It was in September of this year, when the National Basketball Association (NBA) officially announced the 15 best players of the 2019-2020 season, in its three teams All NBA, where one of the inclusions was that of the French pivot Rudy Gobert, of Utah Jazz, something that his pair did not like Philadelphia 76ers, Cameroonian Joel Embiid.
This was revealed by the player in an interview with Jackie MacMullan, of the chain ESPN, where he regretted that despite his performance in the past tournament, where he overcame an injury to enter the playoffs, he was not considered by the league among the most outstanding, and assured that he is much better than the European.
In fact, along with looking down on Gobert, Embiid also criticized the presence at his post of the Serbian Nikola Jokic, of the Denver Nuggets, adding that the only player of those chosen in the teams All NBA, that really overcomes it is Anthony Davis, of the champion Los angeles lakers.
Joel Embiid is confused how Rudy Gobert made All-NBA over him last season
“I agree that Anthony Davis had a better season than me. Jokic? That’s debatable. But Rudy Gobert? No offense, but he had 15 and 13 and I had my 23 and 12, and that’s kind of a big difference.”
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December 23, 2020
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Embiid jealous of Gobert’s presence on All NBA teams
“I agree that Anthony Davis had a better season than me. Jokic? That is debatable. But Rudy Gobert? No offense, but he was 15 and 13 and I was 23 and 12, and that’s a big difference.“said the Cameroonian.
So, you have to go in and review the numbers of both in the past season, to see if there is any point of comparison. In Embiid’s case, he recorded 23 points per game, with 11.6 rebounds, three assists and 1.3 blocks; while Gobert scored double-double of 15 points and 13.5 rebounds, added to 1.5 assists and two blocks.
In terms of mentions, the African has three appearances in the All-Star Game and twice in the All NBA, plus two times among the best defenders in the League; while the Frenchman registers three presences in All NBA teams, twice Defender of the Year, four times in All-Defensive and only one All Star occasion.
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