Wenban returns! Can the Spurs make the playoffs next season?

Wenban Yama is finally coming back healthily.

Recently, Wenban Yama was interviewed by French media. He said that he had recovered from a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder: "I have been allowed to return to the court. Just a few hours ago, things happened. The Spurs doctor gave me a green light. Wow, I can finally play basketball for a while."

On February 21 this year, the Spurs officially announced that Wenban Yama was reimbursed for a season in the deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, which caused a sensation at the time.

Many fans were worried that he would fade out of the league like Bosh (much more serious), but judging from the results, it took Wenban Yama to successfully complete his return in just four months.

This is definitely good news for the Spurs, but for the Spurs' opponents, it's a big trouble.

Before the reimbursement of last season, Wenban Yama played a total of 46 games, averaging 33.2 minutes per game, scoring 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 47.6%/35.2%/83.6% in three events, and a real shooting percentage of 59.4%. On the offensive end, compared with the first year, a huge change in Wenban Yama was three-pointers.

The rookie averaged 5.5 three-point shots and a shooting percentage of 32.5%. At that time, many people thought he should go to the inside more.

But last season, Wenban Yama proved that he could be a super-high turret that no one could interfere with, averaging 8.8 three-point shots per game, with a shooting percentage of 35.2%. Moreover, this number reached 36.9% in the last 25 games. It is not an elite, but it is definitely a threat. In addition to getting better and better three-pointers, Wenban Yama is also good at using his height and wingspan to finish at the basket (5-foot shooting percentage is 72.1% at the basket), and can also end near the middle distance. Last season, he made 64 of 144 shots, with a shooting percentage of 44.4%, and his face frame skills are becoming more and more mature.

Here, we can't help but compare Chet's "lifelong enemy" below. Both of them are unicorns and can hold the ball, but Chet is still more inclined to the final type, while Banban Yama is more like a big center with a small forward heart, yes, a larger Durant.

Of course, it is definitely not comparable to Durant now, but don’t forget that Durant also took a little time to level up successfully. Once the literacy class is successfully leveled, it is hard to imagine how crazy the ceiling is.

and, defensive end, DPOY level defense. In terms of data, Wenban Yama averaged 18.4 shots per game last season, with his opponent's shooting percentage dropping by 6.7%, three-pointers dropping by 2.0%, and 6 feet under the basket dropping by 13.4%, which is quite exaggerated.

Note that this is just a statistics of the situation where there are attacks. Many players will not take action easily when they see Wenban Yama guarding near the basket. This is Wenban Yama's defensive influence. Before being injured, the first place in the DPOY list is also a proof.

Although the Spurs' record is not outstanding, this is not a problem for Wenban Yama: before Wenban Yama was injured last season, when he was on the court, the Spurs defeated their opponent by 2.5 points in 100 rounds, but he was not on the court, and the Spurs lost 7.9 points in 100 rounds.

Advanced data can also prove the excellence of Wenban Yama: PER value is 24.2 (fifth in the league), BPM+6.5 (fifth in the league), both of which are already superstars, MVP list, and the highest number before injury.

is not an exaggeration. If you were not injured last season, Wenban Yama is likely to achieve All-Star + Best Team + DPOY.

Personally, I think that Wenban Yama's game is stronger than data or honors. Even if you just watch a game of him, you will be unable to help but sigh, "What kind of alien talent is this."

So, a healthy literary team is definitely a big killer, but the Spurs...

The Spurs' three main operations in the offseason:

1. The second pick is selected to defender Dylan Harper

2, 41 million signing Cornet

3, Branham, Wesley, and 1 round of trade Olynick

Next season, the Spurs may send the starters: Fox + Venban Yama + Castle + Barnes + Wassel, and substitutes include Sohan + Kelden + Champany + Harper + Olynick + Cornet + McLaurin.

Objectively speaking, this lineup is not easy to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference. The key point is that young players have not yet fully grown, and Fox's condition cannot be guaranteed. His performance after joining the Spurs last season was very poor (maybe due to the impact of injuries).

The current problem for the Spurs is that Wenban Yama's growth and progress have exceeded expectations, so the Spurs are not ready. How to make good use of his rookie bonus period will be the key.

If other players can grow next season, there is reason to believe that the Spurs may return to the playoffs and become a huge threat to the West in the future. The revival of the Spurs should not be far away.