dwight howard has the most consecutive nba defensive player of the year awards.
dwight howard has the most consecutive nba defensive player of the year awards.
who has the most consecutive nba defensive player of the year awards?
dwight howard
bullet::::- one of two players in nba history to lead the league in blocks, rebounding and field goal percentage in his career









































bullet::::- only player in nba history to lead the league in rebounding three times before turning 25 years old (-)









































bullet::::- one of four players in nba history to record at least 25 points, 15 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a game









































bullet::::- consecutive seasons leading the league in total rebounds: 5 (-)









































bullet::::- consecutive nba defensive player of the year awards: 3 (-)









































bullet::::- free throw attempts, game: 39, twice
list of career achievements by dwight howard
sidney moncrief, the fifth pick, won two defensive player of the year awards and was selected to five consecutive all-nba teams, five consecutive all-defensive teams and five consecutive all-star games. in "the book of basketball", bill simmons noted that then-lakers gm jerry west had actually wanted to trade down from the #1 pick and use it to get moncrief along with more players and picks, but jerry buss vetoed west's plans because buss wanted magic to be the new face of the team he was just finishing his full purchase of. jim paxson, the twelfth pick, was selected to one all-nba team and two all-star games. bill cartwright, the third pick, won three consecutive nba championships with the chicago bulls from through . he also had one all-star game selection, which occurred in his rookie season. he then became the bulls' head coach for three seasons. bill laimbeer, the 65th pick, won two nba championships with the detroit pistons in and and was selected to four all-star games. after retiring, he coached the detroit shock of the women's national basketball association (wnba) for eight seasons, leading them to three wnba championships in 2003, 2006 and 2008. mark eaton, who had only completed one year of college basketball, was selected by the phoenix suns with the 107th pick. he opted to return to college basketball and later joined the nba in , after he was drafted again by the utah jazz in the 1982 draft. during his eleven-year career with the jazz, he won two defensive player of the year awards and was selected to five consecutive all-defensive team and one all-star game. two other players from this draft, eighth pick calvin natt and 73rd pick james donaldson, were also selected to one all-star game each.
1979 nba draft