1982-83	Sidney Moncrief	Milwaukee
1983-84	Sidney Moncrief	Milwaukee
1984-85	Mark Eaton	Utah
1985-86	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio
1986-87	Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88	Michael Jordan	Chicago
1988-89	Mark Eaton	Utah
1989-90	Dennis Rodman	Detroit
1990-91	Dennis Rodman	Detroit
1991-92	David Robinson	San Antonio
1992-93	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston
1993-94	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston
1994-95	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver
1995-96	Gary Payton	Seattle
1996-97	Dikembe Mutombo	Atlanta
1997-98	Dikembe Mutombo	Atlanta
1998-99	Alonzo Mourning	Miami
1999-00	Alonzo Mourning	Miami
2000-01	Dikembe Mutombo	Philadelphia-Atl
2001-02	Ben Wallace	Detroit
2002-03	Ben Wallace	Detroit
2003-04	Ron Artest	Indiana
2004-05	Ben Wallace	Detroit
2005-06	Ben Wallace	Detroit
2006-07	Marcus Camby	Denver
2007-08	Kevin Garnett	Boston