In addition to Rudy's God-given length and talent, he works very hard, has a great attitude, and is becoming a vocal leader on defense. This story by Jody Gennesy talks about a play in which Gobert literally pushed Kanter towards the spot where he should have been on defense. Kanter was upset about being pushed. Gobert took him aside at a timeout and explained to him why he pushed him and that he did it to help Kanter with his defense. This is the type of leadership that has been lacking on the Jazz ever since D-Will left.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865617961/Jazz-center-Rudy-Gobert-gets-pushy-with-teammate-and-his-coach-loves-it.html?pg=all