Was the loss of San Antonio Spurs rookie forward phenom Victor Wembanyama to Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert for the NBA’s 2024 Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award a snub? While the feat has never been won by a rookie player in the history of the NBA, Wemby could have been the man to do it.
Already having been named the league’s 2024 Kia Rookie of the Year award, the French big man was in the running, but ultimately lost to the T-Wolves center in the voting by a significant margin. Were the voters for the award wrong in naming the Minnesota menace the DPOY?
The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, took a closer look at what went into winning the award for Gobert in comparison to Wembanyama’s rookie season.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what he had to say about whether Wemby deserved the honor.
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