CLEVELAND, Ohio — Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, beating out the Golden State Warriors Draymond Green and Dyson Daniels of the Atlanta Hawks.

Mobley amassed 17 points (6-9 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), seven rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal in 23 minutes during Monday's 138-83 win over the Heat in Game 4 of the first round of the ...

Adidas, in celebration of Mobley's win, "blocked" all of the other 29 teams on social media. Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) passes around Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley during Game 2 ...

This year, the honor went to none other than former USC star and current Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley. Per the league’s press release, “In the 2024-25 regular season, Mobley ranked ...

Though Green pushed to earn the award, he lost to Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley. Green acknowledged it would have been nice for him to be crowned the Defensive Player of the Year ...

Evan Mobley said his goal coming into the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers was to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He got it done. The Cavs consider Mobley to be their best ...

Warriors forward Draymond Green was among the finalists for Defensive Player of the Year, but Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley swatted that opportunity away. It was Mobley, and not Green (or Hawks ...

Draymond Green wanted to close his season better, but lost the Defensive Player of the Year award to Evan Mobley. The Golden State Warriors star was a finalist but received too few votes.

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday, becoming the first Cavs player to receive the award. Mobley, a 23-year-old seven-footer ...

Draymond Green was a defensive force on Saturday night as the Golden State Warriors took down the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of the NBA playoffs first-round. Green struggled with his shot, going ...