EuroLeague Best Defender
The EuroLeague Best Defender is an annual basketball award of the European premier level EuroLeague. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the EuroLeague Final Four stage of the season. The award began in the 2004–05 season, and the winner is selected by the EuroLeague's head coaches. Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos Athens, won the first five awards, from 2005 to 2009.Winners
| Season | Position | Best Defender | Club | |
| 2004–05 | PG |  Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| 2005–06 | PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| 2006–07 | PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| 2007–08 | PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| 2008–09 | PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| 2009–10 | PF |  Victor Khryapa | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2010–11 | PG | Dimitris Diamantidis | Panathinaikos | |
| 2011–12 | SF | Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2012–13 | C |  Stéphane Lasme | Panathinaikos | |
| 2013–14 | C |   Bryant Dunston | Olympiacos | |
| 2014–15 | C | Bryant Dunston | Olympiacos | |
| 2015–16 | C | Kyle Hines | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2016–17 | SF |  Ádám Hanga |  Baskonia | |
| 2017–18 | C | Kyle Hines | CSKA Moscow | |
| 2018–19 | C |  Edy Tavares | Real Madrid | |
Players
| Number | Player |
| 6 | Dimitris Diamantidis |
| 2 | Bryant Dunston |
| 2 | Kyle Hines |
| 1 | Ádám Hanga |
| 1 | Victor Khryapa |
| 1 | Andrei Kirilenko |
| 1 | Stéphane Lasme |
| 1 | Edy Tavares |
Player nationality
| Number | Country |
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Clubs
| Number | Club |
| 7 | Panathinaikos |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2 | Olympiacos |
| 1 | Baskonia |
| 1 | Real Madrid |
