16 year old prospect: Victor Wembanyama

[zimpy27]

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To the spoiled belong the Victor

[The-Stallion70]

Sometimes when I watch him I get the sense that he wants to shoot more jumpers than drive it inside. This tells me he might not be dominant going to the rim like Giannis is but I still don't know. Alot of times I see when he gets there he's just so tall that he scores anyways.

chances are he will never be like Giannis in terms of inside dominance. 1) he has an outside game. giannis became dominant on the inside because he had no choice, and 2) he likely doesn't have a body type that will be able to get as strong as giannis. his base will likely always be such that he will be easy to push off the block and he'll need to shoot a lot of turn around and fadeaway jumpers rather than being a guy who just bullies people in the paint.

But he so goddamn tall it doesn't matter, he just puts his arms up and he's right at the rim.

[Marcus]

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I need a twitter following. i coined #BrickForVic a while back. good to see the people on board with it.

[Jamaaliver]

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[clyde21]

legit looks like a created player in 2K lmao

[Big J]

GOAT prospect of all time. Kid is gonna absolutely wreck the league from day 1.

[B-Ball Freak]

Sometimes when I watch him I get the sense that he wants to shoot more jumpers than drive it inside. This tells me he might not be dominant going to the rim like Giannis is but I still don't know. Alot of times I see when he gets there he's just so tall that he scores anyways.

chances are he will never be like Giannis in terms of inside dominance. 1) he has an outside game. giannis became dominant on the inside because he had no choice, and 2) he likely doesn't have a body type that will be able to get as strong as giannis. his base will likely always be such that he will be easy to push off the block and he'll need to shoot a lot of turn around and fadeaway jumpers rather than being a guy who just bullies people in the paint.

But he so goddamn tall it doesn't matter, he just puts his arms up and he's right at the rim.

I think he's going to be closer to KD than he is Giannis.

[Big J]

chances are he will never be like Giannis in terms of inside dominance. 1) he has an outside game. giannis became dominant on the inside because he had no choice, and 2) he likely doesn't have a body type that will be able to get as strong as giannis. his base will likely always be such that he will be easy to push off the block and he'll need to shoot a lot of turn around and fadeaway jumpers rather than being a guy who just bullies people in the paint.

But he so goddamn tall it doesn't matter, he just puts his arms up and he's right at the rim.

I think he's going to be closer to KD than he is Giannis.

7-5 KD is scary as hell.

[SeattleJazzFan]

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that last finger roll off the glass. good grief.

[tmorgan]

It’s unbelievably crazy how important the next lottery ball day is.

[treefi]

He's the best NBA draft prospect since I've been paying attention.

1. Victor Wembanyama
2. LeBron James
3. Tim Duncan
4. Yao Ming
5. Anthony Davis
6. Zion Williamson

[Jamaaliver]

I do wonder, what is the major difference between this guy and say...Bol Bol?

Or even Kristaps?

Will he simply be a better, more complete version?

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[Marcus]

I do wonder, what is the major difference between this guy and say...Bol Bol?

Or even Kristaps?

Will he simply be a better, more complete version?

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you can argue a more advanced version. Where they might have set some semblance of precedence for this type of player. Vic looks to be in position to show the complete possibilities and break the mold.

Player types aren't ever new in the league but there's always levels.

[SeattleJazzFan]

I do wonder, what is the major difference between this guy and say...Bol Bol?

Or even Kristaps?

Will he simply be a better, more complete version?

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start with the fact that he's even taller and longer than they are and then work your way forward from that starting point. I'd put Chet in that conversation as well - but again, he's taller and longer than him too.

and i think he's probably a rich man's version of all those guys just from a skillset standpoint as well. so yeah, similar type player, similar body type, but just better in every way and and bigger.

[clyde21]

he has a better frame than Bol, more functional athleticism as well that'll allow him to do more things on the court more consistently

but yea, I was super high on Bol coming out for a lot of the same reasons I'm high on Wemby now, hard to find package of elite shot blocking with the ability to create and stretch offensively. Bol offered that and Wemby will not only do it but do it at a more consistent and scalable level.

[SeattleJazzFan]

he has a better frame than Bol, more functional athleticism as well that'll allow him to do more things on the court more consistently

but yea, I was super high on Bol coming out for a lot of the same reasons I'm high on Wemby now, hard to find package of elite shot blocking with the ability to create and stretch offensively. Bol offered that and Wemby will not only do it but do it at a more consistent and scalable level.

it's kinda nuts how productive and efficient Bol was at Oregon. the only chink in the armor was that it was an extremely small sample size.

serious injury right off the bat certainly didn't help his cause either.

[clyde21]

he has a better frame than Bol, more functional athleticism as well that'll allow him to do more things on the court more consistently

but yea, I was super high on Bol coming out for a lot of the same reasons I'm high on Wemby now, hard to find package of elite shot blocking with the ability to create and stretch offensively. Bol offered that and Wemby will not only do it but do it at a more consistent and scalable level.

it's kinda nuts how productive and efficient Bol was at Oregon. the only chink in the armor was that it was an extremely small sample size.

serious injury right off the bat certainly didn't help his cause either.

that's why i had him 2nd overall in the 2019 class (i'll take the L on that one), just absurd production even in limited sample sizes and a pretty rate skill set overall, thought he was worth the risk in what was a pretty shallow class after Zion (and Ja).

[Marcus]

he has a better frame than Bol, more functional athleticism as well that'll allow him to do more things on the court more consistently

but yea, I was super high on Bol coming out for a lot of the same reasons I'm high on Wemby now, hard to find package of elite shot blocking with the ability to create and stretch offensively. Bol offered that and Wemby will not only do it but do it at a more consistent and scalable level.

it's kinda nuts how productive and efficient Bol was at Oregon. the only chink in the armor was that it was an extremely small sample size.

serious injury right off the bat certainly didn't help his cause either.

that's why i had him 2nd overall in the 2019 class (i'll take the L on that one), just absurd production even in limited sample sizes and a pretty rate skill set overall, thought he was worth the risk in what was a pretty shallow class after Zion (and Ja).

he's getting comfy now though.

but yeah Wemby is different.

[zimpy27]

I do wonder, what is the major difference between this guy and say...Bol Bol?

Or even Kristaps?

Will he simply be a better, more complete version?

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Well Wemby being as hyped as much as he is will get a lot more chances than Bol.and even more than KP.

KP had injury issues derail him and he never really had a team built around what he offers.

So Wemby as a better and healthier KP is an MVP level player IMO. I just think that he moves like Davis but is much bigger. I think he will get injured a ton if he plays inside like Davis. Ultimately I expect Wemby to be like KP offensively but better defensively.

[NO-KG-AI]

Wembanyama is just a lot better at playing basketball than Bol Bol. Bol looks lost more often than he looks dominant. It’s like Cameron Reddish vs Kevin Durant as prospects. One is just a lot taller and longer, and way better at basketball in all ways too.

I don’t think he’s a 7’4+ Durant, but even if he was only Porzingis in terms of ball skills, he’s taller with like 6 more inches of wingspan. That’s a massive difference in size. It’s a bigger reach difference than Kristaps and Draymond Green IIRC lol.