HOUSTON – Warriors big man Draymond Green is a finalist for the 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year award. The NBA announced Sunday before the Warriors’ series opener against the Rockets that Green was in the running for the award alongside Cleveland’s Evan Mobley and Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels.

In the coming weeks, the NBA will announced the winners of this season's major awards, and on Sunday, the league revealed the three finalists for each of the seven most prestigious individual honors in the league.

On Sunday, the league announced the finalists for its major season awards. Included among the finalists for Defensive Player of the Year was former USC star and current Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley.