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Many executives around the league have viewed the Utah Jazz’s offseason as one of the most transformative of this busy summer. The Jazz have surrounded franchise gem Donovan Mitchell with major help, which has largely flown under the radar. While the Los Angeles Lakers made a splashy trade for Anthony Davis while opening up another […]

The Utah Jazz has been very busy this offseason, first trading for Mike Conley and then signing Bojan Bogdanovic and Ed Davis via free agency. Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is thrilled about his team’s activity. “I’m excited to have them on board,” Gobert said of the additions, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype. “Let’s […]

The Utah Jazz signed Indiana Pacers swingman Bojan Bogdanovic to a four-year, $73 million deal in free agency, but the move required some sacrifice. The Jazz will be forced to waive Derrick Favors, who has been with the team since his rookie season. Center Rudy Gobert — a good Jazzman — “took note.” Gobert took […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who recently bagged his second Defensive Player of the Year Award, joked that he’ll give his trophy to a young girl playing some intense defense in a viral video clip. Via Twitter, Gobert retweeted the clip and offered her his Defensive Player of the Year trophy. Allright @nba you can […]

If there’s one thing Mike Conley is happy about his trade to the Utah Jazz, it’s the fact that he no longer has to go up against Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. The Memphis Grizzlies recently agreed to trade the veteran point guard to the Jazz in exchange for Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder, Grayson Allen, […]

Houston Rockets veteran P.J. Tucker was not in a very good mood in last night’s NBA Awards program. The 6-foot-6 swingman took to social media to share his dismay with the results, and decided to take out his frustration in what appears to a be a clear shot directed towards back-to-back Defensive Player of the […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert may have been snubbed from All-Star selection this past season, but he got some sort of payback with his second straight Defensive Player of the Year award. Gobert was named the 2o19 DPOY during the NBA Awards night, beating Milwaukee Bucks star and eventual MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert beats out Milwaukee Bucks star swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George to win the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year award. Gobert won the award last season as well, beating out Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid. This past regular season, Gobert averaged 15.9 points, 12.9 rebounds, […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is a big fan of fellow Frenchman and new Detroit Pistons addition Sekou Doumbouya. The Pistons selected Doumbouya with the 15th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. However, Detroit didn’t expect him to fall to them, as they have the 18-year-old forward high on their draft board. Sure enough, […]

The Utah Jazz made a splash with the acquisition of former Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley this offseason. Now, it seems center Rudy Gobert is now as confident as ever going into the 2019-20 NBA season. The Jazz are coming off a somewhat disappointing year . However, according to Eric Woodyard of the Deseret […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert says he texted Mike Conley welcoming him to Utah and believes the veteran point guard will help the Jazz “take the next step.” Utah reportedly acquired Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies. Gobert has always respected Conley’s game from afar and is excited to play with him next season. “Now, […]

A Utah Jazz supporter sent out the ultimate challenge to reigning Defensive Player of the Year winner Rudy Gobert, to which the 7-foot-1 big man gladly obliged. A Jazz fan that goes by the username @amccullough105 took to Twitter to randomly share his desire to have Utah win an NBA title somewhere down the line. […]

As the FIBA World Cup draws nearer, participating teams are now in the finals stages of their preparation for the prestigious international tournament. France have recently announced their preliminary players pool, with the shortlist headed by Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert and Charlotte Hornets veteran wing Nicolas Batum. The complete list was provided in […]

The Utah Jazz continue to poke fun at each other in their offseason. This time, All-NBA center Rudy Gobert took his shot at star guard Donovan Mitchell. A local Utah kid’s highlight reel went viral online after he dropped his defender with a nasty spin move during what appears like a local basketball camp for […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is now in a good position to get a big paycheck after having another strong season. Rudy Gobert was named into the 2018-19 All-NBA Third Team this season after a strong year for the Jazz. As a result, the 26-year-old is now eligible for a supermax contract extension next summer, […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive First team for the third straight year. Upon hearing the news, the French man reverted to praise his team and not himself. Per Eric Woodyard of Deseret News, Gobert sees the selection as a reward for his team’s efforts: “Always an honor. […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has earned a $500,000 bonus for making the All-Defensive first team, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. Gobert signed a four-year, $102 million contract extension with the Jazz in the summer of 2016. The Jazz added incentives into Gobert’s contract. For being named All-Defensive First Team, Rudy Gobert has earned a […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner was not pleased after being snubbed from both of the All-Defensive teams after the league released the results of the voting. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz garnered 97 first-place votes and the closest to an unanimous vote to make the team, while Joel […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is favored to win the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year award, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Gobert at a -500 to win the award. Milwaukee Bucks star swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo is at a +350 and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George is at a +900. […]

With the conference finals in full swing, the NBA has released its early nominations for the 2018-19 Defensive Player of the Year award. While Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George have received plenty of love, it appears Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert will have a chance to defend his […]

The recently concluded NBA Draft Lottery has created a lot of surprises, capped off by the New Orleans Pelicans winning the first overall pick. A lot of people believe that this marks the end of tanking, as recent changes in the draft lottery rules do not guarantee the team with the worst record in the […]

The Utah Jazz are one of those teams good enough to make the playoffs every year, but not actually good enough to make any real noise when they get there. The Jazz have the young star in Donovan Mitchell and the elite defender in Rudy Gobert, but outside of that, Utah is full of a […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz was tuned in to Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. From his observation, it seemed that the Warriors were allowed to aggressively contest Harden when he shoots his dreaded 3-pointer — some of them like the photo below was […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is planning to improve this game this offseason, a response to his team’s inability to perform at a high level in the playoffs. Gobert said that it’s time for him to elevate his game. Gobert: "I want to take it to the next level. I've been putting too many limits […]

The Houston Rockets were able to win ugly on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz, finishing off Utah behind a terrible shooting night for the Jazz. The Rockets were also buoyed by a return to form for its center Clint Capela, who was suffering from a virus in the last game in Utah in the […]

On Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz by a final score of 100-93, sealing back-to-back series wins over the Jazz by a 4-1 margin dating back to last year’s postseason. The Rockets look to be a scary team as they can either win by blitzing teams on offense, as they did early […]

Much like former Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert is still motivated by falling to the 27th slot in the 2013 NBA Draft. Like Green, the Utah Jazz center can recite each of the players that went before him that day. “I got drafted 27th, I was a little frustrated to be […]

The Utah Jazz is in trouble. Already the underdogs in their first round match-up against the Houston Rockets, they find themselves quickly down two games to none. Utah will need a strong showing at home just to tie the series. Both teams are very talented. But center Rudy Gobert thinks Houston’s success goes far beyond […]

The Utah Jazz got the short end of the stick on Wednesday night. Despite the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers each facing double-digit deficits in the fourth quarter of their regular-season finales, both teams were able to pull out comeback victories, inching ahead of the Houston Rockets in the standings to earn the second […]

The Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz will meet in the first round of the 2019 NBA playoffs with the series beginning Sunday at Toyota Center at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Rockets finished the 2018-19 season with a 53-29 record, good enough for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. The fifth-seeded Utah Jazz posted […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell thinks center Rudy Gobert “should be Defensive Player of the Year again.” Gobert won the award last season and is having another stellar defensive campaign for the Jazz in 2018-19. “Rudy, obviously, definitely deserves it,” Mitchell said, via Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune. “I think he should be […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is aiming to win his second straight Defensive Player of the Year award, and as part of his campaign, the Jazz have photoshopped Gobert on to the album cover for John Coltrane’s classic Prestige 7105: I see you @utahjazz. The Gobert DPOY campaign is dope. The attention to detail […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert made some history on Wednesday night as he became the first ever player in franchise history to grab more than 1,000 rebounds in multiple seasons. This is via NBA stats guru Justin Kubatko. Rudy Gobert grabbed his 1,000th rebound of the season last night. He is the first player […]

The Utah Jazz have found a gold mine in center Rudy Gobert, a 7-foot-1 Goliath who, with time and patience, has become the franchise’s vital cog at the offensive end. Once known as merely a defensive stalwart, Gobert has slowly become more adept on offense, going from a lob-catching target to a lob-catching threat, one […]

The name Rudy Gobert often comes across in conversations for the NBA’s rebounding and shot-blocking leaders, as well as the Defensive Player of the Year — yet the Utah Jazz big dipper has sneakily become an offensive weapon for his team. The 7-foot-1 Stifle Tower was once known as a lob-catching and put-back machine in […]

The Utah Jazz defeated the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 111-102 on Monday night, and in the second quarter of the win, Ricky Rubio found Rudy Gobert for the reverse alley-oop throwdown: Rudy with the reverse oop! Halftime on NBALP:#TeamIsEverything 52#Hornets30 39 📱💻: https://t.co/cb8TXyNer6 pic.twitter.com/uN40ukxEb4 — NBA (@NBA) April 2, 2019 Rubio finished with […]

On Friday night, Washington Wizards forward Jabari Parker did what only a few people have done in their careers: challenge Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert at the rim and successfully throw one down over him. Parker flew in from the baseline off of a feed from Sam Dekker and was able to posterize Gobert, who […]

Second-year point guard Frank Ntilikina of the New York Knicks has not had his best season. After a rookie year in which he flashed outstanding defensive upside at the guard position, not to mention an engulfing wingspan and good size at 6-foot-6, this year, Frankie Smokes has not improved upon his rookie year. After playing […]