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Put Wemby on the OKC Thunder, are they better or worse? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by PumpkinHead555@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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There’s been a lot of talk about Chet vs Wemby, and as of late people seem to actually be leaning towards Chet being a better player. However Chet has a much better roster than Wemby, and more importantly better guard play.

So is Chet actually better than Wembanyama? And would OKC gets worse if the roles were reversed

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[–] Clemsontigger16@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wrong on all accounts, Wemby’s verticality is inhuman, the plays he makes around the rim when guys just throw it up there are insane. And his hands are so big he can just catch the ball with one have like it’s a softball almost.

He takes so many moving, step in 3’s, out of rhythm 3’s…he has the shooting mechanics, he would be a league average shooter at least if he was in a lower volume role getting all his 3’s off the catch. He also obviously wouldn’t be playing the same style or role on the Thunder, so he wouldn’t be iso’ing…that’s the whole point of this post.

[–] 504090@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Wrong on all accounts, Wemby’s verticality is inhuman, the plays he makes around the rim when guys just throw it up there are insane. And his hands are so big he can just catch the ball with one have like it’s a softball almost.

Which applies to Chet as well. Like I said, that’s a major part of his production. It might not look as fancy, but he gets it done. Chet’s also notably faster in a straight-line, so that opens up more lob/rimrunning opportunities.

He takes so many moving, step in 3’s, out of rhythm 3’s…he has the shooting mechanics, he would be a league average shooter at least if he was in a lower volume role getting all his 3’s off the catch. He also obviously wouldn’t be playing the same style or role on the Thunder, so he wouldn’t be iso’ing…that’s the whole point of this post.

  1. I’ve watched Spurs games, and statistics also show that he’s shooting 31% on open 3s.

  2. What I meant is he’s always been more of an iso-driven player than Chet. Their instincts on the court have always been different, regardless of the caliber of their rosters in the last 2-3 years.