Anthony Davis recently said that there’s a narrative being pushed for Victor Wembanyama to be this year’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The San Antonio Spurs' star center has now responded to the controversy.

Anthony Davis thinks he should have won a Defensive Player of the Year award by now, and he's getting increasingly vocal about that fact. In April of 2024, the Lakers star grumbled that the league had a bias against him.

Heading into the 2024-25 NBA campaign, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama securing Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) honors almost felt predetermined. The 7-foot-3 French phenom was expected to be an immediate elite contributor on that end of the floor as a rookie and was.

Ever since Victor Wembanyama landed in San Antonio, many new NBA prospects have been drawn to the opportunity of playing alongside him.