Smart won the 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year, making him the second player in Green Army history to be DPOY,Previously Garnett in 2007–08.
He is also the first defender in nearly 26 years, DPOY, last in Gary Payton in the 95-96 season.
Some brothers don't know the criteria for the best defensive players, so let's talk to you first.
The best defensive player is voted by the media, and the invited media people get three votes to choose the top three in their minds. For every first vote you get, you get 5 points, the second vote gets 3 points, the third vote gets 1 point, and the person with the highest overall score is elected Defensive Player of the Year.
There are four players who scored over 100 points this year: Smart: first vote (37), second vote (18), third vote (18), total score of 257; Bridges: first vote (22), second vote (25), third vote (17), total score of 202 points; Gobert: first vote (12), second vote (18), third vote (22), total score of 136; Adebayor: first vote (13), second vote (17) , the third vote (12 cards), a total of 128 points; in addition to the above four, Jarren Jackson Jr., Alphabet Brother, Lowe, Holliday, Horford, Dream Chaser, Sebel and other well-known defenders are on the list.
As a key point, you will find that all the candidates for this award are in the playoff list, which shows the importance of defense.
The two most fiercely competitive are actually the top two Sima Gang and Daqiao.
Both have shown strong defensive abilities this season, and I won't dwell on them here.
In terms of team record, Sima Gang's Green Army only lost 4 games after the All-Star; the Sun of the Bridge is the first in the league.
In terms of the number of games, Sima Gang played 71 games, and the bridge played 82 games. In every way, the top two are well deserved.
When mentioning each other, they also feel sorry for each other:
Bridges: Congratulations smart, you deserve this honor, and I'm grateful to the people who supported me to compete for the best defensive player, and I'm already grateful. Smart: We've all seen Bridges play well and it's difficult to choose between the two of us. For me, it makes a lot of sense for two defenders to be in the top two in the voting, and people should pay more attention to defender defenders.
At present, both players are busy with the playoffs, and the regular season competition has been put on hold, so let's see who is the best defensive player in the playoffs.