The NBA regular season showdown is still in full swing. This season, the league is full of champions, and there are many super teams, after all, there are many stars in the league today, a group of old-school superstars have not yet fallen off the altar, James has only completed the 40,000-point milestone, and Durant and Curry's competitive state is still at its peak, including Harden and George, and these players are still the core of the team. At the same time, a new generation of young stars is also rising, of course, the league also has players like Brother Alphabet, Embiid, Jokic who are at their peak, it is the time when the dominance is the strongest, the three have their own characteristics, Brother Alphabet is full of impact under the basket, super athletic, Embiid scoring explosiveness, turning over the middle distance is stable, and Mr. Yoo is an all-round center, omnipotent on the offensive end.
And there are more new generation stars on the current line, such as Booker, Tatum, and Doncic, who already have the style of a big general, have all shown their skills on the playoff stage. Younger ones, like Alexander, Edwards, and Haliburton, have a chance to become the face of the future league. In fact, looking at the super young stars that have emerged in the past few years, most of them are defenders, and there are few extremely talented young players on the inside. However, among the rookie players this season, there are two interior players who have impressed everyone, one is Chet Holmgren of the Thunder, and the other is Wembanyama of the Spurs. Chet was drafted by the Thunder as the top pick in the '22 draft, but that summer offseason, Chet was injured in a wild ball game, and the season was reimbursed and he didn't return until the beginning of the season.
I thought that Chet's small body would not be able to adapt to the intensity of the NBA game, but I didn't expect his performance to be quite good this season, and so far in the regular season, he has averaged 172 points 77 rebounds and 27 assists 26 blocks and a 3-point shooting percentage of 544％，39.8％，78.4％。In the first half of the season, Chet was also able to score into the 180 club at one time (the three-point shooting rate exceeded 5 percent, 4 percent, and 9 percent, respectively). And this season, Chet has not been affected by injuries much, his confrontation ability is not as bad as we imagined, he also plays very comfortably in the Thunder team, does not digest the ball too much, can be inside and outside on the offensive end, and is full of defensive deterrence, after all, Chet is still 2.16 meters tall, with an arm span of 2.29 meters, very high shoulders, and top static talent.
If Chet's static talent is top-notch, then Wembanyama is even more exaggerated, Wembanyama is simply a strengthened version of Holmgren, he is 2.26 meters tall, 2.44 meters long, and he is not a blue-collar style of play like Chet, he can also digest a lot of ball possession, and can do his own dribbling on the outside. In fact, when Wembanyama first entered the league at the beginning of the season, he really hadn't entered the state, at that time his offensive efficiency was very low, his shot selection was very bad, and he often made various difficult strong shots against the defense, and his defensive habits also needed to be improved. However, after a period of adaptation, Wembanyama quickly adjusted his form, proving that everything is in the clouds in the face of absolute talent, and his stats soared in the second half of the regular season.
According to statistics, throughout the month of February, Wembanyama Racecourse averaged 213 points 107 rebounds 45 assists, 2 steals, 39 blocks and 47 percent shooting4% and 41 three-point shooting2 percent, and Wembanyama shot 48 percent from three-point range on the dribble in February. In addition, Wemban's total of 50+ assists, 45+ blocks, 20+ steals, and 25+ three-pointers in February made him the first player in NBA history to get this statistic in a single month. Boom 50 45 20! The first in history! That's why he's the best player in the NBA. It seems that Wenban is not overrated, long before entering the league, the basketball world created a big gimmick for him, and his popularity flow is also top-notch, it is estimated that only James is the champion in history, and his popularity before entering the league can be compared with Wenban.
Now, Wembanyama did not disappoint the fans, he also set a number of historical records, becoming the first rookie player in NBA history to make 5 three-pointers + 5 blocks in a single game, becoming the first player in history to have 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 5 three-pointers in a single game, and becoming the first rookie in history to have at least 150 blocks and 75 three-pointers in a single season. When it comes to Wembanyama, even James is full of praise: "There is no ceiling, he can do whatever he wants in his career. He seems to enjoy the game, and there are guys in our league that you have to think about anytime you get close to the basket or when you're on the perimeter. There are players like this in the history of our league and he's one of the top ones, on par with those big names.
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