Jazz's Rudy Gobert: Showing improvement from line in practices, games

Gobert said that he made 25 free throws in a row during a recent practice, Andy Larsen of KSL.com reports. "My percentage is going to go way up this year," Gobert said.

Analysis:

While it's not uncommon for professional athletes to use hyperbole when discussing their statistical expectations, it's realistic to buy some dramatic improvement in Gobert's free-throw shooting. The center hit 13-of-14 attempts from the charity stripe in a preseason game against the Suns last week, and has nailed 18-of-23 (78.2%) tries through three contests. It seems unlikely he'll continue to run that hot from the line over the course of an 82-game schedule, but even a move closer to the 70 percent mark would be a substantial boon to Gobert's fantasy value after he hit just 56.9 percent of his free-throw attempts in 2015-16.