Why Victor Wembanyama Will LOSE Rookie of the Year

good Henderson guaranteed he'll win rookie of the year uh that is a bold statement against Victor winbanyama stupidly setting himself up for Unnecessary pressure except he didn't even say that this is the media twisting scoot's words to paint him as a cocky overconfident kid when you see his actual quote it's totally different but who will win Rookie of the Year according to the official odds wimby is number one at -125 which is a 55 percent chance to win rookie of the year then Chet Holmgren a 21 chance student is in third place at 19 then you know a big drop off to Brandon Miller ah that Hornets fan was right I'm rooting for the guy I guess it was the wrong pick I'm rooting for the guy but when you look closely at the top three players it is clear who's gonna win this will be one of the closest most fun races ever but I would put all my money on one player Victor winbanyama was so hyped he opened as a minus 225 favorite that is a historic lead for example LeBron was plus 150. Luca was plus 250 minus 225 is like betting on Klay Thompson making the Hall of Fame it's guaranteed but then he slipped to -130 after summer league had a horrible debut after the second game it was good but people saw hey he is human not an actual alien now people are starting to seriously doubt how good he is one of the things that I love about the NBA is the fact that they know how to hype and to me I'm not buying I've watched him play against the better players over in Europe and they just completely dominate him I've seen this movie before I've seen Chad holgrum I've seen Bobo oh my God there's over seven feet they can handle the ball like a guard they can pack I've seen them already did that dude just compare him to bull bull okay that is obviously way too far but this is what happens when woj says better Prospect than LeBron all of a sudden you got a 25 hot dog on a baguette named after you in San Antonio you can't meet those expectations it's not fair wimby will have highlights that go viral Just In Summer League he had a tip to himself off the backboard blocks hit a three a nasty jumper off the dribble but there are two main reasons he will not win Rookie of the Year first minimum games played at 65. if he misses 18 games he is out the Spurs invented modern load management with Tim Duncan you don't think they're gonna protect wimby from potential injury and what if he does get injured like a minor tweak is at least five to ten games missed right there but beyond injury my main concern is competition oh yeah graded summer league that is a glorified G League game what about against NBA bodies the most skilled defenders in the world and I don't want to hear from you Euro basketball fans in the comments the NBA is another level Mets 92 was set up for wimby to be the man but the Spurs you don't think Calvin Johnson Devin vasel and those guys want to be featured too they have a second contract to earn for generational wealth so his role will be different because of the unfair expectation wimby has to live up to being LeBron James or anything less people will be disappointed but the opposite is Chet Holmgren people basically forgot about him until he dominated summer league Chet was behind wimpy and Scoot in the odds then jump scoot as a strong second favorite for Rookie of the Year not only did he protect the rim well but his motion was fluid I mean he looks comfortable in his body not like a guy coming off an injury Chet said if you erased my memory I would know anything happen to my foot but he gained 15 pounds since being drafted the number one knock against him jet first went viral when he crossed up Steph Curry as a high school kid he became the number two pick behind palavankaro but broke his foot guarding LeBron James in the summer NBA rules say if you haven't played a game you are still an NBA rookie I know it's an unfair Advantage Chet has a year of NBA coaching now adjusting to NBA life These are eight top picks who missed their first year it started with a string of guys winning rookie of the year including David Robinson who took two years off to join the U.S Navy after the Spurs drafted him that is crazy but the most recent winner was Ben Simmons in a close race with Donovan Mitchell both Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell made the playoffs and shed has that boost over wimpy and Scoot OKC is ready for a playoff push they made the play in last year but his teammates are sheikhil just Alexander Josh giddy Jalen Williams in a close Rookie of the Year race OKC's record will matter but scoot has something Chet does not scoot will be featured on the Blazers he is gonna run the show Chet is not did you see scoot in the summer league obviously the best player on the court kids explosiveness was not overhyped I would bet on scoot leading all rookies in points and assists that matters he's got a chip on his shoulder for sure but the media wants him to look cocky did he guarantee Rookie of the Year no this is the actual full quote my goal obviously is to win Rookie of the Year and I will win Rookie of the Year that's just a mindset a manifestation that I kind of grew never doubted myself you know making sure I'm always putting good energy in the air so he's not guaran guaranteeing rookie of the year he's just describing his positive mindset that made him a top pick despite being a 6-2 guard people just put guarantee in the headline because it gets more clicks scoot's big problem is a flawed jump shot but guess what he just hired former NBA player Chuck person nicknamed The Rifleman for his shooting to work on his form scoot is obsessed with working to get better that is what his quote was all about but the thing that could ruin scoot's chance is Damian Lillard Dame obviously demanded a trade but Portland is holding out scoot is most effective with the ball in his hands we saw that in the summer league we saw it in the G League Dame's gonna take a lot of that away but without Dame scoot will have great teammates explosive Wing shade and sharp great shooter Anthony Simons awesome vet Jeremy Grant but just like Chets advantage of getting a season to adapt to the NBA scoot has been a pro for two years people forget he reclassified to skip his senior year high school signed a fat deal with puma and 500k with the ignite been playing against grown men for two seasons in the g-league schoon is ready to make an impact right away I think his biggest issues will be poor efficiency on his shooting and high turnovers all of my money is on Holmgren to win Rookie of the Year yes he looked awesome in the summer league but they're all talented Chet's secret weapon is how Scotty Barnes won in 2022. in 19 years of the current voting format there has never been a closer race Scotty got just five more votes for first place in overall votes just 15 more than Evan Mobley but Scotty was a key player to the five seed Raptors Mobley's Cavs only got the ninth seed so if OKC is the playoff Contender we think they're going to be and shed is a big part of that I think he wins a close race over wimby and scooter but the runner up in 2019 was Trey young runner-up to Luka doncic that's gonna hurt but Trey could beat Luca in the Olympics if only he would get a call for Team USA but unfortunately Trey has been frozen out of Team USA rosters so I did a deep dive on the reason why

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Length: 8min 37sec (517 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 11 2023