Rudy Gobert has to wait another month to find out if he will be named the best defender in the NBA for a second straight year.
But the Utah Jazz center might as well collect a few other accolades as he waits.
Gobert on Wednesday was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team for a third consecutive season. Gobert, who averaged 15.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, was voted one of the five best defenders in the league, along with Oklahoma City’s Paul George, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Eric Bledsoe and Boston’s Marcus Smart.