I agree Koz.
Guys are saying a player is special because he moves, that is like a notch above saying a guy is special because he has a pulse.
No stats back up this assertion
Wshares 0.1
Wshares per 48 .018
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bendedr01.htmlhere is what the Winshares of special players look like:
Winshares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 273.41
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 247.26
3. Karl Malone* 234.63
4. Michael Jordan* 214.02
5. LeBron James 208.22
6. John Stockton* 207.70
7. Tim Duncan 206.38
8. Dirk Nowitzki 201.64
9. Kevin Garnett 191.42
10. Oscar Robertson* 189.21
11. Shaquille O'Neal* 181.71
12. David Robinson* 178.67
13. Charles Barkley* 177.21
14. Reggie Miller* 174.40
15. Kobe Bryant 172.74
16. Moses Malone* 167.07
17. Bill Russell* 163.51
18. Hakeem Olajuwon* 162.77
19. Jerry West* 162.58
20. Magic Johnson* 155.79
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ws_career.htmlAre we talking a different kind of "special" because that is the only way this makes sense in terms of him being special.
Jermaine O'Neal didn't average more than 4.5 ppg until his 5th year in the league. Another very young and raw player, like KP didn't play 20 mpg until year 4.
Then don't call him special until he earns it! Problem solved. Redraft his draft and he is a second rounder.
Your initial statement that he was special was perhaps hyperbole?