Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama makes NBA history with first career Defensive Player of the Year award

San Antonio Spurs star big man, Victor Wembanyama, was unanimously named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season, and he did so in historic fashion.

Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 phenom, became the youngest player to ever win the prestigious award at just 22 years old. Even better, he is the first to ever win the award unanimously, and for good reason.

Wembanyama was a problem with, and without, the ball in his hands this season.