Can Victor Wembanyama Win The NBA Defensive Player Of The Year Award?

Who do you have for NBA defensive player of the year award? I'm split between Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama
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[@donaldmccullough9129]

Wemby DPOY. Twolves DTOY. The league must choose its words carefully and honestly.

[@HawksHoops]

An interesting idea but i doubt they change the awards

[@Cbiz210]

The award is called, and please correct me if I am wrong, "Defensive PLAYER of the Year," is it not?! The award is NOT "Defensive Player that is on a winning team of the Year." Vic, by all rights, DESERVES this award hands down full stop.

[@ryancantos8450]

Stat sheets don’t show when players hesitate to score near Wemby and decides to pass the ball instead. It’s basically a blocked shot like Draymond Green said.

[@HawksHoops]

Yea his impact is crazy

[@tristmas6458]

Wemby is clearly the best and most impactful defensively in the league ! Wemby is my 2024 DPOTY all day everyday

[@xavierbehavier6454]

I believe media want gobert dpoy, but real baskeball fans believe it should be Wemby.

[@HawksHoops]

Yea I’m really excited to see the voting split

[@timetherington-judge3719]

It's the best defender in the league v the best defender on the best defence.

[@HawksHoops]

That’s a good way to describe it

[@audiocassette2704]

they should probably change the award to the best defensive team of the year if they wont give it to wemby !!

[@HawksHoops]

Yea this is one of the first times the voters are put in this type of situation

[@tristmas6458]

💯

[@elirane85]

I don't know if Wemby is going to win DOPY or not (probably not), but he is definitely the best defender in the league. Doesn't matter if the awards won't reflect that, if you've seen the 3 on 1 vs Memphis you saw that the rest of the league knows who's the scariest mother fucker out there on defense.

[@HawksHoops]

best defender in the league, low key hate that the Memphis clip went viral like it did. It's cut off at the end, wemby closed out sloppy and the guy got an open layup. But there have been better instances of Wemby stopping a fastbreak on his own.

[@elirane85]

@@HawksHoops I honestly don't think it really matter how that clip ended, if they scored or not, or even if Wemby played bad defense. His presence alone made 3 grown man play hot potato with the ball like when kids play against their dad. What makes it a great highlight was the fear in their eyes 😜

[@asamataua]

You said it perfectly. The eye test as a spectator jumps off to you. Never have I seen someone call game by blocking the shot! So many times!

[@spursfan1775]

... wemby should win...if they don't want to give it to wemby then at least a co dpoy...even though wemby is the best defender in the league...

[@HawksHoops]

I don’t think they would do co-winners but i want Wemby to win

[@We_About_That_Life]

I’m just gonna say this being a Spurs fan since before the Admiral got here, Timmy is said to be arguably the greatest big man defender of all time yet doesn’t have 1 DPOY and there are people who want to see that Rudy tie that record I’m still confused by this line of reasoning. I appreciate your choice my man. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@xavierbehavier6454]

It’s like 7.0 blocks a game

[@HawksHoops]

His numbers are crazy

[@robertguzman2224]

Roty x Dpoy 👆🤓 brutha

[@HawksHoops]

💯💯

[@christopheb.6121]

"Fabriqués en France" (made in France) dudes 🇫🇷🇫🇷😁 Rudy and Victor will be the french paint for the Olympics games! Good luck for scoring near the rim 😂

[@luc4887]

Wemby DPOY hopefully 🔥

[@CDZNTZ]

If you're building a franchise with a focus on defense, who are you picking at center? Nobody's picking Rudy over Wemby for sure.

[@luigibru8677]

He should

[@lukejohnson9729]

Only one who deserves it actually

[@HawksHoops]

I wont be mad if Rudy wins but i want Wemby to win

[@ohyeahcentral]

His stats are ridiculous, but as a Sixers fan, idk how someone wins DPOY while letting Embiid and Maxey both get their career highs against him (70 and 52). It's kinda funny because Gobert let Embiid and Simmons score their career highs against him at one point, coincidental passing of the torch

[@HawksHoops]

Hahaha facts i didnt make the connection to rudy but thats facts I remember that Ben game

[@spursfan1775]

...wemby wasn't guarding maxey...and when he played embiid wemby was on minute restriction wemby played 28 minutes that game embid played 37...more than half of those points were not on wemby...and wemby a rookie got 33 points on the MVP while playing 28 minutes and been in foul trouble

[@Ebriel0000000]

@@spursfan1775 You're right : Embiid scored 16 points on Wemby in this game. He put 23 on Collins head and made more than 20 fts. Sometimes Wemby is the only guy who plays D in the Spurs. That's why they are dead last in D when he is out.

[@maurygoldblat8982]

Wemby is clearly the DPOY. Only jealous people want to givebit to rudy. GOBERT IS WASHED. TRUTH

[@HawksHoops]

lol definitely not washed i really wouldn’t be mad if Rudy wins it

[@clee9930]

Even if Gobert does win DPOY, he will have an asterisk next to his name because he wasn’t the actual best defensive player for the 23-24 season.

[@rashawmcclure6793]

WEMBY ROY DPOY

[@andrebraga3839]

In the horrific scénario where wenbanyama could not play anymore for Health reason, in a x future, giving it to Gobert while wenbanyama is the first this years, on a individual reward stat wise cause " lol he will get it for sûre, or Gobert is our men we like it " it's a shame to me.

[@HawksHoops]

I get that logic would be a tragedy if that happens

[@izu0506]

Wemby has compelling case as DPOY, but let's give it to Rudy Gobert one last time. DPOY will belong to Wemby for as long as he is playing the minimum required playing games for each season.

[@HawksHoops]

I get this too i would love for rudy to have 4 dpoys

[@danielbenisz8439]

I think he deserves it but gobert will prob get it

[@HawksHoops]

I’m looking forward to seeing the voting to find out how close it was

[@welder9163]

Most centers are Soft!! Not Wemby, is definitely a tuff True Center, not like Gobert!

[@HawksHoops]

I wouldnt not call rudy soft personally I’m a fan of his game

[@adeniyioduguwa4040]

Media will give it to Rudy.

[@HawksHoops]

Definitely possible

[@BastilleSeb]

RUDY.... For all his Work

[@claudeedwards7069]

Hawk! Never, never say this is your “ BOY” you are a young man, I just wish you black folks would stop saying that, , to say that phrase is soooo GHETTO.