That’s by far the best in the league (min 200 minutes). It’s a historic number and simply quantifies what everyone sees when watching Victor Wembanyama. Across every catch-all metric out there, his defensive impact is in the 100th percentile and he’s in the 90-98th percentile on offense depending on which one you look at.

Plus Minus per 100 possessions & Minutes Played: woah… someone is not human

He’s also the only top-4 MVP candidate that leads their team in plus minus, not to mention he leads the league in on/off, not just during this stretch but for the entire season. Spurs with Wemby frankly look unstoppable, they were 16 to 1 with him in this stretch. On the other side of the country, holy cow, the Hornets have been on an insane run! Obviously go Knicks, but we might actually get a Finals matchup between two teams with virtually zero playoff experience… Has that ever happened in the modern era?

Spurs

Name	Minutes Played	Plus Minus
Victor Wembanyama	508	26.3
De’Aaron Fox	507.5	14.2
Julian Champagnie	493.3	19.1
Devin Vassell	485.6	19.0
Stephon Castle	459.1	19.8
Keldon Johnson	382.8	8.2
Dylan Harper	380.8	9.1

Thunder

Name	Minutes Played	Plus Minus
Cason Wallace	468.3	4.1
Chet Holmgren	412.1	15.9
Luguentz Dort	409.5	2.1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	408	12.3
Isaiah Joe	403.3	12.9
Jaylin Williams	368.6	5.6
Jared McCain	330.7	6.8

Lakers

Name	Minutes Played	Plus Minus
Luka Dončić	698.2	9.8
Austin Reaves	692.3	7.4
LeBron James	542.8	6.2
Marcus Smart	474.7	15.8
Deandre Ayton	438.7	-0.3
Luke Kennard	409.7	3.2
Rui Hachimura	370.1	3.7
Jake LaRavia	353.6	5.6

Nuggets

Name	Minutes Played	Plus Minus
Nikola Jokic	646.8	9.3
Jamal Murray	606.8	10.0
Christian Braun	598.2	8.5
Cam Johnson	482.9	6.9
Tim Hardaway Jr.	458.7	2.4
Spencer Jones	294.6	5.0
Julian Strawther	250.8	7.6

Hornets

Name	Minutes Played	Plus Minus
Kon Knueppel	503.2	20.9
Brandon Miller	494.9	14.3
LaMelo Ball	463.7	17.9
Moussa Diabaté	432.2	21.2
Miles Bridges	431.7	18.5
Sion James	331.7	10.6
Ryan Kalkbrenner	291.5	14.9
Josh Green	290.4	17.3
Grant Williams	262.6	20.5

Fdorleans | Jazz

55 | 7 hours ago

The Hornets are a superteam. These numbers are crazy.

Moussa Diabaté being number 2 on this metric in the league is something. I’m not sure what but it’s something.

PeopleusetocallmeBub

10 | 6 hours ago

THE MOOOSE

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

3 | 3 hours ago

Yup. The top 2 teams shown here are Hornets & Spurs. Hornets 5 adds up to 92.8. The Spurs top 5 adds up to 98.4. Difference of just 5.6, yet Spurs are #2 and Hornets at #9

Dm-me-a-gyro | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

He was playing while fasting during Ramadan.

haikupoetics2 | Spurs

51 | 8 hours ago

DeAndre Ayton is the only player with a negative plus/minus. Sitting at -0.3

Bandit-Bunny-7727

11 | 7 hours ago

DomiAyton ayyyy

fantasyoutsider | Warriors

7 | 6 hours ago

HibernAyton

Bandit-Bunny-7727

3 | 5 hours ago

DomesticAyton

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

43 | 5 hours ago

This is a Charlotte Hornets post masquerading as a Wemby post

Cul_what | Lakers

36 | 7 hours ago

Smart being Laker’s highest seems about right lmao he’s THE glue thats holding them together

Business_Number8979

7 | 7 hours ago

Luka scouting has always been goated

cookomputer | Spurs

4 | 7 hours ago

That and Ayton being negative checks out 😭

lalakingmalibog | Mavericks

5 | 5 hours ago

Lacks motivAyton

maxithepittsP | Lakers

22 | 8 hours ago

I really cant wait for Playoffs.

Mainly because of him, only way Spurs could ever lose is experience, but im still curious on how.

When this dude is on the court, they dont just “avoid him,” they target the system far from him.

They dont make him high because he is also elite as Perimeter D, if they do low the pick and roll doesnt work because his teammates never go under. His teammates force the players to attack him. And its a bad shot every single time.

Bad shot doesnt win playoff series, eventually the law of average gonna catch up.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

20 | 7 hours ago

We’ll lose if the 3 isn’t there and because of turnovers. We’ve been a great offensive, especially catch and shoot, team since the break but if the 3 regresses during the playoffs then we’re beatable.

cookomputer | Spurs

8 | 7 hours ago

Yeah Castle and Harper catch and shooting is our swing factor

wowlock_taylan | Spurs

0 | 7 hours ago

One issue I can think of is Wemby trying too many threes in some games. If he dial those back and dominate on the paint in the playoffs, it will be a HUGE boost. Because who is gonna be able to handle him in the block? And if they double him, just pass out to the open shooter.

Rage_101

9 | 4 hours ago

The 3 ball let’s him get back on defense quickly without overexerting himself. Also the fact he happily takes the threes is huge for spacing and facilitates himself and others to go for the drive.

Should he be taking 10 a game? Probably not. But the versatility in his shots is incredibly useful for the Spurs.

LovesBodyx2 | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

I’m worried about castle being /too/ pumped in the postseason. he is a dude who plays reg season as though dennis hopper strapped a bomb to his chest and told him if we takes it easy on the court even one time, kaboom.

WooleeBullee

1 | 6 hours ago

Shhhh…

Malemansam | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

Also matchups with large wings/PFs. Any foul trouble to Steph and we’re up against Luka/LeBron? Sheesh.

That’s a very tough situation because we don’t have anyone else that can match up with guys that size to spare. Dev isn’t strong enough, KJ fouls too much, Unc is smart but he will get killed switching against Luka and LeBron eventually.

That matchup worries me. We should carve their perimeter up with the 3ball but I could see a cold night and refs favour make a bad night for us.

mojo-jojo-was-framed | Mavericks

3 | 4 hours ago

They’re so young. Part of me wonders if they’re one of those teams giving 110% every game in the regular season. Then there’s some shell shock in the playoffs when every other team plays 110% each game.

Hot_Relative3020

9 | 7 hours ago

When was the last time a player had this level of impact on the defense ever?

RiloAlDente | Spurs

6 | 4 hours ago

Bill Russel in an era with no 3pt line 😭

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0 | 7 hours ago

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Hot_Relative3020

1 | 6 hours ago

Yeah I guess that’s a question of who the most talented defender ever is/was. I’m just talking about impact

fantasyoutsider | Warriors

-1 | 6 hours ago

I mean, Wilt probably averaged like 10 blocks a game, so I’m gonna go with him

Limp_Screen7405

1 | 6 hours ago

They also didn’t have to cover as much ground due to less pace and space so it goes both ways

c-z-a-k

8 | 5 hours ago

Draymond without Steph is the worst one.

No-Ranger3356

5 | 8 hours ago

apparently huerter needs more minutes in detroit

danby457

3 | 5 hours ago

Draymond league stinker lol

RathOfMan49 | Warriors

4 | 5 hours ago

Just for single-handedly making the other players care and make the ASG watchable, I love him

ManagerEmergency6339 | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

spurs vs hornets from bottom of the league to finals😂

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3 | 7 hours ago

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KB824-GOAT | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

If the Spurs get the #1 seed (which is highly likely), Wemby is a lock for MVP.

WooleeBullee

4 | 6 hours ago

Why do you say its likely? OKC has a tough schedule, but the Spurs still have to play the nuggets twice, warriors (who have beaten them a few times), and 76ers.

I would say entirely possible, yes, but I wouldnt call it likely.

KB824-GOAT | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

OKC has the tougher schedule, and the Spurs own the tiebreaker.

Dm-me-a-gyro | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

I think the Thunder lose 4 of their remaining 9

FatBastidd

1 | an hour ago

Pass me whatever you’re smokin man

veirceb

3 | 6 hours ago

He has everything to be the best basketball player ever. All I hope for him is a long and healthy career.

SnooPets1528 | Pistons

3 | 3 hours ago

I have no idea how to rationalize this era and it’s numbers. There are so many teams tanking and with how many threes get shot shit just gets so out of hand.

I honestly think he’s probably the best player in the league right now, but everything is so fucking weird right now I feel like numbers make no sense to me. I need some kind of era translator.

wowlock_taylan | Spurs

2 | 7 hours ago

Oof, damn Draymond.

Wemby is a game-changer in a literal sense.

V17R | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

Wemby has been awesome but plus minus is a team stat that’s incredibly noisy and heavily influenced by how coaches run & stagger their starter / bench units along with how productive your bench unit is.

The fact it shows Miles Bridges has a better plus minus than Jokic, SGA, Luka etc should tell you all you need to know about how heavily you should weigh this stat when comparing players between different teams.

You really think Miles Bridges is twice as impactful as Nikola Jokic?

Adorable-News-9364 | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

They call him the outlier.

pr0ject_84 | Thunder

1 | 2 hours ago

People should use net rating for lineup data, not individually evaluating a players impact

Dm-me-a-gyro | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

Moussa doing that work while fasting during Ramadan is insane.

General_Shanks | Spurs

0 | 2 hours ago

Lakers fans: “but Luka is the messiah…”

downreign

-25 | 8 hours ago

It’s an insane stat but they’ve been playing mostly terrible teams since the break, like real bad

tomhorek

22 | 7 hours ago

2x pistons, rockets, nuggets, celtics and a lot of mid teams like clippers suns raptors . So that’s not true .

coolmentalgymnast | Spurs

19 | 7 hours ago

You forgot the best team- the mighty Hornets.

PeopleusetocallmeBub

5 | 6 hours ago

I mean, it’s not gonna be long till we can’t joke about it anymore, if they don’t start off terrible like they did, they’re 3 in the East.

ManagerEmergency6339 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

i cant remember if they are the best or 2nd best team since the turn of the calendar year. The only ones who thinks that hornets is not a legit team are the ones who dont follow the nba.

thered90 | Spurs

7 | 7 hours ago

You just make stuff up huh

fab_frog_disco

3 | 5 hours ago

I’m not sure where you’re getting that… The Spurs since the All-Star break have beaten the Pistons twice, the Celtics, the Suns twice, the clippers (who have had a top five record in the league in 26) twice, Miami, Toronto, Houston, And the the unbelievably hot hornets

Over half of their game since the All-Star break have been against teams, that at the very least are playoff caliber. And they’ve only lost two games since then, one of which was a blown 20-point lead to the nuggets with Victor sitting out

Dm-me-a-gyro | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

12th in strength of schedule for February and March combined with a league leading 8 back to backs, and the longest road trip in the NBA at 9 straight away games.

Spurs are +26.3 when Victor Wembanyama is on the court since ASB