Wembanyama vs. Tatum: Who would you rather have for the 2024-25 season?

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Who would you rather have for the 2024-25 season?

Victor Wembanyama
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Jayson Tatum
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Wembanyama vs. Tatum: Who would you rather have for the 2024-25 season? 

Post#1 » by wegotthabeet » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:09 pm

Here's the premise.

Your team can add either Victor Wembanyama or Jayson Tatum for one season and one season only, next year the 2024-25 NBA season. You don't have to give anything up for either, but you can only pick one. The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are willing to lend them to your team for one year, but after the season they go back to their original team.

Who are you taking?

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Post#2 » by eyeatoma » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:10 pm

Seriously?

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Post#3 » by ITYSL » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:10 pm

Cool pics. Very neutral.
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Post#4 » by jfs1000d » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:12 pm

wegotthabeet wrote:Here's the premise.

Your team can add either Victor Wembanyama or Jayson Tatum for one season and one season only, next year the 2024-25 NBA season. You don't have to give anything up for either, but you can only pick one. The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are willing to lend them to your team for one year, but after the season they go back to their original team.

Who are you taking?

Image

or

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Tatum.

Swap wemby for Tatum on Celtics they don’t win title
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Post#5 » by wegotthabeet » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:12 pm

CoP wrote:Cool pics. Very neutral.


feel free to cast a vote.
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Post#6 » by Roger Murdock » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:14 pm

wegotthabeet wrote:
CoP wrote:Cool pics. Very neutral.


feel free to cast a vote.


Which Ice cream flavor do you prefer - yummy delicious vanilla or poopy, disgusting chocolate?
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Post#7 » by wegotthabeet » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:20 pm

jfs1000d wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:Here's the premise.

Your team can add either Victor Wembanyama or Jayson Tatum for one season and one season only, next year the 2024-25 NBA season. You don't have to give anything up for either, but you can only pick one. The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are willing to lend them to your team for one year, but after the season they go back to their original team.

Who are you taking?

Image

or

Image


Tatum.

Swap wemby for Tatum on Celtics they don’t win title


well we're talking about next year, but to your point they would've still won, only in 4 instead of 5 games.
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Post#8 » by mcfly1204 » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:22 pm

In a vacuum? Wemby. For the Cavs? Tatum.

Garland/Mitchell/Tatum/Mobley/Allen
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Post#9 » by wegotthabeet » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:11 pm

Roger Murdock wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:
CoP wrote:Cool pics. Very neutral.


feel free to cast a vote.


Which Ice cream flavor do you prefer - yummy delicious vanilla or poopy, disgusting chocolate?


see post you quoted.
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Post#10 » by Triple M » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:20 pm

Should the playoffs matter?

Because Tatum was under a lot of pressure to win. It was championship or bust so now that the pressure is off does that change anything for Wemby voters. We slso dont know what Wemby looks like under similar pressure.
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Post#11 » by AleksandarN » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:21 pm

mcfly1204 wrote:In a vacuum? Wemby. For the Cavs? Tatum.

Garland/Mitchell/Tatum/Mobley/Allen

Wemby next to Jokic would be great. Better than Tatum I think. Imagine a two man game with Jokic and Wemby. Pick and roll nightmare
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Post#12 » by Dominator83 » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:23 pm

I'll take Wemby over ANY player now
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Post#13 » by AleksandarN » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:24 pm

Dominator83 wrote:I'll take Wemby over ANY player now

I wouldn’t if I was Denver.
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Post#14 » by hugepatsfan » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:26 pm

Tatum, without much hesitation for me honestly.

Wemby might be the greatest physical talent we've ever seen, but there's still a mental side to the game. He's never had to deal with the pressure of being expected to win. He's never had a teammate good enough where he has to learn to mesh his game with theirs. He's never played a team 3 games in a row, never mind a full playoff series where the gameplans are much more developed.

I don't know what Wemby's development curve would be. I'd bet good money he eventually passes Tatum. But I'd be surprised if was this year.
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Post#15 » by tmorgan » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:31 pm

Neither. As would be true for all the crap teams. Next draft is a big one.

I’d take Wemby if I had to, though. There’s nothing Tatum can possibly do as well as Wemby’s growing ability to anchor a defense.
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Post#16 » by r0drig0lac » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:41 pm

wegotthabeet wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:Here's the premise.

Your team can add either Victor Wembanyama or Jayson Tatum for one season and one season only, next year the 2024-25 NBA season. You don't have to give anything up for either, but you can only pick one. The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are willing to lend them to your team for one year, but after the season they go back to their original team.

Who are you taking?

Image

or

Image


Tatum.

Swap wemby for Tatum on Celtics they don’t win title


well we're talking about next year, but to your point they would've still won, only in 4 instead of 5 games.
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Post#17 » by brackdan70 » Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:50 pm

It probably really depends on your team. I’d still take Tatum next year but Wemby longer term
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Post#18 » by D.Brasco » Thu Jul 11, 2024 12:01 am

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Post#19 » by wegotthabeet » Thu Jul 11, 2024 12:35 am

D.Brasco wrote:Image

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impressive stat no doubt. both guys are lucky to be drafted by great franchises who have put together some great teams.

now that being said your post is living in the past and we're talking about the future (i.e. next season), so the Spurs missing the playoffs is meaningless to this discussion.
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Post#20 » by dockingsched » Thu Jul 11, 2024 12:45 am

For next season only, taking Wemby over anyone not named Jokic.
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