When Rudy Gobert entered his postgame media press conference on Saturday evening, the 7-footer from France somehow fit his large frame behind a normal-sized desk. With ice on his knees, Gobert eventually finagled his way into a comfortable position, rarely making eye contact with the large hoard of media members waiting to ask him questions.
When he finally lifted his head and looked ahead, the ordinarily stoic Gobert revealed a sly smile across his chiseled face.
"This is the team we want to be. … This is who we want to say that we are," he said.