Defensive Player of the Year

1. Dwight Howard - Howard leads the league in blocked shots averaging 3.2 per game. He also leads the league in rebounding pulling down 14 boards per night. Howard has really taken his game to another level on both ends of the court this season. He is a great hustle player and a
solid defender.

2. Kevin Garnett - KG averages 9 boards and 1.5 blocks per night. You can't measure KG's impact by numbers alone. He is the heart and soul of the Celtics defense which holds opponents to 91.3PPG. Any doubts, look at the way KG shut down Dirk Nowitzki last Sunday.

3. Chris Paul - CP3 leads the league in steals averaging 2.68 steals per night. Paul is an underrated defender. He has the NBA record of 108 consecutive games with at least one steal.

4. Lebron James - James has really stepped up his defensive intensity this season. He is playing hard on both ends of the court as evidenced by his 2 steals a night. He had led the Cavs to the number one ranking in points per game against and scoring differential.

5. Marcus Camby - Camby is second in the league with 13.8 rebounds per game and blocked shots with 2.60. Playing for the Clippers kills any chance the he would have at winning the award.