It’s rare for Draymond Green to change his mind about one of his rivals, but it seems he has done just that with Rudy Gobert.
Green has been very critical of Gobert and his basketball ability in the past.
The pair have also had their fair share of beef.
Just this season, Draymond put Gobert in a headlock during a melee.
But, after the Timberwolves swept Kevin Durant and the Suns, Green had nothing but praise for the T-Wolves big man.
“What Anthony Edwards has taken those guys and done is absolutely amazing,” Green said on The Draymond Green Show. “Like, Rudy’s actually [is] not trash anymore. He defends now and ironically, he [already is a] All-Defensive player. But I mean like, when you see him on the switches, he’s up at the level. He’s not just sitting back in the drop no more. When he gets switched onto the guy, it’s like his antennas pop on.”
The four-time Warriors champion went on to gush about Gobert’s versatility.
“He is actually impacting winning,” Green said “And he’s actually doing that on the defensive end, whereas opposed to other series, he’s gotten played off the floor. Although Phoenix went small at times to try to get back in the game, there were still times that they played Rudy on Royce O’Neale. Before, if you went five guards, there was no chance Rudy Gobert can play, like zero-percent chance.
“And if I’m honest, I don’t think at this point that was a change in ability, that is a change in what’s required of you.”
Gobert has copped his fair share of criticism lately, but it seems as though he has a new and unlikely ally in Green.