LOL Tristan Thompson an All Star
Name three better centers in the East. Embiid was hurt, maybe Horford.... And?
Thompson gets a double double and plays good D.
The "center" is a dying species in the NBA
Both of the guys you mentioned as better are PF by historical standards ...
Porzingis is 7'4" and nobody thinks of him as a center ...
Thompson is perfect for the team he is on ... but isn't an All Star
Which is why Thompson is so valuable. He's a PF in the olden days and a center today.
Thompson right now shits on Porzingis. The NBA is the most veteran centric league of all the professional sports.
Man I go your way in these debates with Teq 81% of the tim but I'm not feeling this. Thompson is solid. He's not really close to an all star. And I wouldn't take him over Porzingis. Okay for Cleveland I would since they don't need the scoring but Thompson isn't a significantly better rebounder and Porzingis blocks double the shots while scoring and stretching the floor. I don't see why you'd take Thompson over Porz in a vacuum. He isn't close to shitting on Porzingis IMO.
Not long term, but right now Thompson is a more valuable player than Porzingis. It's not in a vacuum.
Obviously Porzingis has skills Thompson can't touch, but Thompson is a better player than people give him credit for. Thompson is a bum all star to me. Young players in the NBA aren't shit and you would have to go deep in the well to find one that actually contributed to a contender. Kawhii Leonard is about the only guy I can think of.
It's a complicated subject because the best youngsters are on the worst teams, but the NBA is a veteran game. The lifestyle is too amazing for a young player to really care about compared to a guy that has been there, done that.
