EXTENSION: Gobert signs 5yr/$205M w/ UTA | DAL "significant interest" if available

[dirkfansince1998]

23s of Gobert playing drop coverage won´t change the fact that he was exposed in the playoffs. In 2018 and 2019 the Rockets forced Snyder to limit his minutes because Gobert couldn´t defend the 5-out pick and roll. It was the same this year. Jokic was 22/46 from 3 in 7 games against the Jazz. He doubled his volume on +16% from 3 compared to the regular season. Gobert cannot defend the perimeter. Be it on switches against guards or against stretch 5s.
The Mavs already have one max contract bigman that cannot really defend in space. Playing two of them together would require a magical new coaching scheme. Otherwise guys like Harden, Lillard or Curry will drop 50+ on the Mavs.

We have seen Goberts impact in the regular season. Based on the impact metrics he has clearly been the best defender in the last few years. Problem is that the impact did not translate to the playoffs. And that´s because Gobert can be targeted on defense (just like any other big that lacks mobility, I would argue that Gobert is quicker than guys like Embiid or BroLo). To make things worse he also lacks the offensive skill set to punish opposing teams when they go small.