Rudy Gobert made some history.
FILE - San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama shoots in front of Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Wembanyama has been named NBA Rookie of the Year after a record-setting season. Victor Wembanyama nearly did.
Viva la France, indeed. Joakim Noah became the first Frenchman to win DPOY when he was the overwhelming choice in 2014, and Gobert now has the trophies for 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024. Miami center Bam Adebayo was third, his best-ever finish in the voting. He was fourth in 2021 and 2022, along with fifth in 2020 and 2023.to play in the Paris Games this summer — is the only player to have been in the top five of the DPOY balloting in each of the last five years. He's gotten at least one first-place vote in all five of those seasons, the only player in the NBA who can say that.
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