Rudy Gobert woke up the Wolves
It’s easy to say since the year has only started for a week, but after three matches, Wolves are undefeated in 2026. This is not trivial as their last outing in 2025 in Atlanta was a complete failure and Rudy Gobert then pushed big shout.
Pivot was tired of Minnesota’s sluggish performance. “Something has to happen”he said in particular, assessing that without the change it would make a difference “between a team playing for the title and a team full of talent but not achieving anything…”
Words that changed things since the Frenchman and his teammates had just won three games in a row, including the last one against Miami. “This match in Atlanta was an electric shock”, confirms the former Jazz13 points and 17 rebounds in a win against the Heat. “We asked ourselves if we want to be that team or the one we want to be, that is, a team aiming for the title. The answer is quite obvious.”
“One of the most underrated players in the league”
Rudy Gobert is one answer with his level in three wins: 14.7 points on 82% shooting, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks per 31 minutes. His activity against Erik Spoelstra’s troops was exceptional. He increased his efforts, ran a lot in defense but also in attack, often being forgotten by his teammates, although sometimes he was all alone in the circle.
Even if Bam Adebayo will say otherwise in front of the press, the two-time Olympic runner-up disrupted and dominated the interior of the Hot. The Miami star finished with just 7 points, Kel’el Ware didn’t fare any better, also with 7 points. The two interiors thus shot a total of 6/21… without making the slightest free throw.
Erik Spoelstra was not the last to praise the performance of the 33-year-old Frenchman.
“He’s a proud veteran, a winner. He’s still one of the most underrated players in the league.”, believes the Heat coach. “He knows who he is, what he can do to make an impact. As soon as I saw him, before our first game, talking in the locker room, I said to myself, ‘What the hell…’ He’s going to bring some power. Not with scoring 30 points, but with rebounds, with his build.”
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| Rudy Gobert | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2013-14 | UTA | 45 | 9:39 | 48.6 | 49.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
| 2014-15 | UTA | 82 | 26:19 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| 2015-16 | UTA | 61 | 31:40 | 55.9 | 56.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 9.1 | |
| 2016-17 | UTA | 81 | 33:53 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| 2017-18 | UTA | 56 | 32:26 | 62.2 | 68.2 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 | |
| 2018-19 | UTA | 81 | 31:49 | 66.9 | 63.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 15.9 | |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 68 | 34:19 | 69.3 | 63.0 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 15.1 | |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 71 | 30:48 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 66 | 32:07 | 71.3 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 15.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 70 | 30:41 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 76 | 34:07 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 72 | 33:10 | 66.9 | 67.4 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 12.0 | |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 36 | 31:37 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 52.9 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / 3 points in an attempt; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-01-07 12:36:00
