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 ...

Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been named the 2024-25 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Mobley's impressive season, marked by 1.6 blocks per game and strong defensive presence ...

Evan Mobley has won 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors, the league announced Thursday. Mobley is the first Cleveland Cavalier to win the award and, at 23 years old, is the second ...

In the midst of this excitement, the NBA announced some of its award winners. Evan Mobley, the standout forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.

Evan Mobley deserved to win Defensive Player of the Year, and his timing could not have been any better for his paycheck. Mobley signed a max extension to his rookie contract last summer, which kicks ...

But when Shaquille O’Neal opened that envelope and said Evan Mobley was the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year, time froze. Mobley didn’t leap out of his seat. He didn’t scream or pound his ...

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 ...

Mobley averaged 18.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the regular season Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays defense against James Harden of the LA Clippers AFP-JUAN OCAMPO New ...

From the opening tip of the season, Evan Mobley was the best defender on a Cavaliers team that had the eighth-best defense in the league — and a 108.6 defensive rating when he was on the court that ...

NBA announced Evan Mobley as the coveted Defensive Player of the Year. The Cleveland Cavaliers star beat Draymond Green and Dyson Daniels to win the prized title. With the Defensive Player of the ...

Australian Dyson Daniels delivered a history-making season, but it wasn’t enough as he missed out on claiming a top NBA honour. Mobley received a total of 285 points from his votes, which first ...

NEW YORK, United States — Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday (Friday, Manila time), becoming the first Cavs player to ...