SALT LAKE CITY — Rudy Gobert is again among the NBA's best defenders.

Gobert was named to the NBA's All-Defensive First Team on Wednesday for the second consecutive season, garnering 94 out of 100 possible first-place votes. He joins Anthony Davis, Victor Oladipo, Robert Covington and Jrue Holiday on the NBA's first team.

The second team consists of Joel Embiid, Draymond Green, Al Horford, Dejounte Murray and Jimmy Butler. Three of Gobert's Jazz teammates earned votes: Ricky Rubio (who got two first-team and two second-team votes), Derrick Favors (one second-team vote), and Donovan Mitchell (one second-team vote).

The full voting:

The NBA will reveal which media members voted for which players on June 25, the night of the NBA awards show in Santa Monica, California. On that night, the winner of the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award will be announced.

Keita Bates-Diop goes down after impressing in workout

It was a scary moment. After about a minute and a half of answering reporters' questions after the Jazz's pre-draft workout Wednesday, Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop cut off his answer to a question, apologized, put his hand on my shoulder, then took a couple of steps away from the press huddle and bent over.

It wasn't immediately clear what was wrong, as he was offered water and trainers were called over, but eventually Bates-Diop could say what was wrong: his back. Bates-Diop laid on the floor and that seemed to help. Then the Jazz quickly helped him to the training area.

Jazz vice president of player personnel Walt Perrin noted that Bates-Diop had suffered leg cramping at the end of his workout, as well as back spasms. Those spasms can be debilitating, and it seems like that's what we saw in the press area.

Interestingly, Bates-Diop had a good workout besides the medical issues by all accounts, showing off a level of versatility and good shooting that made him a solid draft prospect, ranked No. 18 in ESPN's Top 100.

That he wasn't in "Jazz shape," as Perrin put it, can be taken one of two ways. On one hand, it's discouraging that he's not in peak physical condition as he undergoes what will be some of the most important workouts of his career. The workout schedule is a grind, but so is the NBA regular season. Does that mean you question his work ethic?

On the other hand, maybe the fatigue means that once Bates-Diop gets in peak condition, working with NBA trainers over the course of a full season, he'll impress even more than he did during his workout Wednesday.

The good news: the Columbus Dispatch's Adam Jardy reported that Bates-Diop is completely fine, that his back just tightened up during the media session. That's definitely not a standard thing, though, so it's something to watch out for.

Chimezie Metu's workout

USC's Chimezie Metu was the other big name working out for the Jazz on Wednesday, and had a much less drama-filled time of it. Metu is an athletic 6-foot-10 forward from Nigeria, and averaged 15 points and six rebounds per game last season with USC.

Metu has upside. He was an excellent shot-blocker throughout his time at USC, but has added more of an ability to stay in front of players on defense on the perimeter as well. On the offensive end, most of his work comes inside, though he's clearly trying to show off more of a 3-point shot in his workouts, after making 12 of his 40 3-point attempts this year.

And that's the question, I suppose. He can't really be a stretch four, but is he big enough to be at the center position? It would be fine for bench units, but probably not as a starter. I'm kind of reminded of Golden State's Jordan Bell, though Metu is an inch taller. He's going to be a good pick for somebody in the late first or early second round.

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