart Boston
2020-21: Rudy Gobert Utah
2019-20: Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee

NBA Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year Trends

*Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace and Rudy Gobert have each won the award a record four times. Dwight Howard has won the award three times and he’s the only player to win the award in three consecutive seasons. Sideny Moncrief, Mark Eaton, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Alonzon Mourning and Kawhi Leonard have each won the award twice.

*Players must appear in 65 games to be eligible for the award; to get credit for a game played they must play at least 20 minutes.

2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Predictions

There was a debate last season that Victor Wembanyama should have won the award over Rudy Gobert as his defensive impact as an individual seem to outpace Gobert’s.

Ultimately, Minnesota contending for the #1 seed in the West and owning the NBAs best defensive rating pushed Gobert over Wemby as San Antonio only won 22 games.

Wembanyama recorded at least seven blocks in a league high eight games (one of which was a league high 10 blocks) and the next best player was Chet Holmgren with three 7+ block games.

The 7’4″ Frenchman has a 10′ standing reach and he averaged 3.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game last season. Wembanyama is a consensus shoo-in for the DPOY award this season but there isn’t much value in a -170-season long player prop.

I strongly considered Anthony Davis and Jaren Jackson Jr, but their injury histories make them a risky bet. Bam Adebayo doesn’t put up the numbers of a Wembanyama but his ability to guard both frontcourt and backcourt players are why he’s finished inside the top five for DPOY in each of the last five seasons.

Last season, he made the All-Defensive First Team for the first time in his career, and it was long overdue. The market seems to be warming up to Adebayo as he has the same odds as Gobert.

Adebayo is the anchor of a Miami Heat defense that ranked #5 in the NBA last season, and they lost a key play in Caleb Martin in the offseason.

Adebayo is extremely durable as he’s 13 games or fewer in all but one season so if Wembanyama misses time, Adebayo could be next man up.

2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Prediction (Not Named Wembanyama): Bam Adebayo +1400 DK

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