Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert , left, goes up to block a shot by Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, as Timberwolves center Naz Reid looks on in the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Denver. Phoenix Suns forward Josh Okogie dunks against Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
It was the fifth time in the last 11 seasons that a French center won defensive player of the year — and it sure seems like Wembanyama will add to that country’s total before long., announced Monday as the league’s Rookie of the Year, was second in the voting and fell one spot short of being the first player to win the DPOY trophy in Year 1 of his NBA career.
It’s the ninth time in Gobert’s 11 NBA seasons that he has been seventh or better in the DPOY voting. He was second in 2017, third in 2020 and 2022, fifth in 2015 and seventh in 2016 — and picked up this trophy one day after missing a playoff gameKnicks win over Pacers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semisMiami center Bam Adebayo was third, his best-ever finish in the voting. He was fourth in 2021 and 2022, along with fifth in 2020 and 2023.
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