The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award has been awarded since 1983. The winner is selected by a panel of 125 sportswriters, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; a second place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. Since its inception, the award has been given to 14 different players. The record for most Defensive Player of the Year Awards won by an individual player belongs to Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace, who have each won the award 4 times.