| Année | Joueur (équipe) |
| 2007 | Marcus Camby (Denver Nuggets) |
| 2006 | Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) |
| 2005 | Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) |
| 2004 | Ron Artest (Indiana Pacers) |
| 2003 | Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) |
| 2002 | Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) |
| 2001 | Dikembe Mutombo (Atlanta Hawks) |
| 2000 | Alonzo Mourning (Miami Heat) |
| 1999 | Alonzo Mourning (Miami Heat) |
| 1998 | Dikembe Mutombo (Atlanta Hawks) |
| 1997 | Dikembe Mutombo (Atlanta Hawks) |
| 1996 | Gary Payton (Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | Dikembe Mutombo (Denver Nuggets) |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) |
| 1993 | Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) |
| 1992 | David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs) |
| 1991 | Dennis Rodman (Detroit Pistons) |
| 1990 | Dennis Rodman (Detroit Pistons) |
| 1989 | Mark Eaton (Utah Jazz) |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) |
| 1987 | Michael Cooper (LA Lakers) |
| 1986 | Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs) |
| 1985 | Mark Eaton (Utah Jazz) |
| 1984 | Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks) |
| 1983 | Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks) |