Man, I gotta tell ya, when I first saw that lanky French kid step on NBA courts this season, I thought he’d be another hyped-up rookie struggling to adjust. But man was I wrong. After watching him brick a couple shots early on, I got curious about his actual numbers. So I did what I always do – grabbed my notebook and dove into the stats.
How I Dug Up The Numbers
Started simple – pulled up the NBA app on my phone while eating breakfast. Scrolled through Wemby’s game log thinking “okay let’s see his last 10 outings.” Wrote down each game’s box score in my beat-up practice journal like:
- Points
- Rebounds
- Blocks
- Field goal %
- Those wild +/- numbers
Took me like three coffees to compile everything properly. Kept messing up dates ’cause the Spurs play so many damn back-to-backs. Almost spilled coffee all over my notes when I saw the Blazers game stats – 30 points and 7 blocks? Come on now! That’s when I grabbed my laptop to double-check.
The Crazy Patterns I Noticed
Looking at my scribbled numbers made my eyes pop. This kid’s averages over 10 games were nuts:
- Basically 20 points per night while shooting better than my grandma’s homemade pies
- Over 2 blocks every single damn game
- Rebounding like he’s playing against middle-schoolers
The real kicker? His minutes restriction. Coach Pop keeping him under 30 minutes most nights and he’s STILL putting up these numbers. In my journal I wrote in all caps: “HOW IS THIS ROOKIE AFFECTING GAMES SO MUCH ALREADY?!”
What These Stats Actually Mean
After staring at my notebook for like an hour, it hit me – this ain’t normal rookie stuff. Dude’s changing games defensively just by standing near the paint. Offense looks less like a gangly teenager and more like prime KD some possessions. And that impact? My scribbled notes showed Spurs are +10 per 100 possessions when he’s on court versus off.
Honestly made me chuckle remembering all the “he’s too skinny” takes before draft night. My last journal note before closing the laptop: “This kid’s making everyone look stupid and he ain’t even played 30 games yet. ROY locked.”
