Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert is a professional basketball player. At 30, he is the first-team center and the star player of Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA and of the French National Team.
Rudy begins basketball at 11 at the JSC St Quentin club. He makes steady progress but his size is still in the average. His outstanding potential only catches the eye of the Cholet Basket Club. He wins several titles in the youth categories that grant him access to the Junior French National Team.
In 2011, Rudy joins the Elite pro section of his club. He ends up best shot blocker for his 2nd season only. The same year he remains the youngest player to be selected at the local All-Star Game. In 2013, Rudy was selected at 27th rank during the NBA Draft. Thanks to his performances, Rudy gets selected for the 2015 Rising Stars Challenge and for the 2017 All-NBA Second Team. He was awarded twice as NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019. 2020 is the year of Rudy’s consecration as he was selected at the NBA All-Star Game for the first time.
Rudy played a key role with the French National Team by winning the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships and the 2019 World Cup. In Tokyo, he became Olympic vice-champion with the national team. An Olympic title in Paris would be another step in the history of French sport.
As a blatantly assertive men, Rudy Gobert displays great ambitions for his NBA club, the French National Team, as well as himself. He is now considered as one of the most important French Sportsmen.