The day when Victor Wembanyama, the reigning NBA Rookie of the 12 months, will turn out to be the very best basketball participant on this planet could possibly be not that far off.
The 7-foot-4 phenom averaged 21.4 factors, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and a league-high 3.6 blocked pictures a sport this previous season regardless of not taking part in a full load of minutes, and he simply received a silver medal within the Summer season Olympics after his native France misplaced within the ultimate spherical to america.
He posted a photograph of him with that silver medal on social media together with the message “it’s just the beginning…” per ClutchPoints.
“It’s just the beginning…”
— Victor Wembanyama’s newest Instagram submit 😳👽
(through @wemby/ IG) pic.twitter.com/5OaZtNwPwE
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 13, 2024
Due to his insane peak and size (his wingspan is eight ft), Wembanyama is already a defensive nightmare who causes groups to vary their methodology of assault, and his offensive sport steadily got here alongside a bit as his rookie 12 months unfolded.
Per Basketball Reference, he averaged 23.2 factors in his final 45 video games, and as he positive factors extra higher physique and core power, he’ll discover it simpler to attain within the low submit and close to the basket.
His San Antonio Spurs don’t precisely have a powerful workforce round him proper now, but when and after they put collectively such a supporting solid, a minimum of one NBA championship might turn out to be imminent.
In head coach and govt Gregg Popovich, they’ve a pacesetter who is aware of the best way to win all of it with a workforce constructed round a Corridor of Fame large man, as he received 5 world titles with the legendary Tim Duncan.
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