In the NBA's never-ending "GOAT" debate, Michael Jordan holds one eternal trump card over his fellow offensively-oriented peers -- he has a Defensive Player of the Year Award to his name.

The NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award is one of the most prestigious player awards of the regular season. With past winners such as Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan, NBA ...

Michael Jordan has a laundry list of a resume. No.23 for the Chicago Bulls went a perfect 6-0 in NBA Finals, scooping six Finals MVPs in the process. ‘His Airness’ was also a ...

The 10-part ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance,” which focuses on Michael Jordan ... Nine time NBA All-Defensive First Team. Defensive Player of the Year. 14-time NBA All-Star.

What separates Michael Jordan from most of the rest of the ... He also won the Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. Armstrong said Jordan had no problem facing players who had similar games.

Those are the last two guards to win the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. The only two to win it in the last 36 years since Michael Jordan in 1988 (an award that was recently called ...