You can already start to feel it. The vibes surrounding Rudy Gobert have been pumping with positivity since summer league back in July.
They would soon carry over into the 2014 Basketball World Cup, where he posed as a difference-maker down the stretch in France's awesome upset over Spain.
And now we're seeing Gobert kick some butt in NBA preseason. He's averaging 9.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks on 57.1 percent shooting in only 20.6 minutes.
Prior to the Utah Jazz trading for him on draft night, Gobert's appeal as a prospect was tied strictly to his remarkable physical tools. Nobody really knew if he could play, and that's likely what led to him being passed on 26 times.
Gobert lacks ball skills. He's raw offensively—not a guy you'd feed in the post and ask to work one-on-one.
Only ball skills aren't required for NBA centers or interior specialists to thrive—at least not when you're 7'2", sport an unheard-of 7'8.5" wingspan and run the way Gobert runs.
I'm not sure Tyson Chandler has made an offensive move since the early 2000s, and he's been raking in at ...
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How Rudy Gobert Can Become the NBA’s Next Feared Interior Force
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