{"id":433460,"date":"2023-04-17T22:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=433460"},"modified":"2023-04-17T23:11:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:11:04","slug":"jaren-jackson-jr-gains-dpoy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/jaren-jackson-jr-gains-dpoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaren Jackson Jr. takes home DPOY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. won Defensive Player of the Year. He is the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> youngest player to secure the victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The 2022-23 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KiaDPOY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KiaDPOY<\/a> is\u2026 Jaren Jackson Jr!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBAAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7a2CXbPY6S\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/7a2CXbPY6S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1648100225754513408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place is Brook Lopez from Milwaukee Bucks, and in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> is Evan Mobley from Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Jr. had 56 1<sup>st<\/sup> place votes from 100 possible and 391 points \u2013 more than 90 points ahead of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Lopez and almost 300 more than the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Mobley.<\/p>\n<p>The juries that voted for the award were sports journalists and broadcasters.<\/p>\n<p>Jaren&#8217;s (23) accomplishment to win at his age is only matched by Alvin Robertson, Kawhi Leonard, and Dwight Howard. Only Dwight was younger by a few months when he won DPOY.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Players to win Defensive player of the Year and make 100+ 3-pointers in a season:<\/p>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard<br \/>\nMarcus Smart<\/p>\n<p>And now, Jaren Jackson Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f4MI87vDE9\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/f4MI87vDE9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statmuse\/status\/1648101987047690240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Grizzlies star finished in 1<sup>st<\/sup> place the regular season for 2<sup>nd<\/sup> straight season in blocked shots (three per match). His franchise ended with the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> best defense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Team defense helps us. It goes a long way,&#8221; the happy player said on the TNT broadcast that reported the award winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. won Defensive Player of the Year. He is the 2nd youngest player to secure the victory. 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