5 years, $ 205 million. Here is the extension that has just signed Rudy Gobert with the Utah Jazz. Astronomical figures which clearly show the importance that the French have taken within the Salt Lake City franchise: the highest paid Frenchman in history, biggest contract for a pivot in NBA history, the third all positions confused. Now, Gobert has no choice: he must assume individually and collectively, defensively and offensively. He agreed to the microphone ofESPN.
It means they believe in me. They believe in what we’ve built through these years with this franchise, with Quin Snyder and everyone else. For me, this is an incredible blessing. It is very motivating to know that we share the same vision and the same goal for this State and for this franchise.
This big contract for a pivot goes completely against the current of current basketball: admittedly very defensively dissuasive, Gobert still has shortcomings in attack despite constant progress in the field. While the franchise has also just offered a large contract Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz now has a reduced salary margin but has a guideline for the next few years fully assumed. With such a contract, all eyes will now be on the French interior, which will no longer have the right to make mistakes. But at least he announced it, Utah remains to win. This signing is also a sign that the tensions between Mitchell and Gobert are probably history.
After everything that happened in our team, I really wanted to get back in the bubble and see how things were going. After the bubble I really felt I could win a title with Donovan. I think we’ve both grown really well, and we’re going to keep growing.
Dear Utah… pic.twitter.com/S806F4oZ6d
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) December 20, 2020
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