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Gobert tied Hall of Fame big men Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace for the most times winning the award in league history. He received 72 first-place votes and 433 points from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. “We love to give individual awards and all these things and it’s great, but you can’t do it alone,” Gobert said. “I really have a lot of gratitude for Tim Connelly, Chris Finch, all my teammates allowing me to do what I do best every day. Just try to change the culture in Minnesota.”Minnesota ranked first in the regular season in points allowed per game and field goal percentage allowed and was top five in blocks and rebounds .
Gobert, who is the first player in Timberwolves franchise history to win the award, won his first three Defensive Player of the Year awards with the Utah Jazz .
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