The Utah Jazz agreed to trade center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal that will pair him with fellow All-Star big man Karl- Anthony Towns.
The Jazz will get four first-round picks and five players from the Wolves. Minnesota is sending protected picks to Utah.
Gobert has spent his entire nine-year career in Utah and has been a franchise cornerstone for a team that has six consecutive playoff appearances. One of the most decorated players in Jazz history has three Defensive Player of the Year awards, three All-Star appearances, four All-NBA selections and six first-team All-Defensive selections.
The Utah Jazz's tumultuous season ended with a first-round exit to the Dallas Mavericks when Rudy Gobert averaged a league-leading 14.7% rebound and 2.1 blocks per game.
Tim Connelly, who was hired away from the Denver Nuggets after building that franchise into a perennial playoff team, wants to acquire a rim protecting center to play next to Towns.
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