Magic coach Stan Van Gundy believes that center Dwight Howard should repeat as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.

Howard is leading the league in both rebounding and blocked shots for the second consecutive season.

"I don't know how he couldn't get it again," Van Gundy said. "When you're that dominate on the defensive boards, you're taking away second chances. You're leading the league in blocked shots. He defends his position well. He's a very good pick-and-roll defender.

"There's just not a lot of weaknesses with him on the defensive end of the floor. I would be disappointed and surprised ? assuming that the next 24 games continue the same trend ? if he were not Defensive Player of the Year again."