With only three teams remaining in the NBA Playoffs, the attention for many basketball fans is beginning to turn towards end-of-season awards. While most won’t be announced until the NBA Awards Show on June 24, the All-NBA Teams are brought to light sooner. On Wednesday, the NBA All-Defensive Team was revealed, and to no one’s surprise, defensive ace Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz found himself on the list.
Rudy qualified as the center on the NBA All-Defensive First Team, beating out Joel Embiid who landed on the second team. Perhaps most exciting about Rudy’s selection is that he earned 97 out of a possible 100 first-team votes at center.