Rudy Gobert is in good shape, and the NBA has seen it.
The Utah Jazz hub was voted Western Conference player of the week on Monday thanks to his performance over the last four games.
Meetings where the French, Olympic vice-champion this summer in Tokyo with the Blues, shone.
The interior scored 16.3 points, took 15.5 rebounds and averaged 2.3 blocks in these four games, where the Jazz won three times.
In the East, Miami player Jimmy Butler was voted player of the week.
This is the second time that Rudy Gobert has been honored in this way after his first distinction as player of the week in the West in March 2019. With five wins and one loss since the start of the season, his team are in the lead of his conference tied with the Golden State Warriors.
On Sunday, Utah dominated the Milwaukee Bucks, NBA defending champions, by a score of 107-95.
The three-time best defenseman in the NBA scored nine points, took 13 rebounds and had four blocks.
🎶 @ rudygobert27 put up 16.3 PPG, 15.5 RPG and 2.3 BPG to lead the @utahjazz to 3-1 and claim the Western Conference Player of the Week honor for Week 2!
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- NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2021
Retained among the All Star for the last two seasons, the 2.16 m giant by his own admission had the best season of his career last year.
Extended last winter for five years and $ 205 million, Rudy Gobert is now aiming for a first NBA title with his franchise.
Besides the French, Utah can count on Donovan Mitchell or Mike Conley in this quest.