Utah Jazz trade Rudy Gobert to Minnesota

As some were expecting, Jazz GM Danny Ainge is making moves. Photo: Erik Drost

The Utah Jazz are trading star center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and four first-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Jazz plan to retool their roster around Donovan Mitchell, per Wojnarowski.

How Gobert leaving Utah for the Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/2hblZEWv3R

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Gobert has won NBA Defensive Player of the Year three times. The Frenchman has averaged a double-double since the 2016-17 season.

The Jazz traded wing Royce O’Neal for a first-round pick on Thursday. ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst hinted earlier on Friday that bigger moves were probably coming:

Brian Windhorst just ran the First Take desk in circles. They were hanging on his every word for 2+ minutes 😂😂. Absolute masterclass. pic.twitter.com/Q1vn6mD9iz

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