Rudy Gobert, more than anything else, wants to be a champion. He has envisioned it. Confetti falling. Champagne popping. Holding the Larry O’Brien trophy in his hands.
When it happens, he says, he wants to be wearing a Utah Jazz uniform.
Gobert and the franchise that drafted him seven years ago proved their loyalty to one another this weekend, coming to terms on a new contract extension that will keep the two-time Defensive Player of the Year in Utah long-term.
“I believe in this group. I believe in this organization,” Gobert said Sunday. “That’s why my decision was easy.