All season long, the non-Rudy Gobert minutes have hurt the Minnesota Timberwolves. For the vast majority of these minutes, the Wolves turn to a lineup combination of Julius Randle and Naz Reid -- a duo that has success on offense but significant shortcomings on defense.
With Rudy on the court, the Wolves have a 108.4 defensive rating per Cleaning the Glass. Without him, however, this number drops to a 123.6 DRTG. This swing equates to the second and 30th defense.
Breaking this down a bit further, lineups without Rudy but with Reid and Randle post a 121.