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          Predictions: Defensive Player of Year

          A scary thought: The reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard, is still getting better. Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images
          • ESPN.com
          Oct 23, 2009, 03:00 AM ET

          Click below to see our projected 2009-10 NBA award picks

          Rookie of the Year | Most Improved | Sixth Man | Coach of the Year | Defensive POY | MVP

          DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

          Click below to see our projected 2009-10 NBA award picks

          Rookie of the Year | Most Improved | Sixth Man | Coach of the Year | Defensive POY | MVP

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