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First trailer for the ‘HARRY POTTER’ series. Releasing this Christmas on HBO.

Nick Wright’s argument: “Luka creates 20 more points per game. Is Wemby erasing 20? That’s a big number.” The trick is the swap. The discussion is about impact, then he replaces Luka’s side with a box score total. “20 points created” isn’t +20 impact. It’s just volume. Then he asks Victor Wembanyama’s defense to match that number, even though defensive stats aren't tracked like that. What he’s really doing is comparing offensive revenue to defensive profit. Offense has costs: possessions, turnovers, time on ball. Luka Doncic is generating points by using those team resources (very efficiently, I might add). Defense is different. Wemby isn’t spending possessions on defense in the same way to protect the rim, lower shot quality, and prevent offensive rebounds. If you believe Wemby is the 11th best offensive player in the league, I don't think it's really a question who's more valuable. Wemby is not only the most impactful defensive player in the league, he is in the middle of, at worst, a top 2 defensive peak in the modern era. If you were to swap Luka and Wemby on their respective teams, whose team would you expect to go further in the playoffs? I'm taking Lakers with Wemby instead of Luka. You see, Luka's value is dependent on having the ball in his hands, which is redundant with other great offensive players like LeBron and Austin Reaves. On offense, he's holding the ball 45% of the time. Wemby is less dependent on having the ball. His defensive impact will be there regardless of who he's playing with. Luka's having an awesome season, but Wemby is just more valuable overall on a possession to possession basis in my opinion.

First trailer for the ‘HARRY POTTER’ series. Releasing this Christmas on HBO.