wait didn’t you say Russell is better than LeBron so why would mediocre offense stop someone from being the GOAT?
I’m probably overreacting but Wembanyama does things no player in NBA history has done or could do. Defensively is he there yet on a consistent night to night basis, no, not like they were, but I think he has the highest defensive ceiling ever. Dude is going to absolutely obliterate blocks records and he seems to be able to get his hands on more than anyone I’ve seen. And he is far from food on the perimeter. The things I’ve seen him do are inhuman. He just turns guys away with the force. I think he will clean up at DPOY for the foreseeable future (which will only inflate his resume and GOAT case)
They just need to get real defenders around him especially another big and it’ll be a perennial elite defense on his back. 4 blocks per game with mucho deflections and all the rim deterrence to go with it. Just unthinkable. That’s my ceiling case and why I say he can surpass MJ/LeBron - his defensive impact will be so ludicrous.
At the same time I actually agree with you I had much lower confidence in their front office before this trade. The Sochan experiment was just embarrassing and their GM seems super high on non-shooters which is a bit of a red flag. Chris Paul (all time great) is doing a ton of heavy lifting for that team functionally which will be hard to replace long term.
Still just getting a Fox this early will really help. I think that’s what was clearly missing in the development environment, someone who can actually profit off wemby’s gravity. His offense is a weird mix between KD and a more traditional big, and imo the self creation from the perimeter is not something I want a 7’4” guy relying on long term. This will get him into more predictable patterns closer to the basket and open up his screening and rolling. I like the move a lot.