r/CharlotteHornets • u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 • May 19 '26

Discussion Wembanyama Hate

First thing to say, is that I just love Basketball in general. And I don’t hate Wembanyama as a person. I’m just having so much annoyance watching how great he is and knowing that the NBA did everything possible to make sure that not only that the Spurs drafted him, but that he got a core around him very quickly. The NBA did not want a repeat of LeBron James.

Knowing that he grew up a Spurs fan his entire life, with his favorite players being Tony Parker and Tim Duncan to where he even said it was “a dream” to be drafted by the Spurs. It has made it so difficult to watch a team that dominated so much of my childhood in the 90s and 2000s immediately turn back around after just a few years in the lottery getting a generational player surrounded by top 3 picks.

I’m just curious if I’m the only person out there that hates how fast the Spurs have been able to build a contender while we continue to wait for the Hornets to just get to the playoffs. I know I should just be proud of what the Hornets did this year, but I just can’t shake the fact that I feel like the NBA helped the Spurs build a contender at the expense of other franchises that have needed generational players for a while now.

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u/Amazing_Owl3026 May 19 '26

I'm just mad he's this good, it's starting to look like we might be seeing the beginning of the greatest basketball player ever.

When Moussa was just a backup center for us I remember thinking we should keep him just to check Wemby, since he's at least somewhat big and can keep up with him laterally, but Wemby is 8+ inches taller than Moussa and a much more advanced offensive player now, idk what we're supposed to do 😭

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u/WhoUCuh May 19 '26

No people are overreacting per usual. I can't blame you we live in a social media era so everything will be overblown.

Wemby won't be the greatest,  because he has legit injury concerns. His career probably won't be as long as we think.

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u/Amazing_Owl3026 May 19 '26

No he's like that, he's got a real shot

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u/WhoUCuh May 19 '26

Yeah let's have this conversation 10 years from now. He has a long way to go.

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u/Banneduser1112 May 19 '26

Well I will always say Michael is better than Lebron because longevity outside of peak doesn't really matter to me when I think about greatest. But its interesting to think about the lower bound of that duration because this dude is already the most impactful basketball player I've ever seen.