A year ago, Athan Kaliakmanis' stock was soaring while Rudy Gobert's was tanking (and taking major shareholder Tim Connelly along with it).
On Nov. 26, 2022, Kaliakmanis threw for 319 yards and a pair of touchdowns at Wisconsin in a 23-16 victory, the type of performance that would get mentioned often in the offseason as the Gophers quarterback was hyped up.
A couple days later, Gobert was a minus-22 as the Wolves gave up 142 points in a loss at Washington that dropped them to 10-11. Whatever defensive acumen and rebounding Gobert was supposed to provide after a blockbuster offseason trade was missing, and the deal was quickly being labeled an all-time bust for the Wolves.