The fifth place in the top 100! Can the Wenban Yama in the new season become the top five in the league?

That's how it is. Recently, ESPN selected the top 100 NBA players in the new season. The top ten are:

1-5: Jokic, Alexander, Doncic, Antetokounmpo, Vinbanyama

6-10: Edwards, Curry, James, Durant, Brunson

The top 100 players are ESPN's repertoire before the start of each season. Of course, there are controversies every year, and this year is no exception. As for the top ten players, Vinbanyama's position has been questioned by many fans: he has never played in a playoff game, but he can actually rank fifth?

Let me talk about my personal opinion first, Wenban Yama is really worth the fifth place.

Take last season for example. Wenban Yama was reimbursed after only 46 games after a sudden thrombosis problem, but in the game he played, he averaged 33.2 minutes per game, handed in 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.8 blocks, and scored equal to James, Curry, Mitchell, and Trae Young. He ranked eighth in the league in rebounds, more than Gobert, Harten, and Shin Kyung. He blocked the first place (Kesler, the second block 2.4 blocks).

Moreover, Wenban Yama's scoring efficiency has also improved, with a three-in-one shooting percentage of 47.6%/35.2%/83.6%, and a real shooting percentage of 59.4%. These four figures are all improved compared to the rookie season. His real shooting percentage in the previous rookie season was 56.5%. Compared with the rookie year, Wenban Yama's biggest improvement is three points.

In fact, when Wenban Yama's rookie averaged 5.5 three-pointers per game in the season but had a shooting percentage of only 32.5%, many fans felt that he should play more inside, otherwise he would waste his historical talent of 2.26 meters tall and 2.44 meters.

However, in the second grade season, Wenban Yama put more shots outside the three-point line, averaging 8.8 shots, 3.1 shots, and the shooting percentage increased to 35.2%.

It should be noted that Wenban Yama's touch is getting better and better as the season goes deeper. In the first 21 games, the three-point shooting percentage was only 33.3%, but in the last 25 games, the three-point shooting percentage increased to 36.9%.

Of course, Wenban Yama will also use his advantages to score in the inside, and will be able to score. Last season, the 5-foot range of the basket was 165, with a total of 229 shots, with a shooting percentage of up to 72.1% (67.1% last season), which is more efficient than a monster like Zion ending at the basket.

and, Wenban Yama's style of playing is not magical. He also took a lot of mid-range shots. Last season, Wenban Yama made a total of 64 of 144 shots, with a shooting percentage of 44.4%. His face frame skills are becoming more and more mature, and he can end at any position in the half.

If you have to say, the Spurs' training direction for Vinban Yama is not like the two Spurs No. 1 Spurs, David Robinson and Duncan, but is more like a large Durant. It may not be as smooth and unsolvable as Durant, but Vinban's static talent is more explosive and difficult to defend against, and his upper limit may be higher than Durant.

The most important thing is defense.

Wenban Yama won second place in DPOY in his rookie season. Last season, his defense was still excellent, and he interfered with his opponent's 18.4 shots per game. His opponent's shooting percentage dropped from 49.4% to 42.7%, of which 6 feet under the basket, Wenban Yama's reserve requirement ratio reduction rate was as high as 13.4%, which is quite outrageous.

This is just a statistical operation. In many rounds, when the offensive opponent sees Wenban Yama guarding the basket, he will choose to pass the ball even if he has already rushed in. This is Wenban Yama's defensive influence. Before being injured, he almost steadily DPOY.

The advanced data can actually prove how excellent Wenban Yama is:

-Last season, when Wenban Yama was on the court, the Spurs had a net victory of 2.6 points in 100 rounds, and the net loss to the opponent was 6.1 points

-Wen Yama two major high-level data, with a PER value of 24.2 and BPM+6.5, all ranked fifth in the league

It is worth mentioning that before the injury, Wenban Yama was ranked fourth in the MVP list. If the MVP list is used as the standard, then there is no reason to believe that the healthy Wenban Yama in the new season will be the top five in the league.

Here, you might as well see the Spurs' offseason operations.

In addition to choosing defender Harper, the Spurs traded Olynick in the offseason and signed Cornet, and Wenban Yama had two inside partners, one could share the pressure of Wenban's frame protection, and the other could open up space for the team.

In the new season, the Spurs' starting lineup is most likely: Wenban Yama + Castle + Fox + Wassel + Barnes. The benches include Harper, Kelden Johnson, Sohan, Champany, Olynick, Cornett, McLaurin, and Biyongbo.

Don't say that this lineup is really likely to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference. If you continue to strengthen in the mid-term, the Spurs may even go further - the record is indeed what Wenban Yama needs to improve the most at present, but don't forget that he is only in the third grade in the new season, and it is also his first time playing in the playoffs in the third grade.

It is worth mentioning that ESPN has always been very optimistic about Wenban Yama. In the rookie season, he ranked 47th in one game without playing. In the second grade season, he ranked 11th, higher than Davis (13), and these two rankings also caused controversy.

But from the final result? In the rookie season, Wenban Yama DPOY was second, and the 47th place was completely fine. In the second grade season, if you were not injured, you would definitely be DPOY+'s second team (even a team may even be a first team), and there would be no problem with the 11th place..

So, in the new season, Wenban Yama has reached the fifth place in the league. I personally think it is entirely possible. Of course, the premise is still health. In the offseason, Wenban Yama really did a lot of things, gaining weight, finding celebrities to train, and going to Shaolin Temple to practice. I can't wait to see his growth.