THE TRIFLE TOWER: RUDY GOBERT
Rudy Gobert stands a whooping 7 ft 1 in tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9in making this center one of the most valuable players for the Utah Jazz and one of the most feared defenders in the league. Gobert has received NBA Defensive Player of the Year two years in a row (2018,19) and helped make the Jazz a formidable team after years of rebuilding. This essay commissioned by GQ France is a peak inside Gobert's life months after he signed his first major contract and adjusting to life as an NBA superstar.
Commissioned by GQ France
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