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fishonjazz said:
Wemby looks like the best player in the league already and it's not particularly close.
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Jokic averaging a quiet triple double, and leading the league in both boards and dimes will have something to say about it. But I guess with him, historic seasons have just become ho-hum. Too bad really. But yeah this year watching Wemby and Jokic duke it out will be very entertaining.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Jokic averaging a quiet triple double, and leading the league in both boards and dimes will have something to say about it. But I guess with him, historic seasons have just become ho-hum. Too bad really. But yeah this year watching Wemby and Jokic duke it out will be very entertaining.
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As for right now I take Wemby. For one, Jokic isn't leading the league in boards. He is averaging 12.7 and wemby is averaging 13.8. Points its jokic at 20 vs wemby at 31. Assists is jokic 11.7 and wemby is 2.8. Blocks is jokic 0.7 vs wemby at 4.8. Wemby is quite a bit more efficient with a 63% eFG and Jokic at 56% eFG. FWIW Wemby is playing a little more than 4 minutes less per game (due to all the blowout wins) than Jokic which means the per 36 numbers would go in his favor a bit more.
Spurs are undefeated at 4-0 and nuggets are 2-1. Spurs are also number 1 in the league in point differential at +16.5. So he is putting up these arguably better numbers on the best team in the nba (currently).

Now having said all that, I dont think Wemby and the spurs can keep it up and by the end of the season I think its likely that jokic is ahead of wemby in the mvp race. And of course one dude is 30 years old and the other is 22. Its craziness how good Wemby is right now.
 
fishonjazz said:
As for right now I take Wemby. For one, Jokic isn't leading the league in boards. He is averaging 12.7 and wemby is averaging 13.8. Points its jokic at 20 vs wemby at 31. Assists is jokic 11.7 and wemby is 2.8. Blocks is jokic 0.7 vs wemby at 4.8. Wemby is quite a bit more efficient with a 63% eFG and Jokic at 56% eFG. FWIW Wemby is playing a little more than 4 minutes less per game (due to all the blowout wins) than Jokic which means the per 36 numbers would go in his favor a bit more.
Spurs are undefeated at 4-0 and nuggets are 2-1. Spurs are also number 1 in the league in point differential at +16.5. So he is putting up these arguably better numbers on the best team in the nba (currently).

Now having said all that, I dont think Wemby and the spurs can keep it up and by the end of the season I think its likely that jokic is ahead of wemby in the mvp race. And of course one dude is 30 years old and the other is 22. Its craziness how good Wemby is right now.
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Jokic is averaging 15.3 boards, just behind Giannis at 16.0. The 12.7 is just his defensive boards where he leads the league. And just under 12 assists per game is nothing to sneeze at from your center. Right now the stats are in Wemby's favor but not overwhelmingly so, as averaging a triple double isn't exactly run-of-the-mill, but that's right now. That's why I said jokic will have something to say about it. You said it wasn't particularly close but it's closer than it appears and might level out as the season progresses. It'll still be very entertaining to watch these 2 this season. Crazy to have 2 such high-level big men operating in the league at the same time. Will make this a fun season for sure.

But it is crazy to see this stuff from a player in his 3rd season. Shades of 3rd year LBJ. Biggest question from Wemby is can he stay healthy. I sure hope so. I want to see what he can really do with a full season.
 
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