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Rudy Gobert arrives in Minnesota, after 9 seasons with Utah – Cache Valley Daily

Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert dunks the ball against the Houston Rockets during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Houston. The Jazz won 132-127 in overtime. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Rudy Gobert reads Twitter comments, so he’s aware that Minnesota fans didn’t like him very much during his first nine NBA seasons. And he also heard Timberwolves coach Chris Finch complain regularly about the way he sets screens. Rudy Gobert (center) is introduced at a press conference by the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 6, 2022. Image shared on Minnesota Timberwolves social media Those perspectives are probably going to change. “Now we’re on the same side, so I’m excited,” Gobert said. So is Minnesota, with good reason. The Timberwolves announced the acquisition of Gobert at a news conference in Minneapolis on Wednesday, when the trade that they agreed to make with the Utah Jazz last week could finally become official. It took four players, five first-round picks — including one made last month — and the option of swapping another pick to get the French center to Minnesota, and the Timberwolves still feel like they got the better of the deal. “We think that he

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