Rudy Gobert
Gobert at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 27 – Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 26, 1992 Saint-Quentin, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 27th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2013 | Cholet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | →Bakersfield Jam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel (/ɡoʊˈbɛər/ goh-BAIR,[1] French: [ʁydi gobɛʁ]; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Utah Jazz who acquired him during the 2013 NBA draft. Gobert also represents the French national team in its international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position. Nicknamed "the Stifle Tower", he is regarded as one of the best defensive players of all time.
Gobert has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award four times, tied for the most in NBA history with Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. He is a four-time All-NBA Team member, seven-time All-Defensive First Team member, and three-time NBA All-Star. Gobert was also the NBA blocks leader in the 2016–17 season and the NBA rebounding leader in the 2021–22 season. Gobert was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 2017, and the All-NBA Third Team in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
In March 2020, Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first NBA player with a confirmed case of the virus. After teammates of Gobert's on the Utah Jazz, including Donovan Mitchell, also tested positive, the NBA postponed the 2019–20 season until its resumption on July 30 of the same year.
- ^ "2016–17 NBA Pronunciation Guide (Start of Season)" (PDF). National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 17, 2021.