Il "Women's National Basketball Association Defensive Player of the Year Award" è il premio assegnato al miglior difensore della lega.
1997 - Teresa Weatherspoon, New York Liberty 1998 - Teresa Weatherspoon, New York Liberty 1999 - Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs 2000 - Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets 2001 - Debbie Black, Miami Sol 2002 - Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets 2003 - Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets 2004 - Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks 2005 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever 2006 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever 2007 - Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm 2008 - Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks 2009 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever 2010 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever 2011 - Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky 2012 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever 2013 - Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky 2014 - Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury 2015 - Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury 2016 - Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx 2017 - Alana Beard, Los Angeles Sparks 2018 - Alana Beard, Los Angeles Sparks 2019 - Natasha Howard, Seattle Storm 2020 - Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks 2021 - Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx 2022 - A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces 2023 - A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces 2024 - Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx 2025 - Alanna Smith, Minnesota Lynx & A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Plurivincitrici del premio Defensive Player of the Year +VintiGiocatrice5 Tamika Catchings (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012)4 Sylvia Fowles (2011, 2013, 2016, 2021)3Aja Wilson (2022, 2023, 2025)Sheryl Swoopes (2000, 2002, 2003)2Teresa Weatherspoon (1997, 1998)Lisa Leslie (2004, 2008)Brittney Griner (2014, 2015)Alana Beard (2017, 2018)
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