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10 Hot Takes & Predictions on the Utah Jazz After 25-ish Games

By Ryan Aston

Nov 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) celebrate after Gobert blocks Houston Rockets shot during the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah Jazz win 120-101. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) celebrate after Gobert blocks Houston Rockets shot during the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah Jazz win 120-101. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 10, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) battle under the basket in the first quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /

6) Rudy Gobert Deserves an All-Star Berth as Much as G-Time

So if Hayward has established himself as a superstar, he probably tops the team’s list of All-Star hopefuls, right?

Not so fast, junior.

While G-Time has been one of the league’s star performers and steadiest hands this season, Rudy Gobert is the cornerstone of Utah’s identity and has really emerged as one of the Association’s handful of truly unique talents.

He’s been the talk of the town in SLC for years, but now the basketball world is taking note.

Gobert currently leads the league in field goal percentage (68.2) and blocked shots (72). He’s also in the Top 6 in rebounding, overall win shares, defensive win shares and defensive box plus/minus. More importantly, though, in an injury-riddled campaign, he’s the one Jazz player who has consistently been on the floor and producing at a high level.

He faces stiff competition at the center spot, but he’s definitely shown he deserves an All-Star berth.

Next: No. 5

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