BREAKING: Utah Jazz Trading Rudy Gobert To Minnesota

July 1, 2022, 7:41pm EST (Updated: November 16, 2022, 6:34pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – APRIL 28: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz looks on during the second half of Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 28, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

Rudy Gobert will be playing NBA games for another team next season.

On Friday, the Utah Jazz traded the center to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Utah is trading Rudy Gobert to Minnesota, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2022

In return, the Timberwolves are sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and multiple first-round picks for Gobert.

The Timberwolves are sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and multiple first-round picks for Gobert, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2022

Gobert earned first-team All-Defensive honors for the sixth straight year. He averaged 15.6 points, 2.1 blocks and a league-best 14.7 rebounds per game this season.