The Inside Crew Breaks Down Giannis & Wemby's Epic First Battle | NBA on TNT

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[@RandomNumber6598]

Guys like Wemby, Chet, and Jaime getting adjusted to the NBA so quick….what a rookie class

[@SuperMercedes44]

Wemby played professionally overseas, Chet is really in his second year first playing, he saw and practiced last year, Jaime was a for year college player. None are regular one and done rookies

[@ItatiaiaBR]

​@@SuperMercedes44 Yeah all of them have touched a basketball before. So what? NBA is NBA.

[@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905]

Jaime? lol

[@Mitenberg]

@@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905 heats rook.

[@Spider-Nalgas]

Having guys like Luka in his rookie year say the NBA is easier than back home is crazy 😂

[@WorldbreakerHulk0326]

those screens by Brook is so criminally underrated... Giannis wouldnt be able to do his drives without those solid screens.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

That very last one that freed up the lane for the and 1 dunk was a thing of magnificence. Wemby ran right into a brick wall on that one. A Brook wall lol.

[@devoteeofgeorgesmiley7184]

Nice catch. Agree 100%. Also like that after Brook screened out Wemby for The Greek, later Wemby stayed with The Greek and blocked him at the rim. Not something you see every day. If ever.

[@cloudkof9164]

💯

[@AudaciousMarv]

He gonna hit him with the stick???ayo pause Shaq ⏸️

[@PLF...]

Lopez has like 8 shoulders, it's like a brick wall

[@cloudkof9164]

The block Wemby had was incredible

[@samantiful]

Giannis was off balance, it was expected

[@trov4378]

Nobody else doing what Wemby did like that

[@AlesiVazquez]

@@samantifulgiannis was not off balance at all. he went as his chest, as he should have, and Wemby was long enough and didn’t get backed down and was able to make the block. just a good play overall. giannis easily got the best of this match up but as a rookie with so much pressure on him it was good to see.

[@kaee4k]

@@trov4378 what? Giannis has been blocked before wym? Bro actin like Giannis aint ever been blocked before Wemby.

[@djhasta5031]

Shaq watching Giannis and Wemby like a proud daddy.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Especially that spin move Giannis hits

[@moropolineo8501]

Shaq is hating on a 20 year old Rookie

[@Gush27]

Yeah not really he doesn’t like modern big men lol

[@kev75raymo]

We are definitely gonna be looking back at this game in 15 years, what a game for the league especially with it only having two games scheduled.

[@ReelFiends]

That Giannis-Wemby battle was amazing to see. They just went at each other all night and neither one is scared. You love to see it and I wish that more superstars had that mentality of going at each other's heads. I know that Ja doesn't think twice about it.

[@TejBBF223]

Ja is kinda to reckless sometimes i think of Derrick Rose having no caution and landing so wrong until it fell apart.

[@theshawshankinception1220]

Spurs are like thunder a few years ago. A bunch of young players who need to learn to win. Let the guys grow and just stay the course and trust the process. Plus they have a lot of draft picks coming up.

[@FupaDoncic]

Chris Paul to the Spurs?

[@theshawshankinception1220]

@@FupaDoncic he’s too old doesn’t fit their timeline.

[@ndnd7614]

Trae to the spurs he ain’t winning anything anyways

[@Triads297]

But without sam presti

[@dg87]

Can someone tell it to whom it may concern where Sam Presti worked before he got to the OKC. 🤦‍♂

[@jonathanlambarena9754]

Everybody can see Wemby is very fluid for his size but everybody doubted how frail he would be, he backed Lopez up from perimeter to the paint. In a separate play he dunked and Lopez bounced off Wemby in the air lol Lopez is 290 cmon yall

[@braddlesharris3577]

You see that screen Lopez set on him for the giannis dunk wemby is still fragile hahaha

[@jonathanlambarena9754]

@braddlesharris3577 Lopez feet were set. Wemby turned at the hips. If you see there is literally no space between wemby and Lopez when wemby starts to turn, how do you move someone who is ready when you turn half way you're already in somebody's chest. Be real

[@braddlesharris3577]

@@jonathanlambarena9754 I watched it again. You're right

[@jonathanlambarena9754]

@braddlesharris3577 you're honest not a lot of people are willing to say that

[@nonsoenwelim9731]

@@braddlesharris3577you are good people

[@ngkky]

That is fourteen and a half feet of humanity right there.

[@user-gd3sg5ye9u]

HAHA! Coach pop's interview 😂

[@1.5Lcamelbak]

See you at the bar Hahahhaa

[@fleezuschrist]

Broooo legendary asf 🤣

[@michaelbraswell1607]

The look on Giannis' face when Wemby blocked his shot is everything I love about Basketball.

[@detectivemarkseven]

Such a shame its so rare nowadays

[@steelsmoking6816]

Wemby bigger than Greek was when he first came in it'll be scary if wemby progresses the same way

[@Polo22546]

Correct!

[@CoachDaGoat]

stop it

[@tomojevdenic996]

Brother the Greek is Diffrent Mentally

[@dmitryowens]

Taller but not bigger - dude is 7' 4" and weighs like 190.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Giannis was 6'9" when he was drafted. Guy literally grew 3 inches to become a 7 footer. Wemby's been this tall since he was like 16 lol. Giannis had to learn to eat cherries right out of the tree but Wemby evolved as a giraffe lol.

[@charlesessien4092]

The game felt like the 90s

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Like a Jordan vs Magic Johnson game where it's just both guys trying to out-highlight each other all night. Great game.

[@charlesessien4092]

@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control yeah. Or the intense matchups between Alonzo Mourning and Shaq or Kemp and Pippen. That intensity seems to be alien to the modern game.

[@212keith]

@@charlesessien4092we use to have that feeling with kobe and bron or bron vs KD back in the day. Kobe vs wade. Generational players going against each other. We’ve had plenty of superstars but not generational players. Embiid vs jokic should give us that feeling too

[@detectivemarkseven]

Well competed game

[@LookingFromTheOutside]

pops just epic on media interwiews...😂😂😂😂😂

[@keyon898]

I can’t believe a game in San Antonio and Chuck didn’t even elude to a big ol women joke

[@chucku00]

He was too busy with the slender guy...

[@kingwillean]

I was waiting on it 😂😂😂

[@gel0121]

@@chucku00pause

[@Chipeditzyt]

I’ve missed watching these guys!

[@population-_-420]

Liar

[@malikpatterson9206]

This game watching live just felt like history. Wemby block at the end was everything to see from him, in two years he will have adjusted with the game and have enough to take that shot even tho the pass was the play to make. Catch it high n keep it high he will be scary. Them two will always be a battle from for the league mane

[@chucku00]

Gotta like how Sir Charles has evolved on his opinion about Victor in a few months, he's now admitting Wemby has the potential to be the real deal.

[@miamibeasy]

Unbelievable first matchup . And it's always going to live up to the hype every time they battle because they're in different conferences

[@chrissennfelder7249]

That block on Giannis was just great. What a rookie class. Wemby and Chet are generational talents, and behind them there are many extremely good guys like Jaquez Jr., Lively, Podz, the Thompsons, Miller, Scoot (he's getting better!)... Great class.

[@nanakwasi5062]

Chet is not from this rookie class. Technically

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@nanakwasi5062yeah but he’s a rookie this year so everybody gonna lump them together. They do it all the time.

[@dvs620]

​@@HomerunsamSOSA He was on the Thunder roster last year collecting NBA checks, getting NBA scouting, sitting in NBA meetings and watching from an NBA bench. His contract has a year used on it. He's already been vested a year towards his benefits. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dvs620]

This is one of those things that gets to me. You can't have TWO generational talents in the same generation, let alone the same year.

[@chrissennfelder7249]

@@dvs620 What about Bird & Magic? Or Shaq, Kobe and Duncan? Of course, if you narrow down the definition to the GOAT level, then there are maybe 5 players in total who qualify as generational talents. But I'd still say that someone like Steph is a generational talent. Is he on the same level as MJ or Kareem? No. But he changed the game and his shooting records will stand for a long time.

[@urielcst3356]

I love how the producers have the same sense of humor as the commentators 😂😂😂

[@christopheb.6121]

27 pts 9rbds and 5blks in 26mns!? Waouh.

[@justinlozano4690]

for his 20th birthday🎉

[@boombro4705]

Haha bro @ 4:47 Watching the game live was so dope. Giannis has been on of my fav players and the Bucks had been my second favorite team since my Spurs have been out so I was having a tough time watching this game but also the best time.

[@jawstheproducer1593]

This segment is gold. Love the TNT crew

[@WhoYouNoMe99]

I think it’s important that Wemby focuses on stability as in solidifying his insane skill set, getting strong joints and injury prevention. It’s hard to tell a player like this that he has to focus on getting better and better because he’s learning how to compete with the best with more skill set than any rookie in NBA history. Let him get strong and keep developing and aim for solidifying strengths, improvements in mental strategy, and slight improvements to his game if he sees anything he wants to add or feels weak in (or pops sees). Light focus on physical improvements, major focus on mental improvements and a sense of strength-security.

[@Salaam_1217]

Why was gregg popovich sounding mad when he was saying"i loved it" 😭 💀

[@callshotgun]

3:48 i love that u can see Giannis smiling after Wemby blocked him..... prob a unnatural feeling for Giannis 🤣

[@danielplainview2360]

Spurs fan here but I love Giannis and that Bucks team. I'm rooting for them or Jokic to win another championship this year.

[@tombystander]

Wemby and chet both having self alley oops in game this year as rookies. Unreal

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Giannis wanted all the smoke 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@serialhater7360]

Giannis said he loves playing the best because it makes him elevate his game

[@dr.edwinbien4202]

That block is better than any dunk of the night!

[@redriviera4772]

gotta love the chuckster:" I don't wanna hit a man with glasses!" 😂

[@andyballard1883]

Kenny looking so sharp that suit is great

[@bipblopblap]

Spurs needs a first pass point guard that can defend.

[@josephedose2342]

That would be Lamelo Ball

[@jdunc3789]

​@josephedose2342 That'll never happen😂Besides, Melo is only good at jumping into passing lanes. Not a good perimeter defender.

[@josephedose2342]

@@jdunc3789 I don't know where the hate for Melo comes from. If not for his recurring injury he had a good offensive/ defensive record. He was also one of the best long range 3 points shooter

[@kaptain314]

Ben Simmons actually fits that description perfectly.

[@popeshopes9973]

Murray

[@italktocomputers1901]

“Wait till he sees Giannis” 😂😂😂😂

[@mayibee_07]

Giannis is one of Wemby's idols, They both played well but Giannis owned him😂😂

[@christopheb.6121]

Victor played only 26mns...

[@hiro-dy8wb]

BRO GIANNIS LITERALLY DROPPED 44 ON HIM

[@georgekouts]

@@hiro-dy8wb And Wemby, a 19 yr old rookie dropped 27 in only 26 mins! Wake up!

[@mr.niceguy777]

​@@christopheb.6121tell him to stop stepping on ball boys

[@okechukwumark4312]

Nice highlight. Please what’s the name of the music playing in the background?

[@hoodiepen]

For Coach Pop to be able to coach at his age (74) is astounding.

[@jdankerdake]

Humans do a lot of things at 74 years of age. The U.S. President is 81.

[@tazzyty6143]

​@@jdankerdake lol are you trying to diminish what he said

[@jdankerdake]

@@tazzyty6143 I’m challenging the use of the word “astounding.”

[@r.m.90]

Why? Do you become incompetent at 74?

[@hoodiepen]

@@jdankerdake you just made my point.

[@foualter102]

this is what basketball game shall look like... Giannis vs wemby... just love this game

[@djm3suxx]

This was a great fun game. The battle of the stars was amazing. As a Spurs fan, I’m excited for the next ten years if Wemby can stay healthy. And I think that drug testing tweet was in reference to Ceedee Lamb of the Cowboys getting drug tested after a monster game last Saturday against the Lions.

[@IGOBYTHENAMELOVE]

Wemby better watch how he falls and comes down on that flamingo leg

[@ryanpaigeis]

😂

[@etiennefaure4711]

Everybody likes saying that. Only way for haters to get back at wemby cause they called him a bust and now they don’t know what to say. “ wait till he plays Gianni’s” yep, 27,9 and 5 blocks in 26 minutes

[@fotisp07]

​@@etiennefaure4711i mean most points were against lopez and that's not to hate at all i love WEMBY but giannis guarded him well

[@ericabertagnoli5469]

@@fotisp07I’m surprised Lopez could do nothing against Wemby.

[@piratehunterreviews9958]

I watched OKC vs Boston because i wanted to watch SGA. Some of the best basketball on tv right now. This game was dope too lol

[@seniorlady5998]

Amen!!

[@MCKnicks7]

This Stream ( Inside The NBA ) is AMAZING!!!

[@BlaccLightMusicGang]

Wemby making a 7’1 dude look small standing next to him! That’s crazy lol he’s an actual Giant

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

2 of the league’s brightest players. Wemby played well. But Giannis played way better. The first of many matchups we see from those two.

[@orangeythecat9252]

It's like playing a video game you test the final boss and you confirmed you need more experience and more level up

[@heezy8178]

Even tnt acknowledges how the spurs teammates are reluctant to pass wemby the ball and take advantage of his length ...he should be getting easy baskets so tht combined with his skills ,the spur cn be a really deadly team

[@JPdexx]

Wemby needs 1-2 guys that play good iso ball and he can set the screen for them at the perimeter then get to the paint, take the pass if they can't finish it and he'll average 30+ a game easy.

[@heezy8178]

@@JPdexx t4ue They should trade everyone and keep vessell cz he can play good iso And trey jones cz he is the only one who sees wemby on the court Everyone else has blinders on

[@dmedilicious8488]

Wemby is that player we all create in 2K

[@chrisray7682]

Pop: Y’all saw them hopping right ?? Ok im out .

[@jbj6495]

Shaq at the end: Say something! Say something!

[@Neogamingz]

Shaq definitely got mad😂😂😂

[@ballsballsballs3617]

Wemby is him. Give this man 2-3 years to add muscle and get him any sort of point guard. This young man is going to put the goat debate to rest once and for all

[@devoteeofgeorgesmiley7184]

Wemby improved during the game. The Greek dunked on Wemby. Wemby dunked on The Greek. Lopez screened out Wemby and The Greek dunked. Wemby stayed with and then blocked The Greek. Very impressive.

[@TheAnswer_13]

When did Wemby dunk on Giannis?

[@devoteeofgeorgesmiley7184]

@@TheAnswer_13 3:55 to 4:01, Watch the whole sequence.

[@TheAnswer_13]

@@devoteeofgeorgesmiley7184 I don't think that you know what "dunking on someone" means...

[@ALostPeople1]

That self alley is ridiculous

[@cs292]

I need that block poster.

[@piotrswat169]

I'm cheering for Wemby like a little girl.Man i hope he has a long career.

[@ALostPeople1]

That dude was open for a reason

[@collinslogan01]

Tre Jones. Bucks staff paid attention to their film cause he’s our worst clutch player by far.

[@fleezuschrist]

I was thinking that bro vassel would’ve drained that easy

[@collinslogan01]

@@fleezuschrist wemby said that was the plan, didn’t work out

[@fleezuschrist]

@@collinslogan01 wym bucks plan? Or spurs for vassel to get it?

[@collinslogan01]

@@fleezuschrist spurs plan for vassell to get the ball, but it didn’t work out, bucks prob left Tre open on purpose

[@user-wt7rh2rw8g]

A well competed game❤😂😂😂

[@MrColeBeans]

Wemby vs Giannis ooooweeeee what a rivalry already 😅

[@chastemyrian350]

So funny Spurs coach during press conference

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

I was waiting all year for this matchup and I sure didn't expect it to be so lit right off the bat like that. Man I wish Giannis & Wemby played in the same conference.

[@chinaexpat1827]

WEMBY NEEDS TO LOOK AT GIANNIS IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON AND PUT THAT WORK IN

[@bobbalaka2951]

Game of the year!

[@nbastreet8275]

wemby is insane

[@keithnelson7629]

Now that was basketball

[@mistaidgaf9166]

Vic and Giannis are the next rivalry

[@Reggie_J]

2:52 mane wemy if u don’t shoot over dame 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LucianRudeboy]

Shaq really be getting paid millions to be up there to give his "expert analysis" that "Wemby just needs to get better every year"

[@Ace-3.]

God bless ❤ much love to you all

[@gordonshepard534]

Tremont Waters and Kenyon Martin Jr. Both need to be on Lakers ASAP

[@ydelrecina54]

shaq is all bass😄

[@Johnsmith-mw6pt]

Spurs need to start trading dudes who aren’t perfect for Wemby or buying into the fact that this is his team. This may sound dumb as well but the spurs should go out and try to get a legit point guard for him. A veteran point guard would be amazing for him

[@tawandaJerry]

Birth of a rivalry.. but Spurs need a PG

[@Nopulu]

It's a reg season game, how is this gonna start a rivalry. Just cuz both teams have a gumby on their team?

[@smk4428]

Shaq with the brilliant statement at 6:50..."he has to get better".

[@UncleRuckusss]

Giannis had 44/14/7 and theyre talking about a battle 😂

[@njabulombongwa4672]

Played way more minutes than Wemby

[@sidgar1]

Giannis 44 on 40 mins Wemby 27 on 26 mins If you're basing your take on a box score, at least look at all the stats.

[@Hey_me]

NBA ratings just went off the roof. I want to see this match up every night. There has got to be a part 2 of Wemby Vs Giannis.

[@Wardfolio]

Give Wemby a talented point guard, NOW!

[@user-uq9zx9rb3d]

Good game guy's 😮

[@user-uq9zx9rb3d]

Shaq is right... It's only up .... Keep getting better learning the league 😉

[@cjmartinez2cm34]

When he gets to play full minutes he going to be killing teams all night, hope he stays healthy!

[@Gboy163]

2:06 “What the hell’s going on with his hair” 💀

[@charlottecorday8494]

The NBA is beyond blessed to have so many likeable, amazing young stars right now. Every single player is like the Anti-MeBron and it's glorious.

[@rockysalvatore435]

Gianni's is just like lebron. He's a loser

[@johnbrennan8628]

Jet needs to be a head coach eventually

[@McLeod2022]

"bully got bullied" 🤣🤣😂😂😄😄 reminds me of my fav four same word sentence. "Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo".. (City. animal, verb, noun getting the smack down.

[@Taufik411]

i Wemby puts on 20 KG on muscle he will be unstoppable ... cheat code of a player

[@Kurrency1911]

That last shot .. ball got to be in Wemby’s hands for the last shot

[@unstoppable-iq9iy]

Wemby told the Greek freak . . Not This Time 💪

[@terrancesullivan1497]

Pop gets a pass for being short with media but didn’t want the Spurs to boo Lenorard 😂😂😂

[@kennethharrison9409]

People got their money's worth.

[@josephedose2342]

I knew Giannis will pour out his vexation from the loss to the Pacers on the young Spurs team

[@parisatkins32]

Tyrese and wemby would pair up nice

[@ALostPeople1]

Charles Barkley got dunked on Underdog replay that clip and enhance

[@coldhank]

Trae Young with Wembenyama would be champions! Multiple!

[@bianncasretardstrength5783]

0:48 😂😂😂 they set chuck up

[@DaLumpy1]

I was JUST gonna say lol. Shouts to C-Webb

[@TheDarkKnightRacist]

why Pop still give him 26 minutes ? he is the best player in the team.

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

Because they aren’t making the playoffs. Just want him to get his feet wet

[@agoodboi3781]

Don't wanna risk injuring him.

[@panner11]

he's on a minutes restriction. health related

[@enterthecarp7085]

Did someone say Charles Broccoli 🥦? 😂 I doubt that

[@BboyZoinks]

Man I miss Chris Webber

[@bottse2007]

Shaq killing me with the... he just needs to get better and better and better and better snd better and better.... 😢😅

[@David-mu8hn]

Give Wemby some 3 point shooters.

[@andronhillhouse996]

Spurs need to let Wemby work with Giannis and Jokic exclusively this offseason. As well as mentoring from Tim Duncan. He's going to be a monster. Just get this kid a real PG and like chuck said "It wouldn't even be fair"

[@TheRealNappyG]

Giannis doesn't work out with opponents EVER in the offseason. He thinks it dulls the edge in games. He may be right. And Jokic goes home to Serbia & trains/bets on his horses in the offseason! They're not working out with Wemby! Lol! But Duncan is the guy. He's already in-house. Could also hire Hakeem Olajuwon, he's amazing & has taught many big men. Also in Texas, just over in Houston.

[@kk-sr1wl]

Imagine wemby going to lakers in future