Man I’m still not sold. We are just seeing his highlights and not full games. I just feel his going to get BANGED by bigger stronger guys for a few years.
Speak for yourself. Here are 7 full games on youtube. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6cwBPgXBJDY7ykgvv_MAkFQFZyrjrgfz
I’ve watched a few of his games…..with one of our scouts actually. It was interesting to hear his takes.
I've watched 3 full games of his. He is skinny, but that's about the only major knock I can really point to. Like KD, he is smooth, can shoot, and will have a lot of inches on his opponent, so I think the need to be physical becomes less important. And like Wemby, the lack of strength was the major concern about KD coming into the league. To me, he is certainly more advanced than KD was his rookie year and Durant was an impactful player.
I was looking forward to watching Chet in OKC this past season to see how he handled the physicality of the league. I know all players are different, but they seem to have some of the same skill set.
Chet worries me A LOT more than Wemby; I would not have wanted Portland to draft him in the top 5 last year. I think Wemby is better at nearly every skill set and measurable than Chet. Time will tell on both.
It's not just that he is better, it's also that Wemby just moves in a way that looks far more sustainable than the way Chet moves. Wemby is smooth. No one has said that Chet is the best prospect since LeBron, many NBA scouts are saying that about Wemby and it's because his game is fucking bewilderingly great.
Just went through the past four lotteries after the odds have been flattened. History of the 5 spot: 2019-- ORL, 5th to 6th. 2020-- DET, 5th to 7th. 2021-- CLE, 5th to 3rd. 2022-- IND, 5th to 6th.
Besides, there are only like 2 big centers in the whole league who have post moves. I don't think his strength will be much of an issue. Maybe would impact his rebounding but he seems to have good instincts and a nose for the ball.
It's a little better than 1 in 10 that we get the 1st pick and a little better than 2 in 5 that we move up into the top 4. So yeah, a chance. Unfortunately there is just under a 3 in 5 chance that we pick outside of the top 5.
I watched half of a game, so this is preliminary; he reminds me of if LaMarcus Aldridge was also Nic Batum but then they put him through a pasta roller. I like his touch; he's got very very soft hands and a great first step, but he pops on every pick, drifting out top, leaving himself nowhere near the hoop to rebound. Also he reaches in constantly when defending one-on-one and got at least two rip-through fouls in that half of a game. As long as we keep a true center willing to go low, then yeah I'm down. Like, if we have both Zach and LaMarcus, let one be tough and the other be soft. This kid will not toughen up. As long as the team is okay with that, then I support it. He's got immense skill.
