NBA gamers vote Victor Wembanyama as the perfect defender

The NBA just lately ran an nameless participant ballot, which as much as 141 gamers participated in voting on a wide range of questions, starting from who the best participant of all time is (spoiler: it’s Michael Jordan) to who ought to win MVP this season (Nikola Jokic, adopted intently by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander). Nevertheless, there have been additionally questions the place some Spurs obtained votes. Starting with essentially the most related to at present, Victor Wembanyama got here in first for the “Finest Defender” with 15.2% of the votes (or about 20 of 132 votes).

That shouldn’t be too stunning from a participant’s perspective since, not like Defensive Participant of the 12 months voters, they’ve really confronted him head on and know what it’s like, however maybe much more fascinating is the presumptive DPOY favourite, Rudy Gobert, is down at sixth, and the third finalist, Bam Adebayo, is eighth. I don’t know what else to say about that apart from #justsayin.

Wemby additionally got here up because the participant most gamers would need to construct a roster with, adopted very intently by Jokic. That might make since as each gamers are almost unguardable in their very own approach whereas additionally being unselfish, likeable personalities. It could simply be a matter of age and when you’re aiming to win proper now or a bit later.

Gregg Popovich additionally confirmed up in each the coach gamers would most and least need to play for. For the lifetime of me, I couldn’t get a display shot of the previous, however he got here in second behind Eric Spoelstra with 18.8% of the votes, or about 25 of the 133 gamers who answered that query. Hilariously, he additionally obtained 5 votes because the coach gamers would least prefer to play for — possibly it’s gamers who both don’t need to be yelled at or have their minutes managed — however that’s nowhere close to the whopping 46.8% Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau acquired.

I’m guessing the Thibs hate comes from him not solely being an intense yeller, however much more so he performs fewer gamers and on heavy minutes, subsequently he’s tougher to get taking part in time beneath him, however whenever you do, be able to go exhausting every night time. (Pretty or not, his historical past of his star gamers usually being injured has been tied to the heavy minutes load he has them play.) Doc Rivers can also be a distant second, maybe grew to become gamers know he received’t hesitate to throw them beneath the bus.

Final, there are essentially the most underrated and overrated gamers within the NBA. Whereas no present Spur appeared within the underrated ballot, a favourite former Spur in Derrick White led the way in which, tied with the Thunder’s Jalen Williams.

For many overrated, it was Gobert once more (are the gamers making an attempt to inform the media one thing?), adopted by Jordan Poole and maybe essentially the most divisive title in Spurs social media proper now (via no fault of his personal): Trae Younger. This display shot additionally captured the “additionally receiving votes” on the backside, and Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell every obtained a stray shot. It’s type of fascinating contemplating they’ve had comparatively obscure careers up to now to be catching flack from opposing gamers (or possibly it’s a former teammate), however Vassell particularly makes little sense. If the reason being his contract extension, it hasn’t kicked in but, so what’s there to guage?

What do you assume, Pounders? Do you agree or disagree with the outcomes? Did I miss something (since I’m admittedly too frugal to pay for subscriptions and am going by the display photographs of others)? Be at liberty to debate within the feedback under.