Rudy Gobert is arguably having his best career start to the season, and he receives finally the esteem he has deserved for years. The proof, a site released its first version of the race for the MVP, and the Frenchman is high, very high in the list!
The Jazz did not live up to expectations last season with a disappointing elimination in the second round of the playoffs, even though the men of Salt Lake City had the best record in the NBA! Obviously frustrated, Rudy Gobert has confined himself to what he knows best: work. So after a splendid Olympic campaign punctuated by a silver medal, the pivot quickly returned to the room, in particular to build up muscles.
The result is visible to the naked eye and the native of Saint-Quentin seems to be in the shape of his life. Her Halloween photo made the buzz so sharp it is, and he is on the basis of his best career year with 18.7 points and 19 rebounds on average at the start of the season, his best marks. And this huge current form was rewarded in a provisional ranking of the MVP race.
Rudy Gobert MVP according to statistics!
Basketball-reference’s NBA MVP Award Tracker:
1. Rudy Gobert
2. Stephen Curry
3. Jimmy Butler
4. Zach LaVine
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo
6. Karl-Anthony Towns
7. Nikola Jokic
8. Trae Young
9. Julius Randle
10. DeMar DeRozan— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) October 28, 2021
The race for the MVP according to Basketball-Reference:
According to the Basketball-Reference site, Rudy Gobert would be the favorite in the MVP race after a good week of competition! So yes, the sample is not huge, but it is already a nice distinction, especially since the ranking is not established on subjective criteria. Indeed, the site in question is the benchmark for statistics in the NBA, and it is based on a precise algorithm to classify players.
If the French pivot is in the lead, it is because it comes out with rare statistics in history, and which have always enabled players able to achieve these figures to win the most prestigious individual title. If we add to this the immaculate record of Jazz on this regular season, the presence of Rudy Gobert at the top is not so surprising, no offense to Internet users.
Rudy Gobert over Curry this can’t be real????????????
— Official????||(2-2) and (6-1)| (@Officialj0nn) October 28, 2021
Rudy Gobert in front of Stephen Curry, it can’t be real ????????????
So no, Rudy Gobert will probably not be elected MVP at the end of the season, even if the Mez continues this momentum. But seeing it so high for its statistics is quite pleasant, it must be admitted.
