Welcome to Charlotte: Wes Iwundu (acquired in Devonte' Graham S&T)

[JDR720]

Harvey currently plays in Australia. Averaged 20/3/3.

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He scored 55 in a G-League game a couple years ago.

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So yeah...I like Harvey more than Wes. Seems to be an older Riller.

[Bassman]

55 points at any level is nuts. Harvey shoots the 3. Iwundu is the “who’s Waldo” of this off-season.

[SWedd523]

Wesley Iwundu - The Dominic McGuire Thread

[MPM]

Wesley Iwundu - The Dominic McGuire Thread

ooh...love that classic flavor. And spot on.

[fatlever]

Wesley Iwundu - The Dominic McGuire Thread

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[BigSlam]

Wesley Iwundu - The Dominic McGuire Thread

Pick one, any one you want. They are all pretty interchangeable!
Wesley Iwundu - The Treveon Graham Thread
Wesley Iwundu - The Derrick Brown Thread
Wesley Iwundu - The Stephen Graham Thread
Wesley Iwundu - The Dontell Jefferson Thread
Wesley Iwundu - The Cartier Martin Thread
Wesley Iwundu - The Bernard Robinson Thread

[MrMorrow]

Iwundu is an elite defender.

[MPM]

Sounds like a Martin -- https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/09/28/2020-orlando-magic-player-evaluations-wesley-iwundu-still-there-in-emergencies/

[Snidely FC]

this guys' shooting numbers are mendoza line abysmal
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/iwundwe01.html

[JDR720]

He's basically a poor mans MKG. Defensive specialist.

https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dirty-work-iwundus-defense-credited-in-dallas-mavs-win-over-magic
https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/01/08/wesley-iwundu-stayed-ready-orlando-magic-needed/

It's probably going to be him vs Cody for that 3rd string wing spot.

[luciano-davidwesley]

This is the guy that should get cut. He has no upside at 26 years old and has amongst the league's worst shooting and advanced stats. Nick Richards is at least tall and 23, so there's a 1 in 100 chance he turns into a rotation player. Iwundu has exactly 0% chance. A worse, older version of Cody Martin.

https://www.atthehive.com/2021/9/6/22657372/trending-hornets-wes-iwundu

There’s no way to sugarcoat this: Wes Iwundu had one of the worst seasons among all NBA players last year when viewed through the lens of advanced stats. His PER of 4.3 was the lowest among the 362 players who played at least 500 minutes last year. Just let that sink in - he ranked dead last among all 362 players who were on the floor as much as he was.

His VORP wasn’t much better. His -0.6 in this category was tied for 510th of 540 qualifying players.

In fairness to Iwundu I decided to look at one more data point, ESPN’s Real Plus/Minus, to see if maybe his game just didn’t translate with PER and VORP last year. Unfortunately, Real Plus/Minus tells the same story. His -3.96 RPM ranked No. 526 of 534 players. No matter what advanced stats I look at, Wes Iwundu had one of the statistically worst seasons of any NBA player last year. Yikes.

[Rays Pompadour]

I've been studying Iwundu lately to see if I can see what Kupchak sees and, advanced metrics aside, I see some value here. He's not a point guard, but switchable wings have some use in the modern NBA. And with COVID doing its thing, it might even be a requirement to have depth at the three at the expense of the point. Financially, cutting Iwundu would be more expensive (though not by much) than letting Martin go, if he comes to that choice.

I tend to be an optimist in most things, so I hope it's just a matter of a player getting some burn to realize his potential. But unless Iwundu becomes more than bench insurance and makes his way into the rotation, I shrug at this player the same way I shrug at Martin.

[JDR720]

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[HornetJail]

good riddance

[BigSlam]

It just didn't make any sense at all to have him on the roster with Twin #1 already here IMO.