NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) Power Rankings | February 2nd, 2022

No. 3: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo

Previous Week’s Ranking - #3

Last Week's Record: 3-1

Overall Record: 27-16

Last Week Stat's: PPG - 31.0, APG - 3.3, RPG - 10.3

Overall Stats: PPG - 28.9, APG - 6.0, RPG - 11.3

Last Week's Efficiency: FG% - 54.9%, 3P% - 28.6%, FT% - 76.7%

Overall Efficiency: FG% - 53.6%, 3P% - 27.7%, FT% - 72.2%

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to battle their way up the standings in the Eastern Conference with an overall record of 32-21, 1.5 games back of the second place 76ers. One of the main reasons for Milwaukee's rise has been the play of superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis continues to hold the third spot in the NBA Defensive Player of the Year power rankings, in part because of his excellent paint protection and transition defense. Giannis is also averaging 1.0 SPG and 1.4 BPG.

No. 2: Draymond Green

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green

Previous Week’s Ranking - #1

Last Week's Record: N/A

Overall Record: 28-6

Last Week's Stats: PPG - N/A, APG - N/A, RPG - N/A

Overall Stats: PPG - 7.9, APG - 7.4, RPG - 7.6

Last Week's Efficiency: FG% - N/A, 3P% - N/A, FT% - N/A

Overall Efficiency: FG% - 53.7%, 3P% - 28.6%, FT% - 59.7%

The Golden State Warriors continue to look like one of the teams to beat in the Western Conference, finding themselves in second place in the West with an overall record of 39-13. One of the most impressive players for the Warriors this year has been defensive savant, Draymond Green.

Golden State has battled through a rough stretch of games recently, in large part because of the absence of Draymond Green. Although Green has missed an extended period of time, he still finds himself a serious contender in the NBA Defensive Player of the Year race. So far, Draymond is averaging 1.4 SPG and 1.2 BPG.

No. 1: Rudy Gobert

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is rising in Defensive Player of the Year rankings

Previous Week’s Ranking - #2

Last Week's Record: N/A

Overall Record: 29-13

Last Week's Stats: N/A

Overall Stats: PPG - 16.0, APG - 1.2, RPG - 15.1

Last Week's Efficiency: N/A

Overall Efficiency: FG% - 70.7%, 3P% - 0.0%, FT% - 69.0%

The Utah Jazz continue to hold onto the fourth spot in the Western Conference standings with an overall record of 30-21. A large part of their success can be attributed to their defensive anchor, Rudy Gobert.

Gobert has been absolutely magnificent in controlling their defense all season long. Although the Utah big man was out last week, he's still a serious candidate for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, averaging 0.8 SPG and 2.3 BPG along with his stalwart leadership on that end.