One of the best NBA defenders changes his tunic: Picard basketball player Rudy Gobert moves from Utah Jazz to Minnesota Timberwolves. The 30-year-old pivot announced it this Saturday, July 2 on his Twitter account: “Utah!!!! I was just a kid from France when I arrived here nine years ago, but I felt welcomed and supported from day one.”
“Gobzilla” at Wolves
The 2m16 giant of Saint-Quentin, in Aisne, arrived in the North American championship in 2014. He will be crowned best NBA defender three times in the Utah squad. A record that has prompted Minnesota to give up no less than five players (Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and Leandro Bolmaro) and especially four first-round picks in the years to come (2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029), which makes it possible to recruit the best young players from the American university system or from abroad.
Gobert should train at the Timberwolves a fearsome pair in the racket alongside another inside of a very high level, Karl-Anthony Towns, which has already earned the duo the nickname of “TwinTowers“. Top regular season rebounder last year averaging 14.7 catches per game,”Gobzilla“also scored 15.6 points per game. Picard is still chasing his first NBA championship title and has had disappointments with the Salt Lake City franchise in his last seasons.