Is Wembanyama the next defensive GOAT?
Kevin O’Connor breaks down Victor Wembanyama ’s impact and thinks the Spurs rookie could become the best defensive player in NBA history. (via The Kevin O'Connor Show)
Video Transcript
I mean, I'll tell you what, though, that this series with the impact Wemby has made, w- the Blazers this season took around a third of their shots in the restricted area.
With Wemby off the floor in this series, they've taken 28% of their shots in the restricted area.
That goes down to 19% with Wemby out there.
They, they take 27% of their shots from mid-range without Wemby out there.
That goes up to 39% with Wemby on the floor.
So Wemby, with everything he did, he had 11 stocks in game four.
And you see why people don't tr- don't challenge him inside, because he turns you into a team that you don't want to be on the offensive end of the floor.
That's what Victor Wembanyama does, a- and for a team that gets to the rim as well as the Portland Trail Blazers do, it's amazing to see how much of a hard time they have when Wemby's down there.
