Yes, it’s preseason. But Wembanyama has shown to be not only an offense-altering defender in the paint but he’s even able to keep up with hyper-athletic wings like Wiggins from the perimeter and swat three-ball attempts from the likes of Klay

He’s already one of a kind

  • referee-superfanBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    He’s gonna be able to recover from falling behind his defender with the long reaching blocks. But that doesn’t make him elite. He’s still gonna need to try very hard to stay in front of his guy. Not to mention the other center bullying him to the basket, which will probably make or break his case. So it’s possible, I’d say it’s likely if he proves he can stay ahead and stand his ground against the average 7 footer.

  • RVAIsTheGreatestBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This season? No. In his career? With health, absolutely. He’s a rookie and will have his ups and downs but more than that the Spurs team defense still has not been great in preseason and that’ll have to change for Spurs to be on an All-Defense team this season, realistically, unless he’s just beyond outlier individually good.