*Insert eye gouge gif*. Why do you keep saying this? He is not undersized, from what we know. He was in an interview with Mike Schmidt where he said their S&C coach measured players without shoes midseason and they had him at 6'9"+. That would put him at more than above average size for a PF for ALL drafts in the database.......but it is plus size for how the NBA has trended smaller. In 2019, the average PF size was 6'7.25" without shoes......in 2018 it was 6'7.75", in 2017 it was 6'7.75". We'll see how he measures but calling him undersized is silly, relative to what we know.
Bigs have to be elite rim protectors for the skill to really matter.....if they aren't truly elite, ala a Gobert, then that player has to be able to carry water on the perimeter, which Okungwu can do. He's the definition of a modern big on defense IMO......capable in the P&R but able to at least alter shots at the rim at the 4 and in smaller lineups at the 5. Unless you think Wiseman can be one of the best 3 shot blockers in the NBA, his value really plummets defensively because he is going to get eaten up on the perimeter at the NBA level. He just doesn't have the lateral movement and change of direction needed, so he needs to draw his defensive value from how he protects the rim. If Okungwu proves to be a capable rim protector at the NBA level, his perimeter skill suddenly vaults him in to all-defense territory. I'd be more confident betting on someone that has Okungwu's perimeter tape than rolling the dice on Wiseman, who we have tape of in HS and 3 college games.
