SALT LAKE CITY — As the mayor of Swat Lake City, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has earned a worldwide reputation as one of the best defenders in the NBA.
On Wednesday, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year was selected to the 2018-19 NBA All Defensive First Team for the third consecutive season. He is also a top three finalist for the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year award, which will be presented on June 24 at the annual NBA Awards.
“Always an honor,” Gobert told the Deseret News. “I don’t take it for granted, and I see it as reward of what we do as a team.