So we talked about how his numbers aren't elite already. He didn't play enough minutes to factor into the rankings, and when you remove that filer, he drops down quite a bit (thought instead of 16th and 27th, it was 14th and 24th I think ties played a role in that). Last year, he was 22nd and 31st in the stat. His rookie season he was 4th in BLK% but 43rd in DREB%. He is productive, which is why he has a net rating that's so far off his on/off numbers. Those rating stats traditionally are box-score derived like BPM, and they mean what they mean, but typically when I hear folks talking about net positive, it usually refers to positive for the team to have them, and ORtg and DRtg are not team stats. You can look at a stat like RAPTOR from last year and see Bass wasn't a net positive player. LEBRON has Bassey as very good both last and this year, full disclosure, but I have no idea how that stat is complicated and what type of sample it needs.
Here's that stat if anyone wants to look at it:
https://www.bball-index.com/lebron-database/
To me, it matters far more that Bassey isn't that effective of a rim protector despite his block numbers. Yes, he's better than Collins, but Zach's going to be in the rotation if he's on the team and if he's not the Spurs need to take the opportunity to find a legit seven-footer to play that position. They won't find another Victor, but they can absolutely find a productive big with size.
I recall. You may not remember that I was in there saying Bassey should start over Collins. I thought Collins would be better as a single big off the bench (and haven't really been proven right there) and that Bassey's style of play was a better fit for Wemby than a "shooting" big like Collins (that's where the "vertical spacing" phrase some remember me screeching out comes from). I think a center like that would be good for Wemby, which is why I think the team needs to not cheap out on the position and get a real center to fill that role. I do personally think it's a high-priority position, though I'd be okay with them drafting a guy at 33 for now if it means there's a legit compe ion for those roster spots.