Jazz' Gobert wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year | Inquirer Sports

Jazz’ Gobert wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year

/ 10:08 AM June 26, 2018

Rudy Gobert, of the Utah Jazz, accepts the defensive player of the year award at the NBA Awards on Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz is the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year.

The center was the leading vote-getter for the league’s All-Defensive first team.

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Gobert anchored a Jazz defense that ranked second in the NBA in defensive rating.

He beat out Anthony Davis of New Orleans and Joel Embiid of Philadelphia.

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