There have been 42 Defensive Player of the Year winners in NBA history.
Every one of them led a team to a Top 5 Defensive Rating and/or a Top 3 seed and/or finished Top 2 in Blocks or Steals.
11 of 42 DPOYs checked off 1 of 3 qualiers.
22 of 42 DPOYS checked off 2 of 3 qualifiers.
9 of 42 DPOYS checked off all 3 qualifiers.
Top 5 D rating: 33 DPOYS
Top 3 seed: 28 DPOYS
Top 2 in Blocks or Steals: 21 DPOYS
Current DPOY odds leaders
3. Lu Dort checks off 2 of 3.
2. Evan Mobley checks off 1 of 3.
1. Draymond Green checks off 0 of 3.
Current betting favorite Draymond winning would be an all-time outlier.
Asked Daigneault how relevant opposing personnel is when playing the double-big lineup:
"Irrelevant right now, tbh with you. Maybe in the second half of games. ... those two guys are two of our best players. Part of my job is to get our best players on court. We're in the early stages of understanding that. Has it been perfect? No. Maybe some of the personnel we're facing has challenged it, but I think that's good for us. ... it would be irresponsible of us to not know everything there is to know about every part of our team."