Victor Wembanyama Bust Watch

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Let me say again. I never said he was a bust. But to play 7 years is not what’s expected of a first pick. To be injury prone is not what’s expected of a first pick.

Zion is very good. He made them money. He never plays so it don’t matter. Victor better avg bout 60-70 games a season
Yao's draft was one of the weakest ever

There was no generational player in that draft

I still probably draft him first in a redraft today.

Amare is his only competition for #1 in a redraft
 

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What's weird is that if you had a time machine, the only other person you would take in that draft other than Yao was Amare and his career was effectively over after 7 full seasons also
Def would have traded that 1 for like 4 picks and a legend. Everybody always goes ape shyt over these big dudes and it literally never works out at 7’2 and above. Not one single time

I don’t understand why they even keep trying
 

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Yao's draft was one of the weakest ever

There was no generational player in that draft

I still probably draft him first in a redraft today.

Amare is his only competition for #1 in a redraft
Trade the pick. Spurs could have traded this pick for someone entire starting 5

There is never a time in nba history that I’d have drafted a guy over 7’2. Never
 

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Amare is his only competition for #1 in a redraft
It's a good discussion. I probably take Amare, he was a complete monster before the injuries. I've never seen someone take Duncan to school like that.

The Suns did know his knee was a ticking time bomb though and his career was basically shot after his first year with the Knicks.
 

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I can't believe yall still be making these types of threads after the way that Mahomes Sophomore Slump thread has gone.

I guess i can appreciate people risking their rep on predicting a bust. couldn't be me tho. :hubie:
 

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I can't believe yall still be making these types of threads after the way that Mahomes Sophomore Slump thread has gone.

I guess i can appreciate people risking their rep on predicting a bust. couldn't be me tho. :hubie:
Zion is literally a bust right now


Anybody who said Mahomes would be a bust didn’t see that 99 thp and 85 speed in madden that year :banderas:
 

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When people pick a number one, they are thinking of transcendent players... Someone who is going to come in and be all world... For decades... Bron, Kareem, Magic, Duncan, AI, Hakeem, Robinson..... Not just another guy or very good... Motherfukking GREAT

The last 25 years have had exactly one of those at Number 1;

Lebron

I have a standard that makes 99% of the last 25 picks bust, despite the All-Star nods, The MVP, the stats, DPOY, the unmeasurebale "moments" they've created, the championships helped won despite only one being Finals MVP
 

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Word, the hype isn't gonna give him time to develop.

People didn't really care about Giannis til like Year 6


It ain’t gonna be this or next year, but we might see what he’s capable of. Yea he’ll be dominant by year 3 or 4.
 

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It ain’t gonna be this or next year, but we might see what he’s capable of. Yea he’ll be dominant by year 3 or 4.

I still think that's unfair

That's him playing an American style of basketball and 82 games for only 4 years

Remember, Kristaps was "The Unicorn" then blew his knee and was out of NY in about 3 years

shyt can come at you fast

Joel is the damn MVP, dude didn't look like he could play anymore in his first four years

I just checked and I'm surprised he's only 19...lowkey, I prolly should've stayed overseas for a little bit...let Spurs draft him

But, that's gonna fukk up his money when he's 30...I'm gonna give Vic some time
 

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I still think that's unfair

That's him playing an American style of basketball and 82 games for only 4 years

Remember, Kristaps was "The Unicorn" then blew his knee and was out of NY in about 3 years

shyt can come at you fast

Joel is the damn MVP, dude didn't look like he could play anymore in his first four years

I just checked and I'm surprised he's only 19...lowkey, I prolly should've stayed overseas for a little bit...let Spurs draft him

But, that's gonna fukk up his money when he's 30...I'm gonna give Vic some time


Being the first draft pick can be a gift or curse.
 
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