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NBA Player Awards Futures: New Faces In New Places

It’s always fun to see top-level players swap teams and sport a new jersey as a new season gets underway. The NBA offseason saw plenty of moves, including a handful of players that landed atop the futures board for several regular season awards.

Rudy Gobert – Defensive Player of the Year (+450)

What better place to start than the three-time winner and defending NBA Defensive Player of the Year? The Minnesota Timberwolves gave up a king’s ransom to land Rudy Gobert this off-season. Minnesota surrendered a bunch of role players, four first-round picks, and a 2026 first-round pick swap to land last season’s rebounding leader in hopes he can bring the team a defensive presence they haven’t had since Kevin Garnett.