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Utah Jazz All-Time Defensive Player of the Year Winners

The Defensive Player of the Year award first began in the 1982-1983 NBA Season. Since that time, the Utah Jazz have had two players win the award two times each. Here is the full list of players and the years they won the award.

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Mark Eaton 1984-1985 Stats

In the 1984-1985 season, Mark Eaton won his first Defensive Player of the Year award at age 28. Quick fact: he entered the league at age 26. He averaged 5.6 blocks a game while playing all 82 games.