Rudy Gobert is still mad about where he was picked in the 2013 N.B.A. draft, and he has a point.
This past season, Gobert made the 26 teams that passed on him look foolish.
In his second season with the Utah Jazz, Gobert, a 22-year-old Frenchman, emerged as a dominant rim protector, a voracious rebounder and a franchise centerpiece. He earned the nickname Stifle Tower, finishing only 11 blocks shy of the league leader Anthony Davis despite playing 297 fewer minutes.
The No. 1 pick in 2013, chosen 26 spots ahead of Gobert, was Anthony Bennett.