Noah Vonleh has now earned a rightful reputation as a “Giannis Stopper”. His wide body, athleticism, and fearless bodily sacrifices make him the perfect guy to slow down Giannis’ relentless drives. By virtue of this “Giannis Stopper” status alone, Vonleh will continue to get NBA contracts for at least the next five years. Throw in an improved offensive game that includes a reliable three-point shot, and you can make that ten years. Ten years of Noah Vonleh playing defense and sometimes scoring you points too.
There was a whole class of players who earned money in the NBA by virtue of being a “LeBron Stopper”. I think Deshawn Stevenson was one of those guys. It seems to me that there will soon be a new class of “Giannis Stoppers” who are kind of like “LeBron Stoppers”, except they stop Giannis instead of LeBron. Vonleh may be the first in this new breed of player whose entire existence is predicated on stopping Giannis and Giannis-like players.
Noah Vonleh block-on-Giannisilation coming up? Maybe!