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  • 504090BtoNBA - Main@nba.space•Put Wemby on the OKC Thunder, are they better or worse?English
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    11 months ago

    Wrong on all accounts, Wemby’s verticality is inhuman, the plays he makes around the rim when guys just throw it up there are insane. And his hands are so big he can just catch the ball with one have like it’s a softball almost.

    Which applies to Chet as well. Like I said, that’s a major part of his production. It might not look as fancy, but he gets it done. Chet’s also notably faster in a straight-line, so that opens up more lob/rimrunning opportunities.

    He takes so many moving, step in 3’s, out of rhythm 3’s…he has the shooting mechanics, he would be a league average shooter at least if he was in a lower volume role getting all his 3’s off the catch. He also obviously wouldn’t be playing the same style or role on the Thunder, so he wouldn’t be iso’ing…that’s the whole point of this post.

    1. I’ve watched Spurs games, and statistics also show that he’s shooting 31% on open 3s.

    2. What I meant is he’s always been more of an iso-driven player than Chet. Their instincts on the court have always been different, regardless of the caliber of their rosters in the last 2-3 years.

  • 504090BtoNBA - Main@nba.space•Put Wemby on the OKC Thunder, are they better or worse?English
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    11 months ago

    Chet’s had better verticality since their pre-NBA careers. That’s a massive reason why he’s maintaining a 70% TS; he’s essentially already elite at rimrunning and timing cuts. Wemby might be taller, but he doesn’t position himself as well and focuses a bit more on isolation.

    The shooting disparity is also pretty big - most of Wemby’s 3s are wide open as is, and he’s not hitting them. His 3P% wouldn’t really change on the Thunder.