Contrary to popular belief, sitting 4th quarters is not why Wemby’s minutes are low. Total 4th quarters minutes: 1. Wemby - 422, 2. Jokic - 375, 3. Shai - 287
Credit to u/nowhathappenedwas who pointed this out in another thread. Thought it was a crazy stat. Everybody constantly says that Wemby’s minutes are low because he’s sitting 4th quarters from blowing teams out. Not at all.
4th q minutes of the top three MVP candidates
Wembanyama: 422 (22.6% of total)
Jokic: 375 (16.6% of total)
Shai: 287 (12.7% of total)
It is BY FAR Shai who barely plays 4th quarters. Wemby gets more of his minutes in the 4th quarter than anyone else.
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional?GameSegment=&PerMode=Totals&Period=4&dir=A&sort=MIN