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Olympic video games stats: 8.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 57.6 FG% in 12 video games
Accolades: Silver medal on the 2020 Olympics, silver medal on the 2022 Eurobasket, bronze medal on the 2014 World Cup, 2019 World Cup and 2015 Eurobasket
One other participant who’ll have big expectations on his shoulders this summer season will likely be Gobert, who will likely be taking part in in his dwelling nation and seeking to lastly attain the mountaintop he has come oh so shut to varied instances already.
Gobert has come agonizingly near successful gold with the French Nationwide Workforce many instances already in his profession, having to accept a silver medal at the latest Olympics after falling to Workforce USA within the gold-medal recreation by merely an 87-82 ultimate marker. France had already crushed the Individuals in that very event, too, within the opening group-stage match for each groups, in addition to in a pre-tournament exhibition between the 2 basketball powers, so gold was there for the taking for France.
That USA squad wasn’t on the stage this yr’s is, both, with Draymond Inexperienced and Zach LaVine beginning for the workforce and the likes of Keldon Johnson and JaVale McGee getting minutes. We’re not making an attempt to knock these guys too harshly, they’re all good-to-very-good gamers, however that squad paled compared – not less than when it comes to private accolades – to the workforce USA is bringing to the 2024 Olympics.
That’s to say, Gobert and France had perhaps their finest probability at gold in basketball on the 2020 Olympics and simply missed out. May they be capable to do it this summer season as an alternative, with Wembanyama now within the fold?
Regardless, you need to take into account Gobert one of many all-time greats in FIBA tournaments, successful a lot notable {hardware} for France even with out the ultimate lacking piece: the gold medal. Gobert stays an elite participant within the NBA, so we anticipate an enormous event out of him in entrance of his dwelling crowd.
