U.S. National Basketball Association Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert 31 has written a new history of being selected as the fourth defensive player of the year in his career.

The NBA Secretariat announced on the 8th that "Gober was selected as the winner of the 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year Award."

He became the fourth player in his career to win the honor after playing for the Utah Jazz during the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons. This is the record for the most wins ever. It is the first time for a Minnesota player to become the defensive player of the year.

Since the first defensive player award was established in the 1982-83 season, it is the third time in his career that he has received it four times, following Dicembe Mutombo 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01 and Ben Wallace 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06.

Gobert, who hails from France, appeared in 76 games in the regular season, recording 14 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks. After moving from Utah to Minnesota last season, he was criticized for his poor performance, but he returned to his original form this season.

Minnesota, where Gobert remained strong under the basket, recorded the lowest number of goals scored among the 30 teams with an average of 106.5 points in the regular league. With 56 wins and 26 losses in the regular league, it ranks third in the Western Conference and continues its six-game winning streak in the playoffs.  토토사이트 순위

Meanwhile, Kobe also had the pleasure of becoming a father after winning the title the previous day. Kobe was absent from the second playoff game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday to watch his wife give birth to her son. However, his team Minnesota Twins defeated Denver 106-80, leading the entire series by two wins.