he doesn’t need to be paired with one. thunder were still very good in his rookie season when he was their starting center and giddey was the only other tall dude starting. it’s an advantage of his shooting that he can be played next to another big. it improves his team’s match ups.

you don’t really need a dude like chet to be a second option. you want him to hit shots and attack close outs and save his energy for defense and the little things. he’s good as is

dub and chet are both defensive gods, especially with hartenstein backing them up. so long as you have one your defense is going to be good. and when dub has been out, chet has kept their defense very good

Turner made it to g7 against the Thubder innthe finals, and Lopez won with Mil. Only JJJ hasn’t had a deep run. Lopez is just too old to be as impactful as he was in 21 during the title run.

He holds the record for most blocks in a game 7 finals ever, mentally weak????

No it’s not

That’s the rep but sengun has actually been good defensively so far this season.

Rockets are a good defensive team and have been for every year he has started. He’s an effective defender for the team, he just doesn’t look like a good defender and people just parrot that same line about him.

Nope, watch some of his games. Teams do attack centers on pick and rolls but 7-8 times out of 10 that ends up being a bad idea when they attack him this year. Obviously, Amen, Jabari and FVV help, but he is by no means a liability.

For sure, I see what you mean as well. At the end of the day, these are all good players and best player ends up being more about what’s best for a team rather than a comparison in a vacuum. Still fun, though.

I don’t think Sengun would do bad with Shai because the added scoring punch and secondary but i don’t know if i’d be seamless as you’re suggesting

Shai thrives with spacing and Sengun’s outside shot isn’t good, which would hurt the spacing. Both their offenses are inside the 3pt line and ball dominant as well. Not to mention, the defensive difference is very significant

The key word here is scalability. Even if Sengun looks like the better basketball player, Chet’s skill set is simply more valuable to a contender.

Which team has Sengun turned into a contender? His playstyle is difficult to build around. Not everyone can be Jokic.

Chet has missed 63 games since 2022 after his rookie year . Sengun has missed 44 since 2022. 21 games and Chet was the one who fractured his hip. Chet is more efficient on offense and only averages 2pts less. You think Sengun overall is a better player than Chet?

I want you to spend at least 15 seconds really trying your best to think, and then come back and tell me what you how many points a player scored has to do with saying they clamped someone else as their defensive assignment

You think the Rockets got swept?

Yeah I’m out of this convo.I can’t against the fake stats in your mind.

The question was “who is the best center”….you’re effectively asking who would be the best complimentary role player on a loaded roster. If that’s how you define best player, so be it.

Different team contexts matter. Brunson would not be a great fit on a lot of teams, but when it’s his team, he is great.

Chet is great on the Thunder, he just needs to defend and hit open shots, but if you asked him to be your top option, he would suck.

Context matters. Nuance is fun, you should try it some time.

No, I think I was pretty clear in what I said.

Some teams need a complimentary player who is elite in their role (I.e. Thunder and Chet) while other teams might need a guy who they can play through as a primary option (I.e like Sengun)….other teams maybe need more of a side kick who compliments their franchise player perfectly (I.e Pistons and Duren).

I don’t think there’s one guy here who would be the best option in all scenarios.

If Mobley would get his offensive game sorted out maybe it would be him. If Duren added a consistent shot and tightened up his defense it could be him. If Chet stayed healthy and showed off that he can be a great primary scorer, it could be him. If Sengun proves the shooting is real, lost some weight and became more agile/a better defender, it could be home.

I’d add that Duren is by far the youngest if this group for what it’s worth.