Victor Wembanyama's January Highlights | Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month

San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama and Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
The other nominees for Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month were Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren and Houston Rockets forward Cam Whitmore.
The other nominees for Kia NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month were Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly and Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr.

[@siphillis]

"Victor Wembanyama just authored the best month from an NBA rookie that we've seen in the last 25 years." - Ben Taylor, Thinking Basketball

[@pedrogarcia2899]

Learn his name bro

[@210_bk2]

@@pedrogarcia2899 wembnayama xDDDDDD

[@hectorwatt9712]

lol just watched that video a second ago

[@siphillis]

@@pedrogarcia2899 In my defense, not the easiest name to type on a phone.

[@tanyaraven9492]

Agreed. You're gonna be saying it a lot in the years to come!@@pedrogarcia2899

[@mtg1864]

look at wemby man so inspirational

[@karimmansour3450]

inspired to become twelve foot twelve ?

[@laurent-minimalisme]

You can lose with AA and win with 72@@karimmansour3450

[@Borgathan]

@karimmansour3450 why are you salty lmfao. Also let's not pretend that his incredible height is the sole thing leading to these good performances. If you actually watched the spurs play you'd notice how much better his court vision, ball handling, cutting etc. Have gotten. Don't get mad, enjoy the spectacle

[@renaldobiddy5478]

The inability to have an original thought is perplexing

[@tomemrit6958]

​@@Borgathan It is surely not the only reason, but it is still the main factor, I mean he would not be who he is if he was 4feet 5

[@JC-wz6yo]

Generational inspirational talent guys

[@josealva]

Wemby is clearly the most talented rookie and should win rookie of the year.

[@JakeMuyumba]

Exactly

[@acnmes]

Chet and scoot must be thinking: why don't I get injured for (another) season?😂

[@keonivanwyck9047]

I agree 👍

[@Vourne]

One of the best rookies we've seen in the last 40 years. Bright future ahead of him.

[@LKS69]

Best rookie of all time hands down

[@MagicalV495]

Hum hum Lebron ?

[@LKS69]

@@MagicalV495 less impressive than wemby

[@stizostedion1221]

@@MagicalV495 In the Modern era, David Robinson, Jordan, Doncic ...had each better Rookie season than Lebron. And in the old era : Chamberlain, Robertson Bellamy Hayes Alcindor and some others...

[@Vourne]

That's quite a statement. Jordan, Magic, Abdul Jabbar, Shaq? Doncic? Even Blake Griffin? All of these players have had incredible rookie seasons. I am not willing to say he is the best rookie of all time until the season is over and we can deduce his entire body of work.@@LKS69

[@tristanharris8440]

This is one of the greatest rookie performances within a single month of all time.

[@matthieusaade3616]

Leads all rookies in Points Rebounds Assists and not only the Rookies but THE NBA in blocks per game on under 30min of play. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR no debate Edit : scoot leads rookies in assists my bad Wemby is 3rd

[@cougarpanties2951]

Damn that’s crazy for a center!

[@lordkaiser1404]

​@@cougarpanties2951steals, not assists

[@frome5000]

Absolutely. Chet-heads seething after watching how Wemby has developed in just a few months

[@beezy7989]

​@@cougarpanties2951 a rookie center at that

[@karna6634]

​@@frome5000why would chet? he is better

[@Balodaki]

ALL-STAR

[@nicolasj6110]

Victor, la France est derrière toi ! Garde des forces pour nous ramener le titre olympique !

[@nachosoy9477]

Pour les spurs et lui ce sera fin de saison au mois d'avril, apres 3 moins sans competition je pense qu'il aura une faim de jouer et d'engranger les victoires (d'autant plus si il ne gagne pas le titre de Rookie de l'année, chose qu'une partie au fond de moi espère pcq connaissant le bonhomme il aura a coeur de montrer a tout le monde l'erreur qui a ete commise et il risque de se venger sur les paniers et les tirs de ses adversaires, rien que d'y penser ça fait peur lol..) , ce qui risque de faire peur a pas mal des adversaires des bleus cet été. Avec Rudy Gobert à côté de lui qui nous sort une grosse saison, l'arrière garde française risque d'être incroyable défensivement mais aussi offensivement !! Hâte de voir ça

[@burchidoaol3621]

Carrément ! On s'en fout des Spurs, le plus important c'est le maillot bleu, le seul qui ait vraiment du sens. On veut une étoile sur le maillot !!!

[@Jamer6765]

I have watched almost every wemby game and it is literally insane how much he has changed the way he’s played in just a few months. He’s really revolutionized his game

[@tolga876]

He s now doing reproducing in NBA what he was doing in France.. he s a beast

[@phmagnani]

The simple fact he has a 10-minute video of highlights related to only one month. GOAT in the making.

[@benjaminlockhart8932]

The craziest thing isn't how tall he is, or his skills - it's how fast he learns and how insanely competitive he is.

[@Boomhauersdad]

And also how well he’s dealing with already being considered one of the greats

[@jonathank786]

Yep your mentality makes the biggest difference good to see he’s determined

[@klimatsabeltand4780]

Exactly. We have had tall before, Bolbol for example. Wemby is different, has a real understanding of the game. Guy is correcting his teammates positions during defense AND offence. It’s crazy to see

[@MrReymoclif714]

He’s got….HUSTLE!!!

[@kaslou2976]

A career highlight ? No, just a wemby rookie month 😂

[@MaxCDet]

The guy has more highlights in 40 games than 90% of NBA vets in their career.

[@MarquisVegan]

@@MaxCDet Imagine what are we going to see when he hit his prime years Max.

[@acnmes]

​@@MarquisVegan And imagine, what we'll say, he's French, yet another European who dominates the nba.

[@MarquisVegan]

@@acnmes Not sure if you’re low key taking a shot at American players because I see that nonsense a lot these days. Or you just acknowledging another European being successful in the NBA league which is good to see the game grow more globally. If that’s what you are saying than my bad for misunderstanding. Like how many successful African players have success in Europe playing soccer coexisting. We can appreciate to see Americans and Europeans be superstars growing the game of basketball more globally. The Olympics will be more exciting to watch also for basketball.

[@acnmes]

​@@MarquisVegan It's just an observation when you see: jokic, giannis, luka and now wemby. The nba superstars are no longer american but european (or african with embiid).

[@viridiss3793]

Wembanyama's haters needs to start to understand what they are actually missing hattin' on this Kid. If they really love basketball anyway

[@bananalegend194]

i think all the wemby hate came from the first 2 months, since then he was playing power forward and sochan was pg, so his efficiency was really bad but now its getting better

[@romaindanze1512]

@@bananalegend194 Nah, cuz even then you could see the talent... I think that mostly come from the "I'm so different from anyone else" childish attitude. And that's sad, cuz by the way they're missing on good stuff... And the same goes for Chet haters too! We all should be thankfull to witness such young talented players, future looks bright for BBall!

[@lordkaiser1404]

@@romaindanze1512 all chet haters are wemby fans. also, there no chet fans, only okc fans and wemby haters.

[@imhotepnixon]

This reminds me so much of Hamilton and Verstappen rivalry like is it illegal to appreciate both

[@richatlarge462]

We can get it all in the highlights reel. As opposed to actual game performances, when he does not dictate what happens to the outcome. Last night was another good example. Only made one basket in the fourth quarter with like 11 minutes to go, then was a non factor. We don't hate on him, because obviously he's a unicorn and will be great, but we're hating on the fact that he hasn't learned how to play properly yet. He still thinks he's an outside shooter. Meanwhile everybody says that he is humiliating the league. Nonsense. Other teams are not scared of him at all. So yeah, we don't hate him, we hate the glazing. Even though highlights reels are fun. But they make it seem like he plays like this all game long, as opposed to chucking up mostly bricks when he's not dunking. So go ahead and glaze, as long as you acknowledge the room for improvement. It's not just that they need to get a better point guard, as everyone says, but also that he needs to get his butt in the paint on offense more often and attack.

[@crawlmanjrable]

So much potential. Very excited for his future

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

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

[@Von199X]

Bro these highlights are insane

[@stephenforde8162]

This man is outstanding.I pray he stays healthy no injuries and continues developing his game.

[@JohnPaoloSimangan]

Bro have the potential to crack the TOP 5 all time, if not, maybe in a few years, he will enter the GOAT Convo

[@grandmenhir160]

He has more potential than any player in nba history

[@brendancollins5849]

He also has the potential to have knee/foot problems and be out of the league prematurely.

[@summinoxitystreamz7868]

@@brendancollins5849high risk high reward

[@bdgrey]

@@brendancollins5849 So does everyone else. What's your point?

[@glooper]

@@bdgreythat he is at a weight that people are at a whole foot under him, i love wemby but i just hope he can reinforce the spots that could fail early

[@sovannpen]

KNOCKED AWAY BY WEMBANYAMA!!! KNOCKED AWAY BY WEMBANYAMA!!! That call still cracks me up! Love it!

[@DinoMan_6]

Haven't watched Basketball in nearly 10 years....I will watch once more thanks to him.

[@musicforlife8615]

Victory wembanyama

[@yiul0726]

We didn't even realise his first two months was his "rookie wall" moment haha

[@MrJed010]

nah, it was more like Pop throwing away the first 25 games and he actually admitted that they were just experimenting at the time. had jones been the starting PG from the beginning of the season and wemby at the 5, it would've been a different story. wemby could've been averaging 24ppg by now.

[@coachtimmeh6826]

@@MrJed010pop doesn’t mind sacrificing his legacy (really only with internet sleuths) to set Wemby and the spurs up for a successful future by sacrificing some meaningless wins to get him a top running mate. At best, spurs would have been fighting for 10th anyway.

[@MrJed010]

@@coachtimmeh6826 i dont mind it either, it was awful to watch, it nearly cost wemby a shot at ROTY and actually cost him an allstar spot, but none of these matters in the long run. When the experiments start to pay-off, we will all look back and thank pop for it.

[@FunGuy02626]

Top 5 in every stat among Rookies is crazy. He doing what Banchero was doing last season but better cause he's leading the league on BPG. And with limited minutes. He can't be stopped on winning RotY except if he gets injured, although I think he's cautious about it

[@johnnyampatin442]

True, but wemby's on minutes restrictions, teammates not passing him, still his every play is a certified highlight. Add his competitiveness, and performing well during closeouts. He's ceiling is way, way higher than banchero.

[@MrReymoclif714]

@@johnnyampatin442Those two highly viewed ankle rolls were scary?

[@kwelts]

At 6:55 he’s so fast in transition, his defender is holding on for dear life at his clothing to stop the fast break lol.

[@isdere]

nice catch

[@tariqmartin3528]

Man put together one the greatest rookie performances in a month ever🔥🔥

[@WoodlawnWemby]

Bout time!!!!!!! Let’s gooo!!!! Puro spurs baby!!!!!!

[@natekong3596]

Wemby was insane in January.

[@spiegeltn]

Yet Spurs are in last place. Is he their whole team?

[@MrReymoclif714]

@@spiegeltnSubtract Giannis points from the bucks? See anything suspicious yet?

[@ZachBrown-i7d]

I wasnt sure at first when he was drafted but he is truly on the way to be the best basketball player of all time.. definitely the most gifted and talented

[@danielquest8644]

I haven’t been this exited about baseball since the dream team in 1992! This man is great!

[@explosivehotdogs]

exited about baseball?

[@drachimera]

Yep, I haven’t really watched basketball for 30 years…. Wemby really makes it fun to watch!

[@DroneStrike1776]

Dream Team 1 and 2! Good ole days.

[@DroneStrike1776]

​@@explosivehotdogshe meant basketball, Olympic dream team in 1992 and 1996.

[@grandmenhir160]

This is more epic than any carreer highlight but it's a rookie month

[@thatboylije7892]

Avg 26 mins a game and has a 10 minute highlight reel from this month

[@ClassyScents23]

I’ve seen every spurs game and it’s insane how much wemby has grown and changed up his game from the first 5-10 games. SA don’t even run the offense through him yet.. wait until they get a true leader/stud with great vision at PG he’s going to dominate more then he already is!

[@JakeMuyumba]

Well deserved for wemby, Everything this kid is doing is unreal, I'm really disappointed he didn't call the All-Star Game despite all his crazy stats

[@Gottagoslower]

He was everything and more he was advertised to be. I hope his career is long and healthy. Future of the NBA right here!

[@kylesteyn7479]

Put this kid on any contending team and they winning the chip, his defense can be that effective in the playoffs where teams live and die in the paint.

[@cN-xv7ju]

Keep it coming love watching WEMBY love his highlights ❤

[@LovelyCrescentMoon-sr3wm]

I just love him with the back to back highlights

[@NusoWorld]

FACE OF THE LEAGUE!

[@sebgon7834]

wemby posses the napoleon spirit the art of conquest and strategy and all this with art and grace so that the audience can only say woaaaaah

[@210_Saiyan]

All Star this kid ⭐️

[@ricaymrick106]

9 minutzs of pure awe ... just a month ...what will it be for the ROTY 1h ? i'll still like

[@LKS69]

Best rookie of all time hands down

[@vraelatao2264]

"Every game is a statement from now on"

[@chucku00]

Hep mar ebet.

[@beardedgachagamer]

He dropped one gem too when he was interviewed by VC and Jamal Crawford. "If I can be the best, I must be the best."

[@enamuossuo]

Rookie Wembanyama is what people hoped to see from peak Taco Fall or Bol Bol

[@TexanInItaly]

He is him.

[@MrVylsain]

Oh mama ! Wembanyamaaaaaaaaaaaa !!! 👽

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

A moment of silence for Chet fans, especially those who publicly said he'd win ROTY

[@haroldfloyd5518]

I think Victor would still be in the Association even if he was 6’8” or 6’9”. Maybe not rookie of the year, but he’s got some serious moves and good court awareness, stuff you don’t normally see from a teenager.

[@noduj]

I just hope he stays injury free, he already is him.

[@Mandozen]

Commentator said "22 points in 11 minutes". That's crazy.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Definitely not just wasting time out there?

[@MrReymoclif714]

Embid sleeping?

[@connorsinclair6352]

Pure talent

[@danx3504]

Keeps playing the way he is this bloke could be MVP 3 yrs from now. This bloke can do everything for his size. This bloke is the real deal

[@jasonking7736]

one of the best rookies the NBA has ever seen and still.. Commentators paid by the NBA: "WembanYarNa"

[@Gabriel-mo]

He is “learning” (in the NBA) the game and he is already “above” the others •

[@MindshiftLearning]

Amazing

[@ducksseason]

The title was mislabled. It should be ROTY. Give this man the trophy already. Maybe as defensive player of the year too.

[@OffBrisk]

hes going to be the 3rd person in nba history to average 20 ppg 10rbs and 3blks............and hes a rookie. This gon be one of the greatest players of all time

[@lrt8735]

You can add his minutes too 😂😂 the kid is playing crazy

[@Ebriel0000000]

And he did it with restricted minutes and played 25 games without a PG. Give him Trae and 36 minutes, he will be immediately close to 30/12/4.

[@Ian_Paq]

My guy!

[@Sol_Protege]

These could be career highlights. Insane its only one month

[@keonivanwyck9047]

V. WEMBANYAMA is going to beast for The Spurs

[@sevranvie5203]

The best

[@rayzrealm]

*He will eventually become the best passer in the league as well.* *#GOSPURS*

[@soryapum7932]

All Star game material.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Not something that really matters? Did you watch the game? Pickup palace and no defense whatsoever!

[@soryapum7932]

I cannot agree more. All star game is a joke. We need USA vs rest of the world so players actually ball a minimum@@MrReymoclif714

[@realestatetadesse]

Talented

[@jedkyle5873]

Monthly check in on Wemby is super necessary

[@shivdfi4117]

I still can't believe what I'm seeing

[@shivdfi4117]

WTF

[@mandomarley3348]

Rookie of the century 🔥

[@liuby33]

Wemby has a crazy ground coverage, one step he's already shifted from one side to another. This athleticism was unheard of at his height.. I wish him get just a touch stronger as he looks a bit flimsy atm with a higher risk of injury

[@therealretroreacts]

Never in my life have I band wagoned a new player in any sport. But VW def my fave rn

[@chewkenghong]

i have not watch NBA since vince carter n gang...wemby is making NBA interesting again.

[@efeefe9323]

Rookie of the year

[@Lazerlazz77]

He’s gonna be a nba champion

[@FaceGoo77]

UNREAL

[@DominionAnako-bb7ry]

Congratulations

[@webmeister5000]

Wemba = 👽

[@kckc6114]

He really should master that alley oop, that’s legit 10-12 points a night.

[@AD-df5tm]

Man, if the spurs can put players around him he might be literally unstoppable. He already is on certain plays.

[@lebourse]

Wenbanyama : when the hype is right.

[@Scrubik1]

It’s has been 3 moths since his nba beginning . Just 3 months This is insane to think he is not number 1 rookie He is even top 50 nba player easy Crazy to think how good he would have been this season with a better team !

[@terriblegamerdotexe1527]

Switch Chet and Wemby and the Thunder are the clear title favorites

[@grandmenhir160]

Top 50? You mean top 20

[@issey1456]

he's currently ranked 43rd in points in the NBA, ahead of guys like Sabonis , Wagner, Porzingis, Scottie Barnes, Adebayo...he is ranked 1st for blocks, 13th for rebounds, 14th for double doubles, 8th for triple doubles (along with 17 other players, including KD ) and 39th for steals .

[@Scrubik1]

@@grandmenhir160 i think top 20 too I said top 50 to avoid haters

[@lukadoncic5131]

Wemby and kevin harlan duo its on 🔥🔥🔥

[@CesarSabaterYouTube]

##gospursgo congratulations Victor

[@ClassyScents23]

Beast!

[@germanarg4858]

Those blocks are nasty wth

[@endow1923]

Hard to believe the highlight for a rookie in only one month can be 10 mins

[@followhim1203]

Wemby and Jokic are going to have some legendary battles in the future.

[@PepTalkTillYouDrop]

Wemby's a walking highlight

[@arielmartarello3211]

I think , is the rookie of the year. He is playing as if he had already been playing for 10 seasons. Great Talent.

[@CL-ic1uf]

That volleyball block on Simons was sick 😮

[@huncho1v9]

8:23 the lob for embiid 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AnthonyNineteen84]

The players Fallin to the ground was it for me

[@cillahmillie5239]

The shammy on Gobert was tough

[@FBombFitzgerald]

The fact that I get to watch Wemby and Caitlin Clark on a nightly basis.... what a time to be alive for Basketball fans.

[@fredflintstone6729]

ROTY and DPOY mark my words, monster..

[@yabuslay]

This dude is going to run the league for 25 years

[@Rejectsocialism]

It’s great to see a big that can move like that. He has great fluidity for his size.

[@darylallen8946]

Damn Pop! The Admiral, Tim Duncan and now Wemby.

[@justnahayo8490]

Once WentBananas puts on that Akumpo strength, it’s OVER

[@KiarRushing]

You flight fans are so annoying 😂this why wemby gets bashed y’all lack of ball knowledge

[@gualime]

It's over for his knees yes. He doesn't need to become injury prone and he needs agility and speed.

[@antondillon8247]

😂

[@Doramuotoko]

What scary is, he is ald somewhat dominating both ends without Giannis strength. I actually don't think they will buff him up since more weight will have less agility and more stress on the ankle too, the KD build should be enough or ideal for him. But I understand the excitement of seeing a 7'4'' Giannis changing our NBA games.

[@kaibrigance8244]

I dont think he fills out a crazy amount, I think he becomes like a rudy gobert type buid, which is still really strong but lanky and flexible enough for longevity.

[@MrDonsanus]

Wemby will pass the 100's for sure and popovich will make it happen, to be in nba history

[@amanntheforrest]

Boy 19 years old... that's crazy

[@KiarRushing]

He’s 20 stop it