The NBA announced that Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley has won the league's 2024-25 Kia Defensive Player of the Year award.

By TIM REYNOLDS 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 ...

The Cavaliers forward was one of three nominees to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award, and it was announced on Thursday that Mobley had won the award over Atlanta Hawks ' Dyson Daniels and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been named the NBA’s defensive player of the year. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

Hawks star Trae Young had an uplifting message for teammate Dyson Daniels after he lost out on the DPOY to Evan Mobley.

Jayson Tatum was hurt. Jimmy Butler got hurt. Kristaps Porzingis gushed blood. Physicality is becoming a story in this postseason. Day 5 of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday saw the Celtics play ...

Evan Mobley has taken leaps and bounds in his development this season, a major part of the Cavs' 64-win regular season and ...

In a wide-open race for DPOY, Mobley came out on top, beating out Draymond Green and Dyson Daniels for the award.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward-center Evan Mobley is the recipient of the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/kCr4glI9Hg The award also means more ...

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley, one of the best shot-blockers in the league, was named the 2024-25 NBA Defensive ...

2025 Kia Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley joins Inside the NBA after finding out he was awarded the Hakeem Olajuwon trophy.

That play and that consistency earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, as voted on by members of the media.