| Geriausias metų gynėjas |
| Sezonas | Nugalėtojas, Klubas | Antra vieta, Klubas | Trečia vieta, Klubas |
| 2024/25 | Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers | Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks | Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors |
| 2023/24 | Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves | Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs | Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat |
| 2022/23 | Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies | Brook Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks | Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2021/22 | Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics | Mikal Bridges, Phoenix Suns | Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz |
| 2020/21 | Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz | Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers | Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors |
| 2019/20 | Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks | Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers | Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz |
| 2018/19 | Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz | Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks | Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2017/18 | Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz | Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers | Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2016/17 | Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors | Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz | Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs |
| 2015/16 | Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs | Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors | Hassan Whiteside, Miami Heat |
| 2014/15 | Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs | Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors | DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2013/14 | Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls | Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers | DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2012/13 | Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies | LeBron James, Miami Heat | Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2011/12 | Tyson Chandler, New York Knicks | Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder | Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic |
| 2010/11 | Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic | Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics | Tyson Chandler, Dallas Mavericks |
| 2009/10 | Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic | Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks | Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2008/09 | Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic | LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers | Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat |
| 2007/08 | Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics | Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets | Shane Battier, Houston Rockets |
| 2006/07 | Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets | Bruce Bowen, San Antonio Spurs | Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs |
| 2005/06 | Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons | Bruce Bowen, San Antonio Spurs | Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Jazz |
| 2004/05 | Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons | Bruce Bowen, San Antonio Spurs | Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets |
| 2003/04 | Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers | Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons | Theo Ratliff, Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2002/03 | Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons | Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers | Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2001/02 | Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons | Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves | Kobe Bryant / Dikembe Mutombo |
| 2000/01 | Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers | Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves | Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs |
| 1999/00 | Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat | Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers | Eddie Jones / Dikembe Mutombo |
| 1998/99 | Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat | Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks | Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1997/98 | Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks | Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics | David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs |
| 1996/97 | Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks | Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics | Mookie Blaylock, Atlanta Hawks |
| 1995/96 | Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics | Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls | Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets |
| 1994/95 | Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets | Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets |
| 1993/94 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets | David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs | Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets |
| 1992/93 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets | Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls | David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs |
| 1991/92 | David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs | Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons | Michael Jordan / Scottie Pippen |
| 1990/91 | Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons | David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs | Alvin Robertson, Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1989/90 | Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets | Joe Dumars / Derek Harper |
| 1988/89 | Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets | Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons |
| 1987/88 | Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls | Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets |
| 1986/87 | Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers | Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs | Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz |
| 1985/86 | Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs | Manute Bol, Washington Bullets | Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984/85 | Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz | Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks | Paul Pressey, Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983/84 | Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks | Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz | Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics |
| 1982/83 | Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks | Tree Rollins, Atlanta Hawks | Larry Bird, Boston Celtics |