Hard blow for Rudy Gobert!

Rudy Gobert is in train to achieve an exceptional start to the season, and it is for the moment he who brings the Jazz to victory. Unfortunately, if he shows good progress in some areas, his impact is less in another, and he has just received terrible news for this reason.

With an incredible Olympic campaign, where he won silver with the France team, Rudy Gobert has made an excellent start to the season with Jazz. He is currently averaging 14.9 points, his second-highest total in his career, and above all 15.4 rebounds, which could allow him to become the NBA’s top rebounder for the first time since joining the league. Enough to secure a new place in the All-Star Game.

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Rudy Gobert disappears from Defender of the Year race

Unfortunately, if it has rather progressed in certain areas, he allows himself for example to take shots at mid-distance, his defense is not necessarily as flamboyant as in previous seasons. It remains the cornerstone of Jazz, but the numbers do not follow as much as in the past. So inevitably, according to the official website of the NBA, he would no longer be in the race for the title of Defender of the Year, title won 3 of the last 4 years.

https://t.co/wWGNmWnCY9’s Defensive Player Ladder:

1. Draymond Green
2. Myles Turner
3. Gary Trent Jr.

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) November 17, 2021

For the first time since his rookie season, Rudy Gobert is currently under two cons of average per game, which perhaps explains his disappearance from the race for the title of best defender of the year … But his impact can be measured it just in terms of blocks? No, the proof, when he is on the field, his team only collects 96 points out of 100 possessions, an exceptionally low figure which clearly shows its importance!

Unfortunately, unlike in previous seasons, he has to face quite exceptional competition, with in particular the return to the foreground of Draymond Green… This Tuesday against the Nets, he notably succeeded in extinguishing a Kevin Durant yet in the form of his life. If the Warriors continue to defend in this way, the tricolor pivot will struggle to achieve a new double.

Rudy Gobert has largely the time to chain the cons and get back in the race for this title that he knows so well. But NBA reporters are notorious for their weariness, so they could vote for a new winner, even if the Stifle Tower remains dominant.