“Obviously I think offensively, spacing for me as a guy that puts a lot of pressure on the rim is going to make it harder on a defense. They're going to have to make tougher decisions, and space is going to be way more open for all the guards, too.”

French professional basketball player

Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel is a French professional basketball player, known for his long career in the NBA and his work with the French national team. He was born in 1992 and plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves as a center. Gobert first joined the NBA with the Utah Jazz, who acquired him in the 2013 draft. At 7 ft 1 in tall with a 7 ft 9 in wingspan, he has built his reputation on defense, and he is widely regarded as one of the best defensive players in basketball history.