Draymond Green Named 2016-17 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year

The 2017 @Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year is...@Money23Green of the @warriors! #NBAAwards #KiaDPOY pic.twitter.com/ru8hZtWf6I

— NBA (@NBA) 27 giugno 2017

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been named the 2016-17 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced tonight at the inaugural NBA Awards in New York. Green, who finished as the runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year in each of the past two seasons, is the first player in Warriors history to earn the award.

The Warriors also won Fan Vote awards for Best Assist (Stephen Curry and Draymond Green), Best Performance (Klay Thompson) and Best Playoff Moment (Kevin Durant), as announced at the awards show.

Green was named to the All-NBA Third Team this season after averaging 10.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.38 blocks in 32.5 minutes over 76 games, while leading the league with a career-high 2.03 steals. The 6’7” forward became the first player to tally averages of at least 10 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block over the course of a season since blocks and steals were first recorded in 1973-74, while becoming the first player in Warriors history to total at least 150 steals and 100 blocks in a single campaign. Earlier today, Green was named to the All-Defensive First Team for a third consecutive season, becoming the first player in Warriors history to earn First Team honors three times.