NBA Summer League continues, after several contracts of more than $200 million were born in the free market, the biggest talk in the NBA today, in addition to where Lillard goes, and Harden's future, Wenbanyama as this summer's champion, his debut in the summer league is expected. Popovich made it clear in a previous interview that the team wants to make Venbanyama comfortable and let him be himself. But yesterday, Wenbanyama's bodyguard was on the hot search for hitting Britney, and the picture of Wenban smiling and being interviewed also attracted a burst of criticism. The Spurs and Hornets match, the winner of the Venbanyama vs Miller, the final result was 76-68, and the Spurs won. Putting aside the result, Popovich really miscalculated, because Vembanyama suffered a rollover on his debut!
At 2.24 meters tall and with an astonishing 2.44 meters in arm span, Venbanyama barely has to jump and can easily touch the basket. But in the game with the Hornets, Wembanyama showed his stuffing in the first quarter, missed a jumper in a quick stop, missed a throw after confrontation, and when facing Miller, Wembanyama wanted to dunk against, but the strength was not enough, and he didn't even put it in! Although Venbanyama has since relied on throws to get a 2+1, it was also one of the few highlights of the game. Defensive end Venbanyama relies on his height advantage to really block without dead corners under the basket, including big cap Miller. Three blocks in the first half and two to Miller. Even if Miller is put 2 meters, when Miller makes a three-pointer, Venbanyama can still arrive.
In addition, Venbanyama's crotch change to dribbling, counter-attacking advances, including the clever teleportation dunk to his teammates, all show his good basketball talent and ability to combine people and balls at such a height. But throughout the first half, Venbanyama was only 1-of-7, including 0-of-3 three-pointers. There are many details in the game that prove that Wen Banyama is nervous, and he is somewhat uncomfortable with the confrontation of "Summer League". After breaking through to the basket with the ball, facing the Hornets 5-man encirclement, he had no way to make an immediate judgment, and the result was easily tackled by the opponent! In the third quarter, Jones, the Hornets' 19th pick in '19, completed a violent dunk, and the key was that Venbanyama stumbled and fell to the ground after hindering his opponent without success.
The number of times Banyama fell to the ground Chinese the game, probably more than Embiid! Judging from the footage taken by Azali, a reporter in front of the Clippers, when the Vembanya horse was buckled, the defensive position sense was very bad, there was almost no confrontation, and the key was that there was no reaction to the buckle. This is also directly on the hot search! In a few minutes, Miller singled Bunbanyama alone, relying on the advantage of low center of gravity, and completed the change of direction continuously, and then Xiao Baifo directly passed Wenbanyama, and Wenbanyama lost his center of gravity and was shaken to the ground, and he also ate a blocking foul because of hooking his foot. And after the referee blew the whistle, Venbanyama fell to the ground and covered his throat, looking a little painful. His body is too thin, not to mention compared to Hornets center Jones, and even can't stand up to Hornets No. 3 Scott.
And the old man Popovich who sat on the sidelines to watch the game, his face was livid, although the Spurs have always maintained the lead, but basically has nothing to do with Venbanyama, but like Champany, Brannam and other players who have experienced the baptism of the NBA, the play is very stable. As Paul George said, Venbanyama is clearly a genius and the center of attention. He has excellent talent and an enviable future, how do you want us to prevent him? To be clear, in the NBA, we don't let him score easily. And when Banyama was replaced Chinese the game, he also showed some frustration, his teammates kept feeding him, and he got a lot of opportunities, but the confrontation was difficult, and the technical details were average.
At the end of the game, Venbanyama played 27 minutes and 27 seconds, 2 of 13, including 1 of 6 three-pointers, 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, as well as 3 turnovers and 4 fouls. The figure is biased towards the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, but the playing style is biased towards the No. 3 position, and the inside line cannot be squeezed, and there is no ability to fight with the back. Except for his height, there are almost no other outstanding performances. In comparison, Rockets No. 4 pick Amen Thompson, except for the instability of the projection, is almost perfect; The Blazers' Henderson has a good vision of the big picture, and the Hornets' Miller, as a leader, although the projection bully is relatively large, but he plays confidently, dares to make moves, and has a strong impact. Wen Banyama made his debut and really failed.
Because this is the Summer League, this is not yet an NBA-level confrontation; Because this is the summer league debut, the debut of Wen Banyama may be a little nervous, which is understandable. The good news is that the Spurs have plenty of room to grow, and he has to gain weight to survive in the NBA, which is too thin now. In addition, his attack on the ball is not as good as in Ligue 1, especially when it comes to physical confrontation, and his movements are very easy to deform. Although he has a strong blocking ability, his playing style is like an outside line, and his strength is insufficient, which is a very contradictory thing. As for saying that he is Duncan's successor, there is still a long, long way to go.