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Mike Conley lobs a cross to Rudy Gobert for a two-handed dunk. (0:16)
Shams Charania, ESPNOct 22, 2024, 10:07 PM ET
Minnesota Timberwolves heart Rudy Gobert has reached a three-year, $110 million contract extension, sources informed ESPN on Tuesday night time.
The Timberwolves and Gobert’s agent, Bouna Ndiaye of Comsport, negotiated the brand new deal and finalized an settlement earlier than the workforce’s recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers tipped off, locking within the league-record four-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months in Minnesota.
Gobert declined his $46.6 million participant possibility for 2025-26 and obtained a recent multiyear deal, offering the Timberwolves with important flexibility because the franchise juggles growing wage cap payments.
As negotiations went on, Gobert expressed religion within the Timberwolves’ strategy to competition and exploring a inventive path to obtain monetary safety and permitting the group to proceed including items. Gobert’s deal features a participant possibility in 2027-28 and a commerce kicker, sources stated.
Gobert, 32, performed a vital function because the Timberwolves went 56-26 and superior to the Western Convention finals final season, solely the second time in franchise historical past that Minnesota bought previous the primary spherical of the playoffs. He averaged 14.0 factors, 12.9 rebounds and a couple of.1 blocks en path to his fourth Defensive Participant of the 12 months award.
It was the eighth straight season that Gobert, a three-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA choice, has averaged a double-double.
Gobert spent the primary 9 seasons of his profession with the Utah Jazz earlier than being dealt to Minnesota in a blockbuster commerce in the course of the 2022 offseason, when the Timberwolves gave up a bundle that included 4 first-round picks and a number of other gamers to amass the defensive anchor.
The Timberwolves opened their season with a 110-103 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night time.
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon contributed to this report.
Sources: Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert attain 3-year, $110M extension
