Chiney Ogwumike PREVIEWS Wemby vs. Embiid: ‘IT’S NOT EVEN A FIGHT!’ | NBA Today

Chiney Ogwumike PREVIEWS Wemby vs. Embiid: ‘IT’S NOT EVEN A FIGHT!’ | NBA Today

With the first pick the San Antonio Spurs select Victor wanyama spur I was born to do things differently I know I got a lot to Show I’m just freestyling I got to tell you every time I watch Victor wanyama I find myself asking whether or not he’s human and this picture is no exception it looks straight at a Space Jam Marvin bagley’s almost 7 feet tall is that photoshop like what what are we talking about and

By the way when you put that up against he also leads all rookies in points rebounds and blocks what in the entire league that that’s absolutely insane and then tonight he is another big test as he faces off against Joel embiid so Chan what are you watching in this super siiz

Match up oh I like that super siiz matchup the league is run by big men these days but in this matchup we’ve got the rookie and the vet Joel embid has 70 lbs on Victor webing Yama but so far this season we’ve seen them both be dominant in different ways so now let’s

Start with the alien right Victor webing Yama he has seven games this season with at least 20 points and five blocks already the most by a rookie since fellow spur Tim Duncan so I’ll show you how he does it on the floor that was back in 1997 98 crazy all right he’s not

Afraid of nobody this is the matchup Anthony Davis four time all defensive this is his 22nd career game I love this facing which means he’s able to play one-on-one on an island he’s not afraid to go through what does Perk say tomato chest but watch this finish a full

Pouette to a slam dunk okay crazy now we know he’s a two-way player as well Giannis is seven time all NBA Victor this is the game after his 23rd game he’s on defense in the paint Giannis is going up this game was an instant classic and this right here cemented him

As a future star to come Superstar to come that’s Victor Webb Yama now wemi he’s just starting to polish his game meanwhile he’s going up against Joel embiid who’s already in his prime I mean embiid is the reigning MVP but somehow he’s still improving he’s averaging career highs in points in mid-range

Points in assist per game and I’ll show you why that assist number right there that you saw is so important Joel embiid is going up here against Rudy goar who’s six time all defensive look at how many people are ready to stop him in the paint because he can go through them

Instead this is probably the most unguardable play in basketball right now you can’t double from that high and he shoots right over you shoots right over the three-time defensive player of the year now what I love the assist right here the two-man game with Tyrese Maxi

The double comes it’s a big double all right he kicks it back out then he reposts why not this is a triple team with joic I mean what so when you commit three players like this this is why people say Maxi could be an All-Star and most improved because they make the

Offense very simple through his passing that’s why Philly has really increased their ball game but this matchup again 70 lb difference this guy doesn’t run from a fight but this guy right now is it’s not even a fight like he’s right there at the top of the MVP discussion

Yeah and not to mention Joel embiid was just named the Eastern Conference player of the week so take a look at this that could be a rivalry soon this is the game that jump starts Rivals week here in the NBA some of the key matchups to look

Forward to you can see here there’s the great traditional rivalries like the Heat and the Knicks and then you have star rivalries like embiid and yic and then Geographic rivalries Cross City rivalries like we’re talking about the Lakers and the Clippers so Brian wior now that it is Rivals we Rivals week say

That 10 times fast what’s the best rivalry right now in your mind in the NBA it is not a mistake that the Saturday ABC games begin and we have jokic and embiid going up against each other it’s a great job by the NBA to pair them and I want to see him actually

Play last year we didn’t see embiid played in Denver when you look at these two guys not only because they’re big and they’re talented but because they both operate so much with the ball uh the their their ball skills ability is what really sets them apart not only

Their ability to to have finesse and power but those ball skills their teams are desperate to have them do the things that they do and so to watch them work it is a tremendous enjoyment to watch joic work and as Chan was saying to watch who embiid has developed his game

At the top of the key it’s a joy to watch them play to have them go up against each other and I’m hoping in this game they’ll defend each other a little more than they did last week I think it’s awesome I think a finals between them would be amazing I still

Think last year if Philly was somehow able to get one more win against Boston we might have had it we might have had a different finals out outcome in terms of competitiveness I would love to see these guys go up against each other more than twice a season and I’m going to

Fast forward maybe maybe maybe in Paris this summer we could see a high stakes International game with yic for Serbia and Joel embiid the most prized naturalized citizen in the in the NBA right now an American the Team USA is going to need I mean it’s the Lakers and

The Celtics I mean it 17 and 17 NBA title I mean this it’s the Lakers in the Celtics and that’s on February 1st I guess it’s the tail end of this rivalry week that we’re having here but that’s that was the Marquee game on Christmas it’s the Marquee game February 1 every

Time these two teams play it is a completely different atmosphere it feels like a Finals game give me the drama that we’ve seen so far this season let’s talk about the Bucks and the Pacers I don’t think anyone penel in this match up at the start of the Season give me a

Stolen game ball give me an i stolen celebration where we’re talking about Dame time but then it’s tyes tton tme give me the Great Performances the huge finishes the stakes and then give me what in the world is going on with the Box because the pce is sort of had your

Number so them two playing against each other this year that was the surprise rival which I’ll try to do rivalry rivalry rival I get it that’s that’s I’m in the moment but like you’re right I Ramona the T was Old As Time Lakers and Celtics

But this is the tale of our time right now see if we’re going old school versus new school I’m going with the new school individual matchup give me Chad H versus Victor wanyama Victor wanyama is one of the most competitive guys in the NBA right now and he says that the single

Worst basketball moment that he has ever had in his life came at the hands of Chad holr that 83 to 81 loss in 2021 in the u19s at at the hands of Chet hren Chet hren goes up to a Lo Victor wanyama Mom first time visiting Brian wior

Details us in a story he wrote earlier this year in in Oklahoma City and he goes up to introduce himself to Victor’s introducing aodi to to Chad holgren and Cat goes oh I don’t know if you remember we’ve met before and aodi says oh yeah I remember Family Blood I want that give

Me these rookies that aren’t all friendly friendly all the times the ones that want to come at each other the most friendly competition I don’t want that I want the this is the new school hurn versus Victor wanyama and we’re going to see that for years and years to [Applause] [Applause] come

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Ramona Shelburne, Chiney Ogwumike and Brian Windhorst join me on NBA Today to preview Victor Wembanyama vs. Joel Embiid as the San Antonio Spurs take on the Philadelphia 76ers and also preview Rivals Week in the NBA.