THE TAKE
“I expect [SGA] to have some good offensive games, but even if he gets back to his normal offensive play, he’s not gonna have a fraction of the impact that Wemby has defensively.” says there’s a 0% chance SGA outplays Wemby the rest of the series 👀
BOLDNESS
70/100
GRADE
12/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
SGAWembanyama
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
Wembanyama outperforms SGA in overall impact (measured by a combination of points, defensive stats such as blocks/steals/defensive rating, and advanced metrics like BPM or RAPTOR) in every remaining game of the series. Take is
FALSE IF
SGA has even one game where he is widely considered the more impactful player overall.
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OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEBroussard's claim (interpreted as Wembanyama outperforming SGA in every remaining game) was clearly disproven. In Game 5, SGA scored 32 pts with 9 assists, widely outperforming Wembanyama's 20 pts in a Thunder win. In Game 7, SGA posted 35 pts and 9 assists vs. Wemby's 22 pts/7 reb, and was broadly seen as the more impactful offensive player even as his team lost. The series stat line shows Wemby averaged 27.3 PPG vs. SGA's 25.9 PPG overall, but SGA had multiple individual games where he was the more impactful player by any reasonable measure.