Rudy Gobert has (very) high ambitions for the end of the season and the Games. Gary A. Vasquez / REUTERS
NARRATIVE – Big favorite for the title of best defender of the season in the NBA, the French pivot is doing great with Minnesota. Excellent news for the Blues.
You can’t please everyone. Rudy Gobert is well placed to know this. Aged 31, and currently in his 11th season in the NBA, the second with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the French international pivot (100 caps) does not leave anyone indifferent. The former Choletais will never be a flashy player, who averages 30 points per game or who fills the top 10. His niche is defense, impact, all those little things that are not necessarily seen at first at a glance, which do not necessarily appear in the statistics. « I never thought Rudy Gobert was a great defender », charges Shaquille O’Neal, who is easy to criticize when it comes to Picard. He is not the only one. Shaq will suffer when Gobert inherits the title of best defender in the NBA. He is the big favorite. Almost the only favorite in fact… It would be his fourth, a record.
« Nothing is ever in the pocket. The priority is to help my team get where they…
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2024-03-21 21:24:22
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