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It’s weird that everyone is raving about Wemby’s offense when his defense will far more impactful, especially his rookie year
People are talking about him having an unstoppable jumper and stuff when he’ll likely be somewhat inefficient his rookie year
The dude put up great numbers on league average efficiency in LNB Pro A just last season, a league which is worse than ACB which Luka dominated, never mind EuroLeague. Saying he's top 5 in the league rookie season is pretty much saying that LNB Pro A is just a small step behind the NBA. I think he'll put up something like 22/11/3 on average TS, compete for league leader in blocks, not enough for all-star and for sure not top 5 in the league.
Luka was an elite team. Wemby team was mid
Sure, but it's also a more competitive league than LNB Pro A, and EuroLeague even more competitive still, where Luka won MVP. And Luka didn't manage to make all-star his rookie season, and I'd say the all-star race is even more competitive than back then. I just don't think Wemby is going to play DPOY level D, bang down the PPG & box stats to qualify for all-star on respectable TS. But we'll see, it would be an insane jump from his last LNB Pro A season.
Offense makes superstars not defense
Yes but Wemby is like the defensive version of Steph Curry. He warps offenses with his presence alone
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Wemby is the exception to that rule. Most of his highlights are defence for a reason, the shit he does is mind blowing. A super tall guy shooting or dunking is not that crazy. Wemby stealing the ball from someone in the paint while his back leg is nearly on the 3pt line, or him getting his fingers on a super high release, high arc shot from 6’7 Andrew Wiggins, that shit is crazy.
Bro, I know. Dude showing in preseason his ability to close out on a three from the paint with that length is scary.
And he will only get better. Even if he's trash on his shooting, purely on defence and then getting some easy dunks and fast break makes him an all star already.
offense is more entertaining, not that weird tbh
But Wemby makes defense super interesting to watch. How he gets these blocks is some out of this world shit.