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Wembanyama is amazing at shooting. He's tall so he can assist, rebound, and block. I really don't know about the steals, but I think he'll be better as the years go by.

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He’s logging 1.3 SPG in just 28.5 MPG. So that could go up. But quadrupling that rate regularly will be rare.

I’ve seen him swipe a few passes that make you do a double-take. He’s guarding the ball at what seems to be a safe distance for the offense. His opponent makes a routine pass over or around him and he just sticks out his go-go-gadget glove and snags it.

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That's interesting. I rarely, if ever, think of that stat. But it makes a lot of sense that it would be rare. 5 of something doesn't sound like that much, at first glance, but there's something so refreshing about it. The mainstream sports scene has been set up in a way where that kind of stat sorta kinda gets buried under the rug, and as a result even a player like Anthony Davis gets disrespected because of it. I'm guilty of being annoyed by AD, his durability can be problematic, but zooming out, yeah, he's a potential 5 x 5 guy moving forward 4 sure.

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JAMAAL TINSLEY has one????

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Crazy, right? Though he did play 51 minutes that game. Talented guy who could break out randomly. Another time had a 19-11-23 game.

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Jamaal Tinsley better than Kevin Durant confirmed

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First thought was Derrick White...but any of the five current Celtic starters could complete the 5x5

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Good call. White's such a great shot blocker for a guard. Has 30 career games (counting the postseason) with 3 or more blocks.

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