Rudy Gobert is playing like a Defensive Player of the Year this season once again. The Minnesota's Timberwolves' defensive output has improved massively over the last few weeks, and number 27 deserves the lion's share of the credit. What the Wolves now need to do is make sure Rudy's effort doesn't ultimately go to waste.
It wasn't necessarily supposed to be this way. When Minnesota made their trade for Gobert back in July 2022, the expectation was that he probably had a couple more elite seasons left in him, and it would be a good time to bring him on to try to open a championship window as Anthony Edwards' young talent blossomed.