Is Jaren Jackson the worst DPOY ever?

[Top10alltime]

The worst DPOY ever is Marcus Smart in 2021-22, who wasn't even a top 50 defender in the world. JJJ deserved DPOY off his rim protection alone.

[KGtabake]

I will take Gary Payton, Marcus Smart, Jordan 10/10 over JJJ defensively. Not even close either.

Nah. A guard can't influence a team's D as much as a big.

Yes, they can. They do all the time. I honestly don't know where y'all got that lie from. Plus a poor defensive rebounder is always a defensive liability.

How's Jackson in box outs?
If he's great at it and his teammates get boards because of it, then that's false.
If he's bad in bix outs, then agreed.

[Dr Positivity]

That would be Camby where if you had to design an emptier stats shotblocker, they'd play like him.

[GeorgeMarcus]

OP kina just sounds like you don't like JJJ for whatever reason, his DPOY wasn't all that controversial

[Ryoga Hibiki]

FWIW, Memphis dreb% is basiclly the same with or without Jackson, historically