Disclaimer: I will still include Embiid even if he plays for USA. At the same time, I want to include Sabonis too since he plays for Lithuania (and his father is a former Lithuanian Player).

USUAL LIST

1.Joker

2.Giannis

3.Luka

4.SGA

5.Embiid

Now, is Wemby 6th? And the one who is knocking on the door?

Or Players like Pascal, Sabonis, Lauri, Gobert, Porzingis, etc should be considered too?

Do you think Wemby can replace any of the top 5 in 2-3 yrs time? Or he will need 5 yrs to tke over?

  • CoolGrandpa1932BEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I agree comparing players in one game is kinda pointless.

    Lets compare season.

    Wemby last year 21.4/10.6/3.9 PIE 16.2

    Embiid’s last full season (2022) 33.1/10.2/4.2 PIE 21.3

    It’s close, but personally I’d give the slight edge to Embiid.

    • MikeyBastard1BEnglish
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      2 months ago

      You’re being disingenuous, right? You’re coming off as if I offended you personally because I’m not deep gobblin Joel. All i did was provide context about the 70 point game, and threw in a free throw merchant shot.

      Regardless of that, comparing a rookie season to a players 9th year in the league is one of the most r/nba shit i’ve seen in awhile lmao

      • CoolGrandpa1932BEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I just found it very funny you were playing it coy with the “not saying on is better than the other” when one is very clearly much better than the other.

        • MikeyBastard1BEnglish
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          2 months ago

          I preempted the context to specifically avoid getting into the whole drawn out “mY pLaYeRs BeTtEr LoOkiN!!1!” spiel. Because I know that weird mfs on r/nba like to treat players like their best friends and will defend them to death.

          I was just providing context to the discussion, nothing to take to heart.

          • CoolGrandpa1932BEnglish
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            2 months ago

            by including it you give off the vibe that there is a debate when there simply isn’t. It’s ok that your guy isn’t as good as a guy that won MVP 2 years ago. You don’t need to crown him before he accomplishes anything. I’m sure he will get much better and be in these convos at some point. Just enjoy the ride brother.