The NBA off-season – where NBA fans patiently wait for any hint of news as we slowly creep toward to start of the new season.
The past few days have seen fans of the Sacramento Kings and the Miami Heat debate some seriously good players – which ones are better?
Domantas Sabonis vs Bam Adebayo
This is a star-studded debate. Both players were All-Stars in 2023 and had notable seasons with their teams. The Kings ended a 16-year playoff drought after their first full season with Sabonis, and the Miami Heat had an inspirational run to the NBA finals, marking the second time an eight seed has ever made it.
This isn’t enough for Twitter though, as the debates ran rampant.
Pick a player:
— KingsMuse (@kings_muse) July 26, 2023
Player A — Player B —
19.1 PPG 20.4 PPG
12.3 RPG 9.2 RPG
7.3 APG 3.2 APG
0.5 BPG 0.8 BPG
61.5 FG% 54.0 FG%
37.3 3P% 8.3… pic.twitter.com/RIriQXXtcR
Player A is Domantas Sabonis, player B is Bam Adebayo.
Playoff stats:
— Tyler Herro Muse (@HerroMuse) July 26, 2023
Player A Player B
16.4 PPG 17.9 PPG
11 RPG 9.9 RPG
4 PF 3.7 APG
3.7 TOV 2.7 TOV
51.7 TS% 53.0 TS%
104 ORTG 107 ORTG https://t.co/vBmy53w5WZ
Here, a Heat fan listed Player A as Sabonis and B as Adebayo, but left off Sabonis’ assists per game in an attempt to make him look worse.
Further breakdown of Sabonis and Bam.
— KingsMuse (@kings_muse) July 27, 2023
Source: @The_BBall_Index pic.twitter.com/eQjWsgSSPS
Here is a look at how each player was rated last season.
It’s safe to say Sabonis had a better year, but you have to give credit to Bam, who was a large reason for the Heat’s post-season success.
Kevin Huerter vs Tyler Herro
While Tyler Herro has been constantly linked to trades out of Miami this off-season, Heat fans have now defended him tooth and nail in a comparison against Kings guard Kevin Huerter.
— Austin (@ChefTrillie) July 24, 2023
The debate started when Huerter was ranked one place ahead of Herro in an NBA player rankings list.
FG%: Huerter (+4.6)
— KingsMuse (@kings_muse) July 24, 2023
eFG%: Huerter (+7.2)
USG%: Huerter (-5.7)
Huerter is much more effective and efficient with his touches. https://t.co/6u8TTw4Ecv
Herro averaged higher points, rebounds, and assists than Huerter, but Huerter had higher efficiency stats.
https://twitter.com/ChefTrillie_/status/1683531246855438345
This is a highlight reel from a game in which Tyler Herro and Kevin Huerter matched up against each other.
Alright man pic.twitter.com/H3DxqsnHOq
— Austin (@ChefTrillie) July 24, 2023
And Tyler Herro liked the video, sparking more debate online.
https://twitter.com/kings_muse/status/1683568426302963713
Huerter then liked a tweet about the video, saying that he had 27 points and 7 assists that game and won.
The NBA world will continue to do its thing while we wait for the new season, and this time it looks like we will have a new rivalry to look forward to.