NBA 24 ROTY Winners Market: Is Wembanyama (-140) A Lock?
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00:02 - If Vic is only playing 26 minutes a night,
00:07 J-Y, then I'm not even sure if the games played will matter.
00:13 And that could really work against Wemby in this market.
00:17 - I absolutely agree with you.
00:19 And I think San Antonio may bring them along slowly.
00:22 So it is all, it is the minutes,
00:24 but it's also the opportunities.
00:25 'Cause let's be honest, they have a guy in Calvin Johnson
00:28 who can be a 23, 24 point game scorer
00:32 as the number one scorer for a team
00:35 like the San Antonio Spurs.
00:37 So I think that's my concern is the minutes
00:40 and how he's gonna be used.
00:43 The games are a factor too, Kate,
00:45 because I would like to see the NBA schedule released.
00:48 And one thing I will look at folks, with all awards,
00:51 how many back to backs your team plays
00:56 and then the travel from the back to back,
00:59 meaning is it a Saturday afternoon to a Sunday night game
01:03 or a Sunday afternoon to a Monday night game?
01:06 Are you traveling multiple time zones?
01:09 How long is the flight?
01:10 Like you guys think I'm crazy with this,
01:11 but Kate, I think all this goes into play here
01:16 with a guy like Wemby Nyama,
01:18 because I do think San Antonio will bring him along slowly
01:23 because they have another scoring option
01:26 in Calvin Johnson.
01:27 - So, J-Y, can I just focus in on that though?
01:33 Do you think if they would have ended up
01:34 with a second pick in this draft and took Scoot Henderson,
01:37 we would be having the same conversation
01:39 of how often is San Antonio going to play Scoot?
01:41 - I don't think so.
01:44 I think this is a Wemby question.
01:47 - Is that concerning then?
01:49 - It is because of his, Kevin, his slight body is a concern.
01:54 And if I'm an NBA team and I'm rolling him out,
01:57 and here's the other thing, folks.
01:59 If you're going to roll him out as the starting center,
02:01 Kate, you saw it the first game.
02:03 If they're going to try and bully ball that boy down low,
02:06 they're going to try and beat him up.
02:07 I mean, let's be honest.
02:08 Now, you're going to say this is crazy
02:10 because you're going to be like,
02:11 you're just saying Yakup Hurtle.
02:13 But if Yakup Hurtle was the center and Wemby was the four,
02:18 I would be more likely to be looking at Wemby
02:20 because I think you would hide him more defensively
02:23 as a weak side shop locker.
02:25 I don't think, and I know,
02:28 that neither Jeremy Sohan or Calvin Johnson
02:31 is big enough if they go three, four, five,
02:35 that they are going to guard centers.
02:37 That is probably going to fall on Wemby.
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