If Rudy Gobert wins a second straight Defensive Player of the Year, he’ll join a pretty short list.
Sidney Moncrief, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Ben Wallace, Dwight Howard and Kawhi Leonard are the only players in NBA history who won back-to-back DPOY awards.
Rodman, Olajuwon, Mutombo and Mourning are all in the Hall of Fame. Moncrief was a five-time All-Star who Basketball Reference gives a 49.9-percent shot to get into the Hall. Wallace, Howard and Leonard are at 45.