Victor the Great?

magickingdom · Post #1 » by **magickingdom** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:41 pm

So I saw an article titled “Victor W, the best NBA prospect since Labron. But nobody is tanking for him?”
So as a discussion starter: Is He?
He has never played an NBA game and he is proclaimed one of the best. What position will he play? He to skinny to play the post. Is he a stretch 4? He’s not going to be some kind of rebounding machine. Also will he even hold up? Look at Chet, his 1st NBA opponent and he got broken. Will Victors body hold up? So many questions???

Now can we compare to Paolo.
He is breaking all kinds of rookie records.
Many comparable with some of the NBA greats.
Some that even Labron didn’t match.
So only time will tell, but at this point doesn’t it seem that Paolo has a better chance to be the next best NBA prospect, since Labron? Better chances than Victor, at least at this point.
Thoughts or discussion?

Jiwol · Post #2 » by **Jiwol** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:30 pm

Who's Labron?

basketballRob · Post #3 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:39 pm

Mr. and Mrs. Labron's son.

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davey_wavy · Post #4 » by **davey_wavy** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 2:48 am

Labron Jaymes?

magickingdom · Post #5 » by **magickingdom** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:05 am

Who gives a crap who Labron is?
We have Paolo!

magickingdom · Post #6 » by **magickingdom** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:09 am

I was talking about Labron, never heard of LeBron?

Skin · Post #7 » by **Skin** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:24 am

San Antonio is tanking for him and they are gonna get him.

pepe1991 · Post #8 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:15 am

4 teams do tank for him

He will play center. He is 7'3 without shoes ( to his own words) and has absurd lenght. Basically he is funcional version of Mo Bamba and Gobert, if Gobert ever had any basketball skills.

MoMM · Post #9 » by **MoMM** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:02 am

magickingdom wrote:So I saw an article titled “Victor W, the best NBA prospect since Labron. But nobody is tanking for him?”
So as a discussion starter: Is He?
He has never played an NBA game and he is proclaimed one of the best. What position will he play? He to skinny to play the post. Is he a stretch 4? He’s not going to be some kind of rebounding machine. Also will he even hold up? Look at Chet, his 1st NBA opponent and he got broken. Will Victors body hold up? So many questions???

Now can we compare to Paolo.
He is breaking all kinds of rookie records.
Many comparable with some of the NBA greats.
Some that even Labron didn’t match.
So only time will tell, but at this point doesn’t it seem that Paolo has a better chance to be the next best NBA prospect, since Labron? Better chances than Victor, at least at this point.
Thoughts or discussion?

Have you seen any of his videos or only this article?
He is amazing and already playing against pro players (not a high-level league in Europe, but still). He already debut for France's NT and in the 1st game had a 20/9 game against Lithuania. He is a generational talent.

drsd · Post #10 » by **drsd** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:52 am

Skin wrote:San Antonio is tanking for him and they are gonna get him.

Worry about the Bulls here.

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Ralof · Post #11 » by **Ralof** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:32 pm

magickingdom wrote:So I saw an article titled “Victor W, the best NBA prospect since Labron. But nobody is tanking for him?”
Now can we compare to Paolo.
He is breaking all kinds of rookie records.
Many comparable with some of the NBA greats.
Some that even Labron didn’t match.
So only time will tell, but at this point doesn’t it seem that Paolo has a better chance to be the next best NBA prospect, since Labron? Better chances than Victor, at least at this point.

magickingdom · Post #12 » by **magickingdom** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:41 pm

I believe I did say that this was just a discussion starter.

cedric76 · Post #13 » by **cedric76** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:03 pm

Maybe because tanking for 14% chance to get 1 guy is just dumb

Magic#1 · Post #14 » by **Magic#1** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:14 pm

Wemby's skills are just absurd. Then you add in his physical gifts and it's easy to see. The only questions I have is leadership ability and competitive drive. But I watched his postgame interview after the game with Scoot and when asked if he talked to any of the NBA players after the game he said something like, "No. I'm not easy to talk to after a loss." That tells me something. I would LOVE Scoot for us. But if we somehow do get No. 1, you don't pass on Wemby.

Skin · Post #15 » by **Skin** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:20 pm

drsd wrote:
Skin wrote:San Antonio is tanking for him and they are gonna get him.

Worry about the Bulls here.

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Zero worry. They have players that won't tank.

Plus, even if they did for some weird reason get their pick this year, then good. This year's draft stinks.

fendilim · Post #16 » by **fendilim** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:18 am

I think even with all the risks involved with his frame you take Wemby because of his size potential to become the goat with his size, skills and competitiveness.

That said, he is indeed worth tanking for, right now.

You wont REALLY know until maybe 5-10 years from now, however.

pepe1991 · Post #17 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:03 am

Skin wrote:
drsd wrote:
Skin wrote:San Antonio is tanking for him and they are gonna get him.

Worry about the Bulls here.

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Zero worry. They have players that won't tank.

Plus, even if they did for some weird reason get their pick this year, then good. This year's draft stinks.

If they get pick, they draft top 4.
So Victor, Scoot, Miller and whoever

drsd · Post #18 » by **drsd** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:09 am

Skin wrote:
drsd wrote:
Skin wrote:San Antonio is tanking for him and they are gonna get him.

Worry about the Bulls here.

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Zero worry. They have players that won't tank.

Plus, even if they did for some weird reason get their pick this year, then good. This year's draft stinks.

I have full confidence in Marc Eversley and Billy Donovan to ensure the "correct" roster is on the court to pile on loses. The Bulls is on a 6-game losing streak, and is 2-games back of the 10-slot. Atlanta, Washington and Toronto are all trying to win, so I see no path at all for the Bulls to make the play-ins.

In their next three games, there are contests against Washington and Toronto. Lose both, and their season is done.

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drsd · Post #19 » by **drsd** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:12 am

pepe1991 wrote:
Skin wrote:
drsd wrote:
Worry about the Bulls here.

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Zero worry. They have players that won't tank.

Plus, even if they did for some weird reason get their pick this year, then good. This year's draft stinks.

If they get pick, they draft top 4.
So Victor, Scoot, Miller and whoever

And-1 !

Why would the Bulls want to stay as the 7th worst team if there is no hope for play-ins. The Bulls might try to lose out as Chicago is the one team in the league that actually has a tangible benefit in collecting as many lotto balls as possible (the horrible teams will all get their 25% chance to go top-2 no matter how many more loses can be found at the bottom).

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pepe1991 · Post #20 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:01 am

drsd wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:
Skin wrote:Zero worry. They have players that won't tank.

Plus, even if they did for some weird reason get their pick this year, then good. This year's draft stinks.

If they get pick, they draft top 4.
So Victor, Scoot, Miller and whoever

And-1 !

Why would the Bulls want to stay as the 7th worst team if there is no hope for play-ins. The Bulls might try to lose out as Chicago is the one team in the league that actually has a tangible benefit in collecting as many lotto balls as possible (the horrible teams will all get their 25% chance to go top-2 no matter how many more loses can be found at the bottom).

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They are very close to top 5 worst and 42% chance at keeping pick. That's almost coin flip chance.