16 year old prospect: Victor Wembanyama

[peZt]

The highest upside of anyone outside the NBA at the moment. No brainer number 1 whenever he applies.

Yup clearly not sure what some of these posters are hating on. Obv looking at by far the best prospect in the world. No question he was the best player in fiba and he just turned 17 in January.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Absolutely incredible performance from Victor Wembanyama leading France to the semis w/20 points and 8 blocks in an overtime win over Lithuania. Might be the most talented prospect I&#39;ve ever scouted. Ridiculously skilled offensively w/DPOY-type potential. #1 pick favorite in 2023 <a href="https://t.co/E1NU6tdKeR">pic.twitter.com/E1NU6tdKeR</a></p>&mdash; Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="

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Yeah not sure either. Show me another 17 year old 7'4 kid who can shoot, handle and pass the ball the way Vic can.
You can't expect him to also bully people in the post, that's physcally impossible with his anatomics. If he could do that as well, we'd be talking about the greatest prospect ever basically. So not really sure what people are expecting.

And as if comparing him to Porzingis was an insult. A taller pre injury Porzingis with better ball handling, passing skills and even better defense is the best big in the league

[peZt]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

[Nuntius]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

Glad to see that Edey made the tournament's best 5 squad. He definitely earned it. He was amazing.

[monalotry]

The highest upside of anyone outside the NBA at the moment. No brainer number 1 whenever he applies.

Yup clearly not sure what some of these posters are hating on. Obv looking at by far the best prospect in the world. No question he was the best player in fiba and he just turned 17 in January.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Absolutely incredible performance from Victor Wembanyama leading France to the semis w/20 points and 8 blocks in an overtime win over Lithuania. Might be the most talented prospect I&#39;ve ever scouted. Ridiculously skilled offensively w/DPOY-type potential. #1 pick favorite in 2023 <a href="https://t.co/E1NU6tdKeR">pic.twitter.com/E1NU6tdKeR</a></p>&mdash; Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="

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Yeah not sure either. Show me another 17 year old 7'4 kid who can shoot, handle and pass the ball the way Vic can.
You can't expect him to also bully people in the post, that's physcally impossible with his anatomics. If he could do that as well, we'd be talking about the greatest prospect ever basically. So not really sure what people are expecting.

And as if comparing him to Porzingis was an insult. A taller pre injury Porzingis with better ball handling, passing skills and even better defense is the best big in the league

Not to say he isn't, but can you show me examples of Vic's plus passing? Not to say he lacks vision, but it wasn't something that popped off the screen in the single game I watched.

[peZt]

Yup clearly not sure what some of these posters are hating on. Obv looking at by far the best prospect in the world. No question he was the best player in fiba and he just turned 17 in January.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Absolutely incredible performance from Victor Wembanyama leading France to the semis w/20 points and 8 blocks in an overtime win over Lithuania. Might be the most talented prospect I&#39;ve ever scouted. Ridiculously skilled offensively w/DPOY-type potential. #1 pick favorite in 2023 <a href="https://t.co/E1NU6tdKeR">pic.twitter.com/E1NU6tdKeR</a></p>&mdash; Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="

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Yeah not sure either. Show me another 17 year old 7'4 kid who can shoot, handle and pass the ball the way Vic can.
You can't expect him to also bully people in the post, that's physcally impossible with his anatomics. If he could do that as well, we'd be talking about the greatest prospect ever basically. So not really sure what people are expecting.

And as if comparing him to Porzingis was an insult. A taller pre injury Porzingis with better ball handling, passing skills and even better defense is the best big in the league

Not to say he isn't, but can you show me examples of Vic's plus passing? Not to say he lacks vision, but it wasn't something that popped off the screen in the single game I watched.

He's no Jokic, he won't get you 6 assists a game. But he definitely has better passing instincts than most young bigs. In these clips he was 15 years old. Passing highlights start at 6:20

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[BlazersBroncos]

He will for sure be a plus passer. 4-5APG isnt crazy IMO.

He isnt going to be a point-center but he has shown the ability to make the right passes out of doubles at a very young age. Thats a great sign for future development.

The only downside this kid has is that historically guys his size have injury issues, but to me that isnt reason enough to pass on him. Keep his minutes reasonable and play him alot in the POs when the games count.

[clyde21]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

Edey looks same height as Chet here...which is 7...not sure where they got the 7-4 stuff from

[wco81]

Wow these are teens and they have all that tape on them. Ortho tape on his right shoulder at the tender age of 17?

[God Squad]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

His frame or shoulders looks better than Chet IMO. Frame should fill out better.

[peZt]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

His frame or shoulders looks better than Chet IMO. Frame should fill out better.

I think every Basketball player in the history of Basketball had a better frame than Chet

[Big J]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

His frame or shoulders looks better than Chet IMO. Frame should fill out better.

I think every Basketball player in the history of Basketball had a better frame than Chet

Manute Bol?

[Stribor]

Standing next to him is Zach Edey, who is listed as 7'4. Going by that Vic should be 7'5 at least lol.

His frame or shoulders looks better than Chet IMO. Frame should fill out better.

I think every Basketball player in the history of Basketball had a better frame than Chet

Kukoc

[BlazersBroncos]

That Kukoc picture gives me mad hope for Chet.

I think thats a guy he compares well to also. I dont see him as some 25ppg scoring monster. More like an elite #2 option that does a bit of everything. Much better pop in his step than Tony when going vertical as well. A Kukoc w/ lob dunk potential and better rim finishing is probably a 20/10/4 guy who also makes positive non-stat contributions.

[sisibilio]

Kukoc was a SF until late in his carreer, he even played at SG for Jugoplastica.

[UcanUwill]

Kukoc was a SF until late in his carreer, he even played at SG for Jugoplastica.

Its crazy to think how game has changed in the last 13 years of so, We used to had 2 non shooters on the court pretty much all the time, we didnt even thought that centers could or should shoot, and PFs were just smaller versions of C, guys like Stojakovic, Marion, Kirilenko were obvious 3s cause they had perimeter skills, Stojakovic was almost a guard, today he would be an obvious 4 man at the least. Dario Saric is a center today, in 2005 I guarantee you he would have been an SF.

[clyde21]

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[DroseReturnChi]

He's 7'3 and I haven't seen him make a single post move. Reminds me of Porzingis.

His offense is exactly like Porzingis, thats true, he cant score in a very efficient way and he cant push anyone, but he is playing against older kids and will probably play in Euroleague next season. Not sure how to take it, will it make him stronger or will it even more make him fall in love in settled, terrible jump shots and fadeaways.

he is pretty much KP as a prospect but obviously has everyone's attention so he is favorite to go number 1 not a lock.
i would be very careful with his health and progress of offense not saying he is a bust but all of his comparable projects (giannis,kp, gobert) were taken not high lotto and paid off. Its a risk vs reward so as number 1 your expected to be as good as Giannis he needs to show he is a 20ppg Gobert not just get exploited in playoffs. In retrospect, I would have been comfortable taking gobert late first even with giannis elite ball handling shown in greece.

As much as Chet is getting trashed he seems to be going through that zion cycle from underrated to overrated to underrated. Def prefer his archetype and to me he seems to be a much safer choice if i had pick one although he is 2 yrs older. He has elite shooting, defense, playmaking like him much better than Cade.

[UcanUwill]

He's 7'3 and I haven't seen him make a single post move. Reminds me of Porzingis.

His offense is exactly like Porzingis, thats true, he cant score in a very efficient way and he cant push anyone, but he is playing against older kids and will probably play in Euroleague next season. Not sure how to take it, will it make him stronger or will it even more make him fall in love in settled, terrible jump shots and fadeaways.

he is pretty much KP as a prospect but obviously has everyone's attention so he is favorite to go number 1 not a lock.
i would be very careful with his health and progress of offense not saying he is a bust but all of his comparable projects (giannis,kp, gobert) were taken not high lotto and paid off. Its a risk vs reward so as number 1 your expected to be as good as Giannis he needs to show he is a 20ppg Gobert not just get exploited in playoffs. In retrospect, I would have been comfortable taking gobert late first even with giannis elite ball handling shown in greece.

As much as Chet is getting trashed he seems to be going through that zion cycle from underrated to overrated to underrated. Def prefer his archetype and to me he seems to be a much safer choice if i had pick one although he is 2 yrs older. He has elite shooting, defense, playmaking like him much better than Cade.

Porzingis was very good defender when healthy, but Victor still has potential as an all timer, that is main difference. That said he is not very fast and we don't know how well he will move when he adds weight, and he need to add it a lot.

[BlazersBroncos]

I do worry about his speed. He is a twig and looks pretty slow. What happens when he puts on weight? He has really good lateral mobility for his size but his straight line speed is confusingly slow IMO.

Then again, the slowness may be a symptom of being a child and 7'3. Sorta a baby deer scenario where he just doesnt understand his body yet and is growing into it.

Still, what a compelling, unique prospect.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

I do worry about his speed. He is a twig and looks pretty slow. What happens when he puts on weight? He has really good lateral mobility for his size but his straight line speed is confusingly slow IMO.

Then again, the slowness may be a symptom of being a child and 7'3. Sorta a baby deer scenario where he just doesnt understand his body yet and is growing into it.

Still, what a compelling, unique prospect.

The lateral quickness is more important than speed for an NBA big, and when he puts on more weight he should get more athletic, same goes for Chet too.