Rudy GobertMinnesota Timberwolves · #27
Rudy Gobert is a four-time Defensive Player of the Year and elite rim-protecting center for the Minnesota Timberwolves — tied for the most DPOY awards in NBA history. A French big drafted 27th in 2013, 'The Stifle Tower' anchors Minnesota's defense with his 7-foot-9 wingspan, made his eighth All-Defensive First Team in 2026, and is a two-time Olympic silver medalist.
Rudy Gobert — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Rudy Gobert stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Rudy Gobert — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Rudy Gobert
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Rudy Gobert career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 45 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | .486 | .000 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 26.3 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 1.3 | .604 | .000 |
| 2015-16 | 61 | 31.7 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 1.5 | .559 | .000 |
| 2016-17 | 81 | 33.9 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 1.2 | .661 | .000 |
| 2017-18 | 56 | 32.4 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 1.4 | .622 | .000 |
| 2018-19 | 81 | 31.8 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 2.0 | .669 | .000 |
| 2019-20 | 68 | 34.3 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 1.5 | .693 | .000 |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 30.8 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 1.3 | .675 | .000 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 32.1 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 1.1 | .713 | .000 |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 30.7 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 1.2 | .659 | .000 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 34.1 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 1.3 | .661 | .000 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 1.8 | .669 | .000 |
| 2025-26 | 76 | 31.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 1.7 | .682 | .000 |
| Career | 905 | 30.7 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 1.4 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Rudy Gobert
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
One of the greatest defensive players ever — a four-time DPOY and the rim-protecting anchor of Minnesota.
Turning pro
Drafted 27th overall, 2013 as a Center.
true
One of the greatest defenders ever — a four-time DPOY and the rim-protecting soul of Minnesota's defense.
Chapter
A lightly-recruited French teen who skipped college, Gobert set Combine records and was drafted 27th in 2013 (Denver, traded to Utah).
Chapter
He won four Defensive Player of the Year awards — tied for most ever — as a superstar anchor in Utah.
Off the court
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Weight
- 258 lbs
- Experience
- 13th Season
- NBA debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 27th overall, 2013
- Born
- Saint-Quentin, France
- Age
- 34
- Jersey
- #27
Gobert's basketball roots are French and Caribbean: his father, Rudy Bourgarel, from Guadeloupe, played college ball at Marist and professionally in France. Once a raw, lightly-recruited teenager, Gobert willed himself into one of the most dominant defenders in history through relentless development of his length and timing. He's a father to a son, Roméo, born in 2024.
His career has had its flashpoints — he was the first NBA player with a confirmed COVID-19 case in 2020, an episode that hastened the league's shutdown and for which he apologized and donated $500,000 — but his on-court identity is singular: an elite rim protector and rebounder whose presence lets Minnesota defend the paint and the perimeter at an elite level. His decade of double-double consistency rivals Nikola Jokić's.
A historic defensive anchor — elite rim protection, rebounding, and a game-warping presence.
Rudy Gobert — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Rudy Gobert, answered.
