Wemby transformed after just 25 games

[@Daiton45]

For the month of January Wemby's averaging 24, 9 and 3 on 50% from the field and a modest 32% from deep. Add in almost 3 and a half blocks per game with elite defense and rim protection and those stats become elite. Add in the fact he's doing all of this in just under 27 minutes a night and it becomes remarkable... Insane stats from a player with seemingly limitless potential.

[@arkadefire5909]

0.9 steal too

[@MarsXpdtion]

and now add the fact he just turned twenty and arrived in the united states 6 months ago and it gets mind boggling

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Holy shit this kid genuinely has the potential to become the goat

[@blablablaa14]

Chet averaging 15 ppt on the same efficiency in January. Wemby much better

[@Paloriel]

The minutes thing is the craziest thing that nobody is really mentioning atleast not as much as they should you can't just compare box scores with wemby since he's basically only playing 3 quarters

[@ripevanwinkle494]

He already got 10 assists and one day he got 8 blocks. This guy is gonna get that quadruple double.

[@grahamgreene779]

Or a 5x5. Not quite as rare (4 quad doubles since blocks were recorded i think - Wilt and Russell prob both had at least 1 - about 20 or so 5x5's since the merger, but it's still a feat. Hakeem had 6 of them, Kirilenko had 3, Dr. J 2, etc. Wemby was 3 steals and 2 assists short the other night.

[@darkodragicevic2956]

for sure, not once

[@tribalypredisposed]

On mostly minutes restricted games, let him play 36-38 a game and triple doubles become common and quadruple doubles come into sight.

[@jessepowell5750]

@@tribalypredisposed😂

[@grahamgreene779]

@@darkodragicevic2956 yeah no doubt. I mean at least 1, but if i had to guess they both probably had half a dozen quad doubles with double digit blocks. Especially the years where Wilt was looking to pass later in the 60's.

[@lukaslambs5780]

Coolest thing about Wemby to me is that he seems like he’s a level headed, normal dude. I hope we all get to see him play for many years to come!

[@Rusrunning]

💯 he’s so smart and down to earth, parents definitely raised him right

[@Romanus-]

Yep seems like he’s grounded and was raised right. Likely one of the biggest reasons he’ll reach his potential

[@stusis]

+1

[@ItsCave]

@@Romanus-for someone so humble people forget he’s got one of the biggest thirsts for greatness we’ve ever seen. Dude works harder than everyone!

[@808FUCKEM]

For sure! yet his humbleness sometimes keeps him from realizing how great he's gonna become. Thats why he can win silver and yet still cry. Bro doesn't seem to see how many more tries he have at this :) Ok you lost at home BUT you can win on their turf in 4 years hehe

[@bballtotal]

It’s just Surreal how Wemby is living up to the HYPE!

[@amai-w8f]

Nah, it's impossible to live up to the hype coming into the league, i saw lists of journalists putting Wenbanyama in the top 10 greatest players of all time when at the time he played like 7 games LMAO

[@Cond3mn]

Its impossible for wemby to live up to the standard fans set for him but hes exceeding the realistic expectations analysts and people with actual brains had for him

[@sensavenir]

but he legitimately already looks top 10, no one's ever done the things he's doing

[@amai-w8f]

@@sensavenir Holy yap, how does he look top 10 GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME lmao Was it you that wrote the list ?

[@amai-w8f]

@@Cond3mn Yeah, he is living up (in some ways surpassing) to the realistic expectations i thought he would be. I thought he was gonna shoot poorly from 3 and he is kinda working on that, overall he is really 1 of 1

[@tyn6211]

Not only is Wemby's catch radius gigantic, but his body control and hand-eye coordination are insane. Teams are starting to commit more defenders to him, daring Tre to shoot. Spurs gonna need a three level scorer at PG.

[@Ebriel0000000]

He played soccer as a goalkeeper, so his hand-eye coordination is great, both arms are fast and accurate, plus he reads perfectly the ball curse. His mother is a former player and actual basket ball coach, so she gave him the right advices to prepare himself to play great basket ball. Same thing for judo and yoga, which he practiced a lot to be flexible and mobile... and he learnt to fall well. All those things were a big part of his setup : he is focus on his basket ball project since he is a kid. Not the kind of guy who will say 'ok i'm tall it will be enough'.

[@thomasxmiguel]

@@Ebriel0000000 💯

[@GiverOfEnergy]

Need Rob Dillingham or try to make that trade for Trae young that was rumored

[@boofbafn]

Honestly I think Wemby and Trae would be a dangerous duo just like Jokic and Murray

[@GiverOfEnergy]

@@boofbafn dream duo forsure. I hope they keep Tre Jones as a backup or replace him for his brother as the backup for better shooting

[@timmurphree9005]

You forgot to mention: He hit's his free's, too. No Whack-A-Wemby will ever happen.

[@coreydrum7956]

Which also suggest that he will have a high 3P% as all the great shooters do.

[@nts4906]

@@coreydrum7956 Which means he can pull centers out to the 3 point line and yeah its over

[@KobeBryant-m9y]

what abt the wemby rules

[@t4d0W]

Hack-a-big man strategies rarely ever worked. Shaq may have been a historical example but a unique one considering his FT game improved in the playoffs enough while keeping his crazy rate. Game slowed down while he was on his way to drop 40/20 dominating the post with the other team in foul trouble by half time.

[@samraizshoaib585]

There was Wilt too. He was the originator of it I believe.​@@t4d0W

[@thatonedude675]

One thing that’s kinda hit on in this vid is that there are a lot of times you can see Victor, the rookie, coaching up guys during time outs and leading the conversation. Vessel just got a new contract and there was a time Vic was clearly telling him how he wants something does and Devin just took it in stride. Another is the insane ability he has to get a lob shot going up even if he’s already going down. Like the passer probably just wants to get it to him and he’s making a shot literally only he can off of hang time. The height and length is the cover of the book but there’s so much Wemby does that just makes no sense even with that.

[@siphillis]

He also had a moment where he consoled Tre Jones after he missed an open three to tie. He’s a tremendous emotional leader, much akin to Duncan.

[@vitalsecucom]

He has this French specificity: a crazy creativity.

[@Grind2Excellence]

Wemby has high IQ I’m a believer now can’t believe I used to doubt his hype.

[@jorisoims3085]

Wemby double jump is insane, that second jump comes so quickly. It's mind bogling thinking is 7'4 with that type of athletics ability.

[@joehardy1288]

You right...what you wrote makes no sense to me

[@duyanhng8430]

his rookie campaign is eerily similar to LeBron. Coming to the leauge with such unreal hype that even his own teammates seems annoyed about it, but quickly proving to everyone that yes, he is THE GUY.

[@user-wz7kq2iy5e]

In nature it might be similar, but going off the numbers Wemby had a much better rookie year than LeBron. He played 32.5% less minutes than LeBron and still had better overall numbers… that is fucking insane when you consider LeBron’s rookie year was already considered one of the best.

[@sportschad]

Finally someone talks about Wemby's off-ball game. Seriously, his off-ball game is eerily like MJ's. The jukes, the fade-outs, the v-cuts, the spin-outs, the backdoors, positioning in transition, with scoring opportunities covering every area under the 3-Pt line , and the overactivity of when he does these off-ball techniques are MJ-like. This also means he does a great job of helping his teammates to find him better (though it doesn't seem his teammates are taking advantage of it, he's literally doing the hard work for them to actually find him, and they still don't take the chance to pass him the ball); He can distribute his gravity to prevent their offense from stagnating and create more out-of-play scoring opportunities; He can also get more offensive rebounds and therefore more opportunities for second chance points; He doesn't need to control the offense through playmaking to help create scoring opportunities for others (I seriously hope he can get a good playmaker to compliment him); He doesn't need to go into isolation plays to score. Even when he does get the ball in isolation, he doesn't overextend his possession, he doesn't overdribble whenever he gets the ball, he doesn't wait for his defender to establish position against him, he just does something almost immediate whenever he gets the ball; Also a lot of catch-and-shoot opportunities for him; It still blows my mind how a 7'4" guy can even do those off-ball moves at all. I don't think anyone his size is supposed to move like him. Although being 7'4" I'm pretty sure he's going to f'ck up his knees earlier than MJ did as skillful and as active playing off-ball like this. But at least we now know even if his team is losing, he actually sacrifices his knees to get a bucket AND help prevent the team's offense from pausing. His off-ball skillset will be critical if he ever gets the chance to play for a championship. I just hope he gets that chance earlier because he's actually putting a lot of stress on his body playing the off-ball like he does.

[@vlesmeries]

Yeah I saw how awful ball hogs his team mates are and stopped watching after the first month. So frustrating to watch. How can you miss a 7'4" guy? Easy assist all day.

[@NotOneToFly]

3:13 Kelley Oubre just like "My head... at his shoulder. Alright, yep, good on ya kid." 😂

[@tnylum112]

haha. i dont blame oubre. i would have been yeah hes real.

[@PintadoProjekt]

I love this shot. I mean, he realistically measured Wemby and tapped him like a big brother.

[@aliasbravo3806]

😅😂

[@Leviathan_1.0]

I can't imagine him 5-7 years from now barring any serious injuries.. This guy is scary..

[@Christopher._M]

Best player of all time. By a foo margin. By year 3 he will be In the top 3 conversations and if his team is good enough he will be the MVP

[@Leviathan_1.0]

@@Christopher._M yeah agree, 5 years might be a little long, hes gonna do serious damage a little sooner...

[@ryu-ken]

Needs adamantine translate so he can play forever

[@sendoh7x]

That's the only thing that can stop him tbh

[@legenddaryl537]

@@Christopher._M wemby has higher potential than lebron because this dude is a monster in defense while having the same impact on offense.. but the longevity aspect is suspect..

[@re2pect470]

I just hope he stays healthy and keeps adapting, he’s already so much fun to watch

[@TheRobins1m]

Yep. His biggest threat is going to be injury but he and coaching staff know this.

[@FinzTalkzTV]

Wemby is the definition of what scouts and analysts talk about when they say “generational talent”. And he still hasn’t completely figured out the game yet. When he does, we might see an mj-like run of unparalleled success.

[@mrSj-gp3qy]

No matter how great you are. You need all the luck in the world to win a chip in the nba

[@crystalizedExposed]

i doubt we gonna see an mj run every again, we could see a repeat of the spurs dynasty though, always in the mix and many chips over a decade and a half

[@jorisoims3085]

@@crystalizedExposed Never say never especially in sports. Nobody thought that we would ever see a player average a triple double after Oscar Robertson for 40 years we said it won't ever happen again and then Westbrook did it 2 season in a row. We thought nobody would ever over took Karrem and LBJ dit it.

[@Pit_1209]

​@@jorisoims3085These days, it's much harder to break team-based records, as there is so much talent in the league. Even teams that are seeded fifth have multiple all-stars, and every year we debate who was unfairly left out of the selections. With the new limits to team budgets, it will be even more difficult to maintain a team with the same level of homegrown talent as the Golden State Warriors. I doubt we will see a team win three championships in a row in our lifetime, if ever.

[@t4d0W]

@@jorisoims3085 Some numbers are more safe guarded with the modern game than others. Stockton's career assists and steal numbers would be tough to beat by modern standards and there is a longevity aspect to it as well. Most career blocks could be challenged but Hakeem played till he was 39.

[@LilShrooms]

out of all his insane talents we saw in France, I never thought he would’ve been able to dribble and playmake at this level this fast. wemby is gonna break the NBA

[@yd3346]

Merci pour la France Victor…

[@TheWimesicalStranger]

God was tired of the goat debates

[@jaylenblount128]

Real talk

[@antav9371]

Wemby will be a great great player....this should really impress you kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJWmg2t4Zbh5ppY....mid-range jumpers, turn around jumpers, fade away jumpers, bank shots, floaters, lay-ups, dunks, ball- handling,...The Sky Hook...., assists, man to man defense, rebounds, blocks, running the floor.....AMAZING.

[@thefourfourfour9512]

wait till year 3 and the knee injuries kick in.... just wait

[@BrianKellyisGay]

@@thefourfourfour9512I seen your comments bro. It was 10x more likely Shaq’s fatass would’ve gotten a knee injury in three years than Wemby.

[@RushyJam]

@@thefourfourfour9512ur weird for wishing that

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

If Wemby keeps this up he should most definitely win ROY and be in conversation with 1st team all defense along with his mentor Rudy Gobert. Can’t wait to see him in the Olympics this summer as well that should be a really fun team.

[@luigidabest4743]

he should definitely be 1st team all defense. leading the league in stocks and is one of the best at altering shots. not to mention the fact that his mere presence stops people from attacking the rim. how many blocks per game would he gets if he contested as many shots as chet, lopez, or other big men in the league that's not named AD or gobert?

[@futurehofer1564]

he should be, but he wont Rudy will probably win DPOY and it would be weird if he was 2nd team lol@@luigidabest4743

[@blankmedia01]

He's the Goat and we are early to the party... cant wait until he gets more aggressive downlow and demands the ball more

[@AirLancer]

Can never tell how a career might play out. Even with transcendant talent, all it takes is a couple of injuries to derail a career, which is definitely something a person of Wemby's size has to watch out for.

[@Adj8llk]

Porzingis 2.0

[@Adj8llk]

​@@AirLancerYeah he will probably tear acl or achiles in his 2nd or 3rd season like Porzingis

[@AdrianLoganLive]

@@AirLancer True, although I'm confident in saying there has never been a bigman with the mobility or flexiblility that he is. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he had the best mobility and flexibility in the NBA. Whoever his trainers were, and his parents, thought of absolutely everything for him to work on while young. He hit multiple jackpots, not just the genetic one

[@fringe_minority]

I can't imagine how he would look like next to an all star level PG. But that's what tanking and rebuilding gets you.

[@WhatAMagician]

I've never seen a rookie with confidence, control, and awareness like this. Bro really is next level.

[@Talo_Skywalker]

I have and his airness 23

[@legenddaryl537]

@@Talo_Skywalker yup sure MJ was one of the best rookies but this dude started at 19 years OLD theres a big difference

[@enzo_420gaming8]

​@@legenddaryl537 then there was LeBron who was expected to win a chip in his rookie year😂

[@ChessJourneyman]

Luka...

[@Desi365]

He was 1.80m at age 11. Taller than most adults around him. I think people have always talked to him in a more adult way bevause of that. They would overestimate his age. I think that's part of the explanation of his mental development.

[@Getafememason]

It was so obvious wemby was gonna be great just like Jordan and lebron he’s the main character

[@Adj8llk]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jonathank786]

Nah cause his ceiling is getting up there won’t know for sure till a few years in tho

[@wallstreetzoomer]

LeBron was not the main character since Steph won mvp

[@crystalizedExposed]

@@wallstreetzoomer steph wasn't even the main character of his own team for 3 years?

[@wallstreetzoomer]

@@crystalizedExposed that’s why Steph won without kd and kd hasn’t right?

[@322472507]

wemby just won player of the month for january, im happy you made this video now

[@matthieucantin8308]

rookie of the month 🙂

[@klaasgoossens1520]

I recently saw a great video by Michael MacKelvie about how European teams are making it increasingly difficult for the American national team because they focus much more on passing and off-ball movement. I think it is that approach that Wemby is now really benefiting from as well

[@MarsXpdtion]

I think these europeans traits have always been there because of a smaller floor, the no basket interference and the no defensive 3, the zone culture and a lesser athletic profile in most of the players which clogg the paint and mandates teams to try to optimise the passing game. This difference is : over the past 15 years european bbball vastly improved on athletic development, preparation, talent scouting, notably thanks to the attraction pull the NBA has. When you saw players like Dirk TP Pau make it big in the league, then as a prospect/as a team you reckon that you can put projects into place to maximise these players potentials and treat them as future NBA greats from when they are 15 years old.

[@cesarHPM91]

​@@MarsXpdtionYeah, we are getting to a point now that, while the NBA still has the best basketball, it doesn't play the best basketball, flooding the market with players that are used to and will rather play a system than iso is gonna be interesting now that it's starting to happen

[@sas_quatch]

Except one of Thinking Basketball’s most recent videos shows how high schoolers are moving the ball akin to the NBA, utilizing off-ball tactics, optimizing the best way to play, etc. We have entire teams who succeed at replicating Warriors dynasty style of play, a style that prioritizes off-ball movement and passing. To say passing and off-ball movement is only a European phenomenon sounds misleading.

[@rfmmike6096]

I also see this perspective even as I'm typing this I'm watching a Montverde game and there's no iso ball, it's all passing and driving to get a good look. But I think at the youth level Europeans clearly do it a lot better, and this was so clear at Fiba U-19 where the USA wasn't even a top 2 team despite being more talented, a lot of iso ball.@@sas_quatch

[@SupaBems]

@@sas_quatchthe difference is that basketball has always been played like that in Europe. Off ball movement over iso ball etc. Euro players are used to be always moving, trying to be open. And in a league like the nba with a lot of space, euro player are a great fit

[@nickelthepickle9130]

I still remember his first summer league nba game, he looked like a giraffe with how much he was stumbling and falling, nervous as can be. He seems to be only be getting better by the day.

[@lecygnenoir4313]

My jaw will never recover from the drop after that shammgod he pulled at 9:58 on RUDY GOBERT OF ALL PEOPLE?

[@Anthonydu01630]

On god

[@thomaspinta9425]

The highlights vs Embiid were impressive, and gave that feeling that none of them could guard the other. Embiid did look enormous compared to him, with a much stronger build, and any contact seemed enough for him to get space. And on the other side, Embiid looked like he had a hard time fighting the movement and height of Wemby. Clearly, adding muscles slowly over the next 5 years will help him in these match ups.

[@Pshady]

I saw an interview where he said he eats before breakfast. Another person said he was lifting weights before going to a post game press conference. They are trying to get him bigger, but he’s it might take a few years

[@siniister710]

@@Pshady exactly, he reminds me of baby Giannis. Everyone looks at him now and sees the hulk, but it took him like 5-7 years to add all that size. By the time Wemby is in his mid 20's I expect him to look much different

[@The_Jazziest_Coffee]

@@siniister710 hopefully it all works out without an injury, but health and conditioning has gone a long way

[@CorrectCrusader]

Victors ceiling is literally the best player ever.

[@maxmingo7392]

Mans is already borderline top 25/30 and he isn’t even at this first all star break, insane.

[@Christopher._M]

I honestly think he's already better than that. If he was in a good team he would have way more impact. I would say he's already in the top 17-23.

[@futurehofer1564]

when you take into account his defense, he has definitely been a top 25/20 player overall

[@your_mamas_name]

​@futurehofer1564 for me his defense alone I got him top 15. It saddens me when people never consider defense

[@TolbertOseiOwusu]

Ben Taylor you are a gem 💎. I love your work . Please do more spurs content . I am a huge spurs fan ❤

[@Hoop_Stats_Official]

He's a gamebreaker. Can't wait to see what he has in store for the league. Scary hours.

[@kendrickjenkins96]

His vision/passing and his offball movement were what scared me the MOST from the day he stepped on an NBA court. He has potential at his peak to be the best defensive player in the league AND one of, if not the most, valuable offensive players in the league when factoring in his playstyle (i.e. how much easier it would be to build around a guy the ball doesn't stick with compared to like a Luka-type player)

[@SnowBoarder2910]

Perfectly said. Wemby is unreal and he's still just scratching the surface of his potential. 30-15-5-5 doesn't seem out of the question at all

[@TheAstronautilus]

Make it 30-15-10-5

[@seanduckman]

So impressed by his basketball IQ. We've seen other freakish big, freakish talented guys like Wiseman flame out, but Wemby just fundamentally understands basketball. He is a phenomenal team player, high motor, willing passer, and seems to learn incredibly quickly.

[@blablablaa14]

He’s the best young player we’ve ever seen and anyone that says otherwise just doesn’t get basketball

[@lukeinvictus]

Jordan avg 28 as a rookie but ok (ik he was older but still)

[@blablablaa14]

You think in 2 years he wont average 28 (same age as rookie jordan)? in January he averaged like 24@@lukeinvictus

[@lukeinvictus]

​@@blablablaa14 It's possible, however, jordan actually scored THE most points in the nba in his rookie year, 28 then was like 32-33 now adjusting for era.

[@lukeinvictus]

imagine a rookie coming and being 2nd in the nba in ppg@@blablablaa14

[@blablablaa14]

I get it but he also didn't have 3 blocks per game his rookie season leading the NBA right. They aren't even similar players but I've never seen a 19 year old play this way ever. He is so advanced at thinking about basketball and his habits. Its more a matter of time until it all clicks for him the way it came to Jordan so easily@@lukeinvictus

[@samuraibeck]

One thing I don't hear a lot of people mention is just how much heart this guy plays with. Love to watch him

[@TheBleistift123]

Sometimes just sometimes all the stars aline and give us a "has it all" talent like him. He is so mature for his age its insane, intelligent with insanely high ball iq, the game comes so naturally to him. Seems to have a great training as a child with team basketball as main theme, but still enough room to develop his guard skills beside his size, all the flexebility and conditioning. Defens, ofens, leadership, with all this natural body gifts. And than the situation he landed in... getting Pop to bring you in the league with all them old spurs mentor players he loved seeing as a kid. Just a pure joy to watch this guy develop and have fun playing at the highest level not to be popular and rich, but because to get better and be the best version of himself. Man I wish him all the best in the world an some luck to get good team around in his prime! And am spurs hating Mavs fan :D

[@jliverman]

this dude’s highlight reel is just utterly AMAZING right now… and he’s barely 20 years old. OMG 😳

[@UBboxing]

Not crazy to say wembys an All-Star, there’s no reason he can’t be a reserve this year, especially with fan voting. If anyone says otherwise then they are probably just hating lots. Not saying if you don’t think he’s an all star then he sucks, but, if you say he’s not and have not a great reason then you’re just hating.

[@ry_an.]

No rookies make all star squads

[@DarthBinky89]

@@ry_an.Blake Griffen did

[@bbgod2525]

Fan voting doesnt contribute to reserves

[@ry_an.]

@@DarthBinky89 that man jumped over a car the league pushed that man in ever way Only Blake and yao have made it in the last 25 years (Duncan if u stretch to 30)

[@Deathstroke24120]

Reserves are decided by coaches, and the Spurs don't win so much as a team

[@kicrocks]

His personality and willingness to take criticism can't be understated. Hard not to root for him

[@NorNor-bb6dn]

Pop toughened him up. Great coach. He built Kawhi. Pop can build anyone to top players

[@Linesweeper]

​@@NorNor-bb6dnwemby was very clearly a calm dude who can take criticism, which is a coaches dream in their star.

[@stuartroberts2651]

Big take away for me is that Wemby is not just a basketball freak for his size. He has very quickly elevated his vision and passing ability, and as you rightly point out, he has a decent motor and keeps working constantly in O & D.

[@G17-k6f]

Imagine Wemby playing with a real pass first playmaker.

[@MrRahff06]

Pacers were close with Haliburton !!!! I still dream about it 😋

[@darkodragicevic2956]

tre jones is that

[@farcydebop]

Imagine Wemby playing with another Wemby clone as playmaker and other 3 Wembyz to have a team full of Wembies playing together.

[@kingmaree00]

They should be getting Trae young

[@kingmaree00]

@@farcydebopthey could get bol bol for cheap I bet

[@jungkim689]

That Avatar clip is just chef's kiss

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

I knew he'd be a legend when i saw him put-back dunk his own missed 3 without dribbling last year. That is one of the best basketball highlights ever.

[@jcguevara92]

Wemby is the monstar in front of us the whole time

[@alexvergeldedios]

Love your analysis as always. It would be really interesting if you can do a retro breakdown of KDs rookie year and how it relates to Wembys

[@alexandrebittencourttande3264]

One more amazing video! Thank you, thank you, thank you! It put a big smile in my face... Makes me happy that you really got how freaking good Wemby is! Baring injuries this kid is going to DOMINATE the league in a couple of years.

[@mohamedadan6678]

He NEEDS an elite playmaking PG NOW! Not 5 years from now but right now!

[@KNGSHxT]

Really don't get the Chet>Wemby discourse. Chet is really good and could be great with time, but that year of familiarity and being on a top 2 team in the West, with an MVP candidate, is doing a lot of work to make it look closer than it is. Wemby is clearly the ROTY. As always, great video, Ben!

[@rockafeller3734]

I mean at first it was because chet was on fire shooting 50/40/90 and hitting game winning 3s for his team. Chet slowed down obviously and wemby is speeding up but chet is not getting the ball as much as wemby but hes still shooting better than wemby

[@zennihilator3724]

Impossible to tell because Chet is grounded within a specific role at OKC. He has nowhere near the freedom Wembaynama does, bringing the ball up court and pulling up for threes or doing some improvised facilitating... luxuries of being on a bad team. It makes his box score stats worse, but in turn, it probably helps his efficiency more, playing within an offense where he's used more as a finisher... I don't think it's clear one is particularly better than the other thus far, i will say Wembaynama stands out to me more in terms of being creative offensively with his own shot, his ability to pass etc, but again, he has the freedom to do that and not get scolded if anything goes wrong... I think whoever wins the ROY at the end between the two would be a deserving winner... If you want to reward winning, it should be Chet, but i don't put as much emphasis winning when it comes to ROY than i do with other awards... We're talking about 1st year players anyway, so the winning will be highly dependent on team context, even more so...

[@karna6634]

​@@zennihilator3724chet will be injured again if he take role more ball dominant than a role player . he cant handle it

[@radicalmatamune]

@@zennihilator3724 You conveniently forgot to mention that Wembanyama is the center of attention of opposing teams, he gets double/tripled teamed. Freedom comes with that cost. SGA takes a lot of pressure off his teammates, including Chet. I doubt Chet would do that Victor does if he was a first option. Not to mention how Wemby individually did well against superstars (Giannis, Jokic, AD, even 33pts against Embiid) while Chet never gave that visual/highlight impression

[@zennihilator3724]

@@radicalmatamune Nah, aint nobody taking the Spurs that seriously, lol. Most teams just dog walk them to a victory without exerting too much effort.

[@spandsbab]

Praying to God this kid reach his max potential!!

[@zaid7403]

this was one of the best analyses ive seen of any player

[@DG-oc7ks]

Wemby is the future enough said

[@DarthBinky89]

10-38 record😂 enough said

[@magnumxlpi]

Hes likely to have a serious injury. If he can stay healthy he is definitely the future

[@GlassOnion23]

@@DarthBinky89 You'd be one of those people back in 1984 laughing at others for saying Jordan is the future cause his team record is shit. You'd be the same back in 2003 laughing at people saying that about Bron. Those two GOATs are the best examples but there's endless others I could have used. Didn't think this needed to be said but almost all transcendent talents get drafted to bad teams cause, ya know, that's how draft lotteries work. Don't use team record to predict how good a talent is gonna be. It's dumb.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

FREAK NATURE 7'5, 8 wingspan point guard skills 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@uriel7940]

It’s safe to assume he’s going to be an absolute monster in the future. Perhaps a potential stat-line of 26-28 points 5+ assists 1.5 steals 4 blocks 12+ rebounds On 50+ FG, 36+ 3PT, and 83+ FT

[@kingmaree00]

That’s being modest

[@crystalizedExposed]

absolutely wild that thats realistic in like 2 years

[@Christian-uu8nl]

@@crystalizedExposed If he has a good PG and 34-36 minutes all season long, he will have this stat line in his sophomore year. Wait and see.

[@slumped378]

This dude is a modernized Kareem and it’s crazy.

[@theguywhoasked2957]

He's not even human This guy was literally created to play basketball

[@NOCOMP7]

Great footage man !!! I’ve never seen Wilt so clear! This is GOOD

[@khaliljackson2913]

this is the greatest basketball player of all time

[@eetutiiro4808]

he is an alien

[@jamalwalker04]

​@@xavierb9061 he can shoot the 3 though so not durant that's his biggest weakness

[@Adj8llk]

Glazing is unreal he will be worse than Embiid 😂😂😂😂

[@Ralphunreal]

no. jordan is the goat, and then you got others who are better like kobe and lebron,etc

[@hugzer3000]

@@Ralphunreal imagine thinking mj is still the goat LMAO

[@_drawkward_]

I kept NBA League Pass because of Wemby. He is fascinating to watch. This is what happens when you get a Russell/Wilt/Kareem level big man who comes up in the modern era. Some of his defensive highlights really do remind me of a young Wilt - that preposterous length and perfect timing just erasing opponents' shots. His motor is great as well. He plays HARD. He moves without the ball, loves setting screens, and runs the floor like a wing. I wish his teammates would reward him more often for running the floor like that; most big men don't. Offensively, I've noticed that he has picked up a quasi-hook, quasi-push shot with either hand from the low to mid block...at his height, modern Kareem definitely comes to mind. His ceiling is Rushmore. Plain and simple. No idea whether he'll make it, but he seems to have a head on his shoulders and the tools are more than there. I would say that injury is the big issue to look out for. It will definitely be fun to watch him develop. I've been enjoying the Spurs games even though they are absolutely terrible because Victor does something amazing every single time he plays.

[@sixfootbeauty]

Did the same thing with League Pass. My dad, who's a Lakers fan, was not hyped about Victor in the beginning. Now, he's all in and with League pass too. I tried to tell him. Saw him in person vs Giannis. My sister and I were and are still in awe of what we witnessed. Talked to my dad after the game, he said he literally saw flashes of Wilt and Kareem in that game.

[@_drawkward_]

@@sixfootbeauty jealous you got to see THAT game in person. What a game.

[@DavidHartel-db5lh]

I'm not religious at all, but I pray every day that wemby stay healthy

[@codybischoff1010]

When you said he’s a Navi version of Steph off the ball I laughed at the imagery and the accuracy of the comparison 😂

[@AreYouFNQRAZII]

3:13 Kelly my favorite player man🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jiasheng]

he's already something else in his rookie year but i know the league is dreading the 2nd-5th year leaps into his prime, so exciting to see

[@vincentbaillargeon9139]

This dude is elite

[@abdullahinoor3972]

Awesome timing with the edit synchronizing it with Wemby's jump.

[@mortystraphouse5077]

the haters had to go into the witness protection program they we're so wrong about wemby

[@Ebriel0000000]

😆

[@reverendraymondljohnsonjr999]

🏀✨Victor Wemby is and going to BE A BEAST we haven't seen anything yet. Wait until his brother comes to the NBA, they will be both DOMINANT PLAYERS ✨🏀

[@mrcrackdonald_1]

Even tho their play style is completely different he still reminds me of Kareem the most. I think their build and athleticism is about the same

[@Lynx7029]

I've watched basketball my entire life and have never seen a player like this. He is something new---that has never been before.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

And he JUST turned 20 last month! Crazy.

[@benjamink7105]

First of all, thank you for starting with the passing. It's getting real sp000ky out there. In particular I love that you highlighted the baseball style pass at 2:33. That one got me off my seat for some reason but it didn't seem to pick up as much steam as a highlight. It just looks insane, like it's at a higher frame rate or something. Everything seems higher, faster. Because it probably is.

[@josefsad1502]

He was playing handball before he started with basketball. That's where he got it from.

[@t4d0W]

Remember he has a guard like skillset but he's 7'4". As oppose to being tall and *learning* how to play like a combo guard. Give him time and he'll put all the intermediate big man passing stuff down like how Kevin Love was known for his outlet passing even back in UCLA. Maybe he'll start playing around with touch passing in the post as well with how amazing his catch radius is around the basket. Then when he consistently starts showing the skip pass, that is when things will get spicy for him.

[@BostonSQ]

Shaq after this 3 months “Yeah, Bol Bol still better”

[@rafikz77]

😂

[@sixfootbeauty]

Which is crazy 😂

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

shaq also said both guys were 7'5" lol...but also, is everyone forgetting that Porzingis still exists??

[@anthonycelestin3559]

Victor running the point and making pocket passes to guards cutting to the rim off the short roll is some mind blowing things that I have seen

[@MrWilson-zx9ix]

It’s going to be difficult to score in the paint against France. Damn.

[@DrZachyboi]

His game against the raptors is the most freakish thing you’ll ever see. We know how his combination of height, agility and skill meshes together but for him to also be that great of a passer is just unfair. Obviously there’s then his defense. All these things together are really making it easy to imagine him one day being the best player ever, where that peak begins as soon as like 2 years from now

[@vinirosner]

i really believe that pop has a HUGE influence in this transformation, how he put wemby in a lot of unconfortable situations in real matches, imagine what they practice during the week... hes gonna be a beast.

[@findingisrael]

Personal air space, I first heard it here. Love it!

[@brown9671]

the spurs starting with no point gaurd and a center with a 7foot 4 guy at pf is actually absurd when you think about it

[@Ebriel0000000]

Yes : Pop did it on purpose. A messy debut is good for tanking and even better to make youngsters understand what doesn't work at all. Ok the season record is bad but with one or two top picks at the next draft and one or two trades, Spurs will be a really good team next year and for a very long time.

[@PanzehVideos]

He wanted to see how Wemby did guarding wings and see if Sochan could figure out playmaking.

[@Christian-uu8nl]

I talked about 2 top picks... it will be #4 and #8 ;-) Nicely done Pop !!!

[@TheVegoran]

What really surprised me was his passing and vision, when his shooting improves a little more he'll be unstoppable

[@MarioDiciple]

Is idealized Wembys endgame like rolex Anthony Davis. An absolute defensive terror with elite finishing ability with more playmaking chops. I don't think you want wemby being the best playmaker on your team, but if he's the second best I have a hard time believing that team is anything less than a championship contender. Could be looking at the best Defensive #1 and Offensive #2 in history, and that is some rarified air.

[@sensavenir]

AD is a really good comparison for his playstyle actually, even his movement looks similar to me somehow, maybe with a little of KD's flowing face-up game thrown in that AD doesn't have. He might become the best basketball player of all time

[@yupadej4361]

This guy could be 7'5 Giannis with a jumper. AD can't dribble, if he reaches Giannis' level of skill on the ball it's over.

[@mattiasaffi6112]

This guy can be ANYTHING, literally. The hard (and interesting) part is understanding the ideal combination of his talent relatively to both his own growth (and wishes) and the team around him. Or maybe It doesn't matter at all and he will become the best at everything on a basketball court. There's a (relatively small) chance that we start calling him the GOD of basketball, not just the GOAT

[@luigidabest4743]

he's a mix of AD, KD, and giannis when it comes to defense and offense. he can definitely become the best 2 way player of all time

[@sensavenir]

@@yupadej4361 not sure I'd say his way of playing resembles Giannis' really, and I think it'd be a suboptimal style for him because at his height he'll never quite have the speed and explosiveness that Giannis does. The reason Giannis' game works so well is that he plays like a slashing guard in the mold of Ant or Westbrook but at 6'11", at Wemby's height his more finesse-heavy approach is better suited - he doesn't need to be a cannonball because a) he shoots well, extremely well for a 20 year old 7 footer and b) even moreso than KD, nobody can stop him from shooting because of his combination of height and movement, whether from midrange or around the rim. He doesn't need to build up steam like Giannis, he'd probably just get injured. The Greek just found a perfect niche in the game to compensate for his relative lack of shooting skill

[@Richbeans115]

his everything goes right for him ceiling is greatest player of all time.

[@elstcman5]

Crazy to think that if Steph Curry was the king of x and y-axis gravity, Wemby could really be the king of z-axis gravity

[@laman8914]

Very well compiled. Good Job

[@pareelforeal]

.....'the Spurs aren't a great passing team' I didn't there would ever come a day I'd hear that

[@TheTEN24]

I gotta admit I’m surprised he’s living up to the unreal hype he had. Still can’t put him on the insane tier some people do but he’s definitely exciting

[@Deathstroke24120]

Hall of Fame is the bare minimum expectations on him, that's crazy

[@MrRahff06]

with ring(s)

[@jamalwalker04]

let's not do this its good to give credit but saying this is setting him up

[@LAvision]

His defense alone would get him in the hall.

[@keithmason1485]

A huge part of it is Tre Jones joining the starting lineup. Even before this last month stretch, Wemby was MUCH better when he shared the court with Jones. Amazing how playing with a real PG helps a big man. Who would have thought.

[@MrJed010]

It's the team that transformed when popovich stopped the sochan PG experiment, slide wemby to center then put jones in the starting lineup. Had it been like that from the very beginning, wemby woulda average 24ppg this season and be an allstar

[@LAvision]

Basically when Pop stopped sabotaging his team.

[@MrJed010]

@@LAvision well it was annoying to watch and admittedly, i was one of those impatient fans who wanted all the crazy experiments to end early. but in a couple of years, when these experiments start paying-off, i'll prolly thank Pop for it.

[@Argenteux]

I actually thought the Spurs had a good core of Wemby, Vassell, and Jones, and if Pop wanted to, they could legitimately make a run for a playoff berth, then Tre Jones started seeing less minutes in the Point Sochan experiment and the losses quickly piled up.

[@t4d0W]

@@MrJed010 You need those experiments tho. Because the Spurs themselves weren't ready to figure out how to (obviously) feed a 7'4" big with an 8 foot wing span the ball as long as he was close to the rim. Everyone saying Tre Jones can solve it but you get 3 other guys with passing touch and can shoot on the move around Wemby and shit starts getting real. The better they get at it, easy it is for them to integrate talent around Wemby to make it easy overall to build that roster around him.

[@Colinkrauss1]

3:30 Glad you called this out. I’m surprised we don’t see this much more often from nba players. I do this constantly in open gyms, probly on almost all offensive possessions. The goal of bball is easy shots, and players should relay information to each other like this any time there’s an advantage that’s not being noticed.

[@imnotblindbutiloveblindfol8449]

Everyone who called him a bust is hiding. Even I was wrong! I didn’t call him a bust but I also didn’t expect him to be nearly as durable as he’s been. Also expected nba level defenders to easily pick his pockets since he’s a rookie and super tall but I was wrong about that too!

[@Ebriel0000000]

Without big injury, he will be amongst the best ever. We didn't see anything yet : once the team will be built and considering the way he improves each month, things will be great.

[@francothesucc9701]

Been waiting for this one

[@slipsenior1891]

This young brother is incredible

[@issey1456]

I love how you break it down for us , well deserved thumb up from me.

[@TheADotRad]

They can be a play in team next year

[@imnotblindbutiloveblindfol8449]

They could be a play in team right now to be honest but they’re tanking for a good draft pick

[@DarthBinky89]

Coping

[@rockafeller3734]

@@imnotblindbutiloveblindfol8449no stop lol they cannot be a play in team rn in the west at all. The top 13 seeds in the west all have a allstar caliber player and some solid role players. The mavs, pelicans , lakers and utah are the current play in teams while the warriors are outta of it with steph curry who is still steph curry

[@imnotblindbutiloveblindfol8449]

@@rockafeller3734 I’m actually tripping. The West is definitely too deep for them to be in the Play In. You’re right

[@Ebriel0000000]

@@rockafeller3734 They couldn't rn in West. They could if they were in East, which is not. They will be next year if they have one or two top picks and a good trade for a vet PG.

[@benalexander5010]

Wemby is so intriguing because he truly feels like a player you would build in a lab. On defense, he is like a Gobert/Kareem hybrid who patrols the paint and deters shots at the rim. On offense, he can really do anything or at least he will be able to in his prime. He can run the PNR as either the screener or the roller AND he can roll or pop out to the 3 point line. The playmaking he's adding and figuring out in real time is the sign to me that this kid is going to be an all time great.

[@lyngbyhas]

He's a better pg then sochan 😅

[@acegalaxygamers4514]

@0:01 bro that's a 3 point layup , he gathered the ball outside the 3 point line , what a monster

[@demareatunes]

So crazy this is probably his worst season

[@Ebriel0000000]

And his 2 first months were not as good as january, which lower his ratings. I bet he will improve everything before the end of this year #1.

[@rainsworth-]

What's good about him is that he got that dawg in him. He's definitely the future

[@alexcastro7633]

Spurs trade for trae young and weby will average 30 in 15 mins

[@OMGFrijoles]

We will trade our entire Laker team and 20 years of draft picks for Wemby.

[@ayevince8857]

Lmao

[@sjbell4653]

What's crazy is that the Spurs are worse this year than they were last year. Great job, Pop.

[@sincereseeker1611]

Superb analysis. I learn more basketball in this. Keep it up!