Victor Wembanyama mentioned final month that his good friend and fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert could be a worthy winner of the 2023-24 NBA Defensive Participant of the 12 months Award. However Wembanyama additionally added that, in future seasons, he, and never Gobert, could be the front-runner. Their NBA friends, nevertheless, really feel Wembanyama’s time has already arrived. Gamers voted the towering Spurs rookie because the league’s finest defender proper now. Wembanyama led the league in blocks, averaging 3.58 per sport. His subsequent closest competitor, Utah’s Walker Kessler, recorded 2.41 blocks per sport. -via The Athletic / April 22, 2024
