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Rudy Gobert Wins NBA Defensive Player Of The Year For 4th Time

Rudy Gobert has been named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time.

Gobert had 72 first place votes and 433 total points. Victor Wembanyama finished second with 245 total points out of 19 first place votes, 44 second place votes and 18 third place votes. Bam Adebayo finished third with 91 total points ahead of Anthony Davis with 83.

Gobert joins Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as the only four-time winners of the award, which has been presented annually since the 1982-83 season.

In the 2023-24 regular season, Gobert ranked sixth in the NBA in blocks per game (2.13) and fourth in defensive rebounds per game (9.2). Opponents shot 43.4% from the field when Gobert was the closest defender, 6.1% lower than their expected percentage on those shots (49.5%). That difference was the largest among the 105 players who defended at least 800 shots during the season.

Led by Gobert, the Timberwolves had the best defensive rating, allowed the fewest points per game and held opponents to the lowest field goal percentage in the NBA. The top-ranked defense helped Minnesota (56-26) post the second-best record in franchise history and earn the No. 3 playoff seed in the Western Conference.

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Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks
Type: Point Spread - Status: OPEN
Boston Celtics - 1H-105
New York Knicks - 1H-115
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets
Type: Total - Status: OPEN
Under - 1H-110
Over - 1H-110
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers
Type: Point Spread - Status: OPEN
Cleveland Cavaliers - 1H-115
Indiana Pacers - 1H-105
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors
Type: Point Spread - Status: OPEN
Minnesota Timberwolves - 1H-105
Golden State Warriors - 1H-115

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Prime Video will at least join ESPN as an NBA broadcast partner, as Disney also has a framework of a deal in place with the league. ESPN/ABC are expected to retain the Finals as part of its new deal. In one arrangement, ESPN will cut down from around 100 games to around 80, according to executives briefed on the talks.

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The deal will begin in 25-26 and last for at least a decade.

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The NBA would like to have at least three companies involved in its new deals, which will leave TNT to likely face off with NBC for the final package. Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of TNT, has the right to match deals.

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