According to Shams Charania, the best defensive player of the 2020-21 season is Jazz player Rudy Gobert.
This is The third time Gobert has won the award for Best Defensive Player, having previously won Best Defensive Player in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Gobert averaged 14.3 points, 13.6 rebounds and 2.68 blocks per game in the regular season this season.
(Editor: Yao Fan)