After finishing 3rd place in voting for the Defensive Player of the Year award, Rudy Gobert can take some consolation in being the starting center for the NBA’s All-Defensive team.
2019-2020 NBA All-Defensive teams:
First team: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, Marcus Smart, Ben Simmons
Second team: Bam Adebayo, Patrick Beverley, Eric Bledsoe, Kawhi Leonard, Brook Lopez— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 8, 2020This is no surprise as Gobert is widely accepted as the best defensive center in the league.
Gobert had another great season as the cornerstone of a Utah Jazz defense that finished 12th in the NBA in defensive efficiency according to NBA.