Victor Wembanyama Mega-Thread - For all your Wembanyama needs!

HangTime · Post #621 » by **HangTime** » Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:44 pm

D.Brasco wrote:The overrating/over hyping of this kid is not going to help his development. Come on Magic he's not even in the league yet...

New Orleans (Jazz) traded, what ended up being the #1 pick, to the Lakers in 1979.

Will the Lakers return the favour in 2023?

Hipster Doofus · Post #622 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:43 pm

I don't have any Wembanyama needs.

Memories · Post #623 » by **Memories** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:06 pm

HangTime wrote:
D.Brasco wrote:The overrating/over hyping of this kid is not going to help his development. Come on Magic he's not even in the league yet...

New Orleans (Jazz) traded, what ended up being the #1 pick, to the Lakers in 1979.

Will the Lakers return the favour in 2023?

Naw, Lakers will be in the playoffs to make it irrelevant. Despite their current record. The west is so wide open from 5th-10th seed that they will make it somewhere there.

I’m gonna make an early hot take prediction and say the Warriors will decide to tank the rest of the season and land the 1st pick to land Victor. Causing a huge uproar everywhere in the fan base.

KingFox · Post #624 » by **KingFox** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:11 am

this is just insane lmao

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D.Brasco · Post #625 » by **D.Brasco** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:59 pm

Ugh the fetishists are gonna have a field day with that...

GusT15 · Post #626 » by **GusT15** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:13 pm

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HotelVitale · Post #627 » by **HotelVitale** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:34 pm

Memories wrote:
HangTime wrote:
D.Brasco wrote:The overrating/over hyping of this kid is not going to help his development. Come on Magic he's not even in the league yet...

New Orleans (Jazz) traded, what ended up being the #1 pick, to the Lakers in 1979.

Will the Lakers return the favour in 2023?

Naw, Lakers will be in the playoffs to make it irrelevant. Despite their current record. The west is so wide open from 5th-10th seed that they will make it somewhere there.

I’m gonna make an early hot take prediction and say the Warriors will decide to tank the rest of the season and land the 1st pick to land Victor. Causing a huge uproar everywhere in the fan base.

How much you want to put on that? If nothing, then please retract it. Throwing it random takes that you have no faith in isn’t making ‘predictions,’ it’s just bad boring talk that incentives people to be FOS.

Pachinko_ · Post #628 » by **Pachinko_** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:50 pm

KingFox wrote:this is just insane lmao

Read on Twitter
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he can probably ski on those things

Memories · Post #629 » by **Memories** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:02 am

HotelVitale wrote:
Memories wrote:
HangTime wrote:
New Orleans (Jazz) traded, what ended up being the #1 pick, to the Lakers in 1979.

Will the Lakers return the favour in 2023?

Naw, Lakers will be in the playoffs to make it irrelevant. Despite their current record. The west is so wide open from 5th-10th seed that they will make it somewhere there.

I’m gonna make an early hot take prediction and say the Warriors will decide to tank the rest of the season and land the 1st pick to land Victor. Causing a huge uproar everywhere in the fan base.

How much you want to put on that? If nothing, then please retract it. Throwing it random takes that you have no faith in isn’t making ‘predictions,’ it’s just bad boring talk that incentives people to be FOS.

What? I ain’t retracting ****. What are you gonna do about it? :lol:

If I’m right, I’m right. If I’m wrong, same deal. Who cares?

UcanUwill · Post #630 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:22 pm

Last game : 31 points (12/28 FG : 3/9 3PT : 4/6 FT); 14 rebounds, 5 blocks. His team lost tho. As most young players, he is not really efficient yet, but capability on the court is insane.

Watch on YouTube

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #631 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:25 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Last game : 31 points (12/28 FG : 3/9 3PT : 4/6 FT); 14 rebounds, 5 blocks. His team lost tho. As most young players, he is not really efficient yet, but capability on the court is insane.

Watch on YouTube

He's inconsistent which is normal, but the things he's shown far exceed what I was expecting from him. He has a low and mid post game, which is the biggest surprise to me. Usually when big guys like to play outside they abandon interior play, sort of like Bol Bol who is really just a gigantic SF in how he plays, where as Wemby looks like inside/outside big.

reignfire · Post #632 » by **reignfire** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:17 pm

This Victor guy looks soft to me. Like he's gonna get bullied in the NBA.

The only EURO bigs that never got bullied in the NBA are ones that came from the Balkans. Anyone notice that?

TheWitcher · Post #633 » by **TheWitcher** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:44 pm

reignfire wrote:This Victor guy looks soft to me. Like he's gonna get bullied in the NBA.

The only EURO bigs that never got bullied in the NBA are ones that came from the Balkans. Anyone notice that?

The whole league is soft, there are no longer any “bullies.”

Vic is goin’ to cook.

UcanUwill · Post #634 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:43 am

reignfire wrote:This Victor guy looks soft to me. Like he's gonna get bullied in the NBA.

The only EURO bigs that never got bullied in the NBA are ones that came from the Balkans. Anyone notice that?

Put some respect on my Lithuanian guys.

Victor can be pushed around with ease, but he is just too long, man. Ante Zizic, who is reminisent of Pekovic, pushed VIctor around in the post, but still gets stuffed by Victor while laying it in. Victor just need to stay on his feet, and he is 7'5 with 8 foot wingspan.

styLesdavis · Post #635 » by **styLesdavis** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:45 am

reignfire wrote:This Victor guy looks soft to me. Like he's gonna get bullied in the NBA.

The only EURO bigs that never got bullied in the NBA are ones that came from the Balkans. Anyone notice that?

Dirk, Pau, M.Gasol, Gobert, Giannis, A. Sabonis, D. Sabonis, Valanciunas, Ilgauskas, Capela,...

Look. Nearly everybody gets bullied when they are new to the league. But to argue that every non-balkan-player is soft is point b lank stupid. Players like Dirk and Pau didn`t got bullied in their first years - they just didn`t played to their potential.

Johnny Bball · Post #636 » by **Johnny Bball** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 2:10 pm

reignfire wrote:This Victor guy looks soft to me. Like he's gonna get bullied in the NBA.

The only EURO bigs that never got bullied in the NBA are ones that came from the Balkans. Anyone notice that?

Are Spain and the Baltic States in the Balkans?

Slim Charlez · Post #637 » by **Slim Charlez** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:50 pm

reignfire wrote:This Victor guy looks soft to me. Like he's gonna get bullied in the NBA.

The only EURO bigs that never got bullied in the NBA are ones that came from the Balkans. Anyone notice that?

Straight outta 2003.

LessEyeTest · Post #638 » by **LessEyeTest** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:57 pm

Prime Victor will be a walking triple double and a threat for quadruple doubles. I anticipate he'll be 22/14/6 with 4 blocks...assuming he stays healthy, puts on (lean) weight and retains his athleticism. You trade anyone and anything to get him, even Luka IMO.

Edrees · Post #639 » by **Edrees** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:50 pm

HangTime wrote:
D.Brasco wrote:The overrating/over hyping of this kid is not going to help his development. Come on Magic he's not even in the league yet...

New Orleans (Jazz) traded, what ended up being the #1 pick, to the Lakers in 1979.

Will the Lakers return the favour in 2023?

Posts like this are not aging well. Lakers are only 2.5 GB from pelicans. If Pelicans lose 2 in a row and lakers win 2 in a row, theyll be virtually tied :lol:

sfernald · Post #640 » by **sfernald** » Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:30 am

Edrees wrote:
HangTime wrote:
D.Brasco wrote:The overrating/over hyping of this kid is not going to help his development. Come on Magic he's not even in the league yet...

New Orleans (Jazz) traded, what ended up being the #1 pick, to the Lakers in 1979.

Will the Lakers return the favour in 2023?

Posts like this are not aging well. Lakers are only 2.5 GB from pelicans. If Pelicans lose 2 in a row and lakers win 2 in a row, theyll be virtually tied

So are you suggesting that Pels might actually get Wemby and Scoot!?

Scoot
CJ
Ingram
Zion
Vic

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING