NBA Defensive Player of the Year featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo and more: April 6th, 2022 | Latest Power Rankings by Sportskeeda
The debate for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award is reaching its conclusion as does the regular season.
The race for the playoffs is tight, especially in the Eastern Conference as teams are battling for playoff seedings.
With another week of action passing by, it's time to take a look at this week's Defensive Player of the Year power rankings by Sportskeeda.
No. 5: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Previous week’s NBA DPOY Power Ranking - 1st
Last Week: Games played - 3; Games won - 2; Games lost - 1
Overall: Games played - 65; Games won - 43; Games lost - 22
Last Week: PPG - 37.3, APG - 4.7, RPG - 12.7
Overall: PPG - 29.9, APG - 5.8, RPG - 11.6
Last Week: FG% - 62.7%, BPG - 1.0, FT% - 70.3%
Overall: FG% - 55.4%, BPG - 1.4, FT% - 72.0%
The Milwaukee Bucks (49-30) are third in the East. Throughout the season, superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has impressed on both sides of the floor.
Giannis Antetokounmpo over his last 10:
44 PTS - 14 REB - 6 AST
40 PTS - 14 REB - 6 AST
30 PTS - 11 REB - 4 AST
25 PTS - 17 REB - 5 AST
36 PTS - 10 REB - 2 AST
30 PTS - 15 REB - 4 AST
31 PTS - 8 REB - 3 AST
43 PTS - 12 REB - 5 AST
39 PTS - 7 REB - 7 AST
Best in the world?👀 https://t.co/YiWP5Cn8ge
Things can change quickly in the DPOY conversation, and Antetokounmpo will have the opportunity to take home the award. In his last week, Giannis averaged 37.3 points, 12.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 62.7%.
No. 4: Rudy Gobert
Previous week’s NBA DPOY Power Ranking - 4th
Last Week: Games played - 3; Games won - 1; Games lost - 2
Overall: Games played - 63; Games won - 40; Games lost - 23
Last Week: PPG - 16.0, APG - 0.7, RPG - 17.7
Overall: PPG - 15.4, APG - 1.1, RPG - 14.8
Last Week: FG% - 66.7%, BPG - 1.7, FT% - 54.5%
Overall: FG% - 70.8%, BPG - 2.1, FT% - 69.2%
The Utah Jazz (47-32) have been one of the most consistent teams in the Western Conference. Despite struggling lately, they still find themselves fifth in the West. Big man Rudy Gobert has stood out with his production on both sides of the floor.
Rudy Gobert tonight:
22 PTS
21 REB
on 8 shots
His first 20/20 game of 2022. https://t.co/ew36CzgDuN
Gobert has been one of the most popular candidates for DPOY. In his last week, Gobert averaged 16.0 points, 17.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.