Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was named the 2023-24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday. It marks the fourth time the French big man has won the award, tying him with Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace for the most all time.Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is the recipient of the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
The 31-year-old center won his previous three Defensive Player of the Year honors as a member of the Utah Jazz in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21. He went from Utah to Minnesota in a 2022 blockbuster trade, and his fit with the Timberwolves really began to click in 2023-24, as he averaged 12.9 rebounds per game and 2.1 blocks per game to go along with 14.0 points per game.
It's been a week to remember for Gobert. Fresh off a first-round sweep of the Phoenix Suns, Gobert helped guide the Timberwolves for a Game 1 road victory against the defending-champion Denver Nuggets. He then missed Game 2 to be with his girlfriend, Julia Bonilla, for the birth of their first child on Monday.
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