Prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA on TNT squad announced the finalists for the all-new NBA Awards Show that will take place on June 26th on TNT. As expected, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was announced as a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year Award, but in what was somewhat of a surprise to some, he was named as a finalist for the Most Improved Player Award as well.
Many thought he was deserving of being in the conversation for Most Improved Player, so it wasn’t exactly a shock that he was a finalist, but it was indeed a pleasant surprise.