Last Updated on November 11, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Here’s detailed information about Rudy Gobert:
- Full Name: Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel
- Nationality: French
- Age: Born on June 26, 1992
- Hometown: Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
- Height: 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 meters)
- Weight: 258 pounds (117 kg)
- Wingspan: 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 meters)
- Shoe Size: 20
- Number: 27
- Position: Center
- High School: Cholet Basket Academy (Cholet, France)
- College: Did not attend college (played professionally in France before entering the NBA)
- NBA Draft: 2013 (1st round, 27th pick overall by the Denver Nuggets, then traded to the Utah Jazz)
- Teams Played For:
- Utah Jazz (2013–2022)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–present)
- Championship Rings: None (as of 2024)
- Kids: None (as of 2024)
- Siblings: 2 older half-brothers
Rudy Gobert earned a lucrative contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Some argued that the Timberwolves overpaid, but having Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns has been effective for them in general. When the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets in the 2023-24 playoffs, Nikola Jokić said that the Timberwolves were built to beat them. 9/4/30