{"id":3344,"date":"2026-09-14T17:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/defensive-player-of-the-year-race-narrows-down-to-elite-rim-protectors\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:47:16","slug":"defensive-player-of-the-year-race-narrows-down-to-elite-rim-protectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/defensive-player-of-the-year-race-narrows-down-to-elite-rim-protectors\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5e74\u5ea6\u6700\u4f73\u9632\u5b88\u7403\u54e1\u4e4b\u722d\u7e2e\u5c0f\u81f3\u7cbe\u82f1\u7c43\u6846\u5b88\u8b77\u8005\u4e4b\u9593"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As postseason media voting draws near, the race for WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) has tightened into a thrilling battle between the league\u2019s most dominant interior shot-blockers and perimeter disruptors.<\/p>\n<p>Elite rim protectors averaging over 2.5 blocked shots per game have anchored the league\u2019s top two defensive efficiency ratings, deterring opponents from venturing into the restricted area.<\/p>\n<h2>Evaluating the DPOY Contenders<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paint Deterrence:<\/strong> Opponents shoot nearly 14% worse around the rim when challenged by the top candidate anchors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick-and-Roll Mobility:<\/strong> Beyond traditional shot-blocking, finalists have showcased elite lateral speed to hedge high and contest corner three-pointers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defensive Rebounding Rate:<\/strong> Ending defensive possessions without surrendering second-chance putbacks has been a decisive metric for team success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The eventual winner will be honored ahead of the opening round of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA\u5e74\u5ea6\u6700\u4f73\u9632\u5b88\u7403\u54e1\u7684\u722d\u596a\u51f8\u986f\u4e86\u90a3\u4e9b\u7d71\u6cbb\u7d1a\u7684\u5167\u7dda\u7403\u54e1\uff0c\u4ed6\u5011\u64c1\u6709\u9802\u5c16\u7684\u9632\u5b88\u6548\u7387\uff0c\u80fd\u5920\u4fdd\u8b77\u7c43\u6846\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[25,24,52],"class_list":["post-3344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball-news","tag-centers","tag-forwards","tag-wnba"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-basketball.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}