Wembanyama vs. Giannis Was Legendary

Victor Wembanyama's first ever matchup with Giannis delivered one of the best games of the entire season.
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[@Matthew-xl5bc]

It’s crazy how Giannis might be having his best regular season ever and the mainstream media isn’t talking about it

[@HoopVenue]

Facts, it both speaks to how numb we are to his greatness and how well everyone else is playing.

[@temiadeyinka3675]

@@HoopVenuethe media seems more then willing to give Jokic and Joel another mvp so why not Giannis

[@jimmyhoffa7076]

For real, just because he started out slow

[@Quentinthemudkip]

This is the reason lbj only has 4 mvps

[@kennn30]

He's been playing at this level for like 5 years

[@jackvin2361]

When Jones missed the last shot, Wemby said it’s okay. It’s a good indication of not only leadership and unselfish, but strong mentality and responsibility.

[@bdoubleu6]

He should have taken that shot but he’ll learn from it he had lillard on him

[@ssh1esty]

@@bdoubleu6as a clutch shooter he knows how to defend in a clutch moments thats fs

[@redhunnid5142]

He should’ve taken that shot his teammates never want to pass him the damn ball and the moment they get the ball in the clutch they lose the game I don’t know why his teammates can’t accept he’s a legend in the making and make him want to take those shots I would’ve made him shoot that damn ball we’re all in the NBA we made it but you Wemby are going to top 5 when it’s all said and done if you want too

[@takkipusa6910]

@@redhunnid5142 i think they're just incompetent and not jealous of him or anything.

[@chrilpy]

@@ssh1estyDame can’t stay in front of his own shadow. He’s a horrible defender in every way

[@burntsouffle]

The One and Only Wemby Stopper: Jeremy Sochan

[@coreyshafarman8918]

One of the best games I’ve seen in a long time. Wemby is going to be special

[@Mochaherrera909]

He already is

[@richieb3602]

Going to be??? Bruh he is already the sweetest player to watch. He is already a MF legend.

[@coreyshafarman8918]

@@richieb3602 idk if I’d go that far. Once he gets a little more comfortable, gets a good PG to play with, and bulls up a little more, then yeah. We don’t even know where his ceiling is.

[@Mandozen]

This game was just highlight reel after highlight reel. Best game in the regular season so far.

[@FripChop]

Giannis had to remind everybody he's a champ

[@ssh1esty]

fax.

[@khyjlfjf]

I'm french and a big fan of Victor for sure but Giannis was absolutely insane

[@ssh1esty]

giannis is giannis

[@aliasbravo3806]

François, c'était un match incroyable... It was Amazing

[@fr3akzilla769]

Wemby is the biggest talent ever. If he can stay healthy and put on mass, we've got our generations Wilt to watch here.

[@oroebuck]

And, improve his 3pt shooting.

[@damienbessellere4579]

​@@oroebuckfor sure, but I'm not worried for this, his shoot movement is all ready beautiful and academic. He must grow up in shooting selection, I think.

[@kalilg2242]

Exactly. He's not quite the athlete Wilt was but that is absolutely the comp.

[@dj.sobxrbe]

@@oroebuckdude he doesn’t need to be an amazing 3 point shooter all he needs to do is make defenders respect his shot he already has that he’s on minutes restriction and doing this if he stays healthy he’ll go down as a great

[@biz09ification]

If he had wilts strength and hops he would be insanely op

[@420Solokami]

“The worlds highest release on a jump hook”😭😭😭

[@blender_wiki]

How Wemby resists the Giannis bump at the end is really impressive for a rookie of his size.

[@Pipoy_99]

Fr and people say he wouldn't handle it before he even played in the nba

[@luigidabest4743]

@@Pipoy_99he's gotten bigger to be fair. he's been filling out that frame pretty well so far. check out the post match interviews he looks jacked

[@candlestick6294]

He didn’t resist it he got pushed he’s just long so it’s able to cover up his weakness

[@christopherhamill525]

Which means it ain’t a weakness…

[@candlestick6294]

@@christopherhamill525 if a player can only drive right but they are really good at it does that mean driving to there left isn’t a weakness? No just there ability to drive right covers up there weakness to drive left

[@Mandozen]

Sucks that Wemby is still on minute restriction, at least he got 2 extra minutes this game, but I would have loved to see Wemby vs Giannis in at least 35 minutes.

[@citris_mario5224]

I agree but I also want them to do everything they can to keep him healthy.

[@toastedt140]

​@citris_mario5224 I don't know why, but I keep feeling like the spurs will shut him down at some point.

[@warwickbromley4809]

Yeah would have been cool - Giannis got 44 in 40 mins while Wemby got 27 in 26 mins. Crazy that even as a rookie it’s not ridiculous to compare him to a two time MVP lock for the HOF.

[@danielsimpson607]

​@@citris_mario5224exactly plus we don"t have a shot this year so may as well get high draft spot rather than risk him just to compete for mid table finish

[@gardmyhr6121]

​@@toastedt140 hes pretty small for his height which makes him an easy target to push, he has no muscle to slow take the fall or the push from others almost. hes only this fast becuse how light he is, but also i guess the fall is also not that bad since hes so light, but basetkball is almost an sumo sport

[@omega9325]

Wemby definitely plays basketball

[@HoopVenue]

I'm inclined to agree

[@johndilig6719]

​@@HoopVenue potential DPOY & ROY?

[@Silvannax11]

@@johndilig6719quite a possibility for dpoy. He leads the league in blocks (only 2.0 difference with the top 2)while averaging 10.1 rebounds per game (top 13, only 2.0 difference with the top 1) and 1.2 steals per game (only .2 difference with the top 1). The possibility is there, but he would need to pump up more rebounds if he wants to be a candidate

[@bobbyesteban6741]

Well I don't think he was playing soccer

[@2ClutchCee]

@@bobbyesteban6741 he used to

[@mookz34]

Giannis was brilliant last night.

[@rlm78iii]

Giannis is such a competitor. Plays hard on both ends.

[@mrbeau5387]

He literally just runs and dunks and gets fouls 😂

[@mookz34]

@@mrbeau5387 And literally no one else in the history of the NBA can do it.

[@mrbeau5387]

@@mookz34 the league is soft too many fouls Shaq could have did it too but he can’t shoot free throws

[@mookz34]

@@mrbeau5387 Nonsense. Players are bigger, faster, and stronger than they have ever been. Giannis leads the league in field goals made this season, shooting above 60% from the floor. If anyone else could do that, at any point in league history, they would have.

[@dvs620]

This game highlighted what is special about Wemby. For anyone claiming Chet is better, watch this game. This is an excellent breakdown of all those things. The length, balance, recovery ability and the bend. On that backdoor cut, not only did he change direction in a snap, he got bend almost like a defensive end around the tackle. Chet has been really good, but this is the type of stuff that makes Wemby special. And its starting to come together more and more. As for people complaining about Giannis veing ignored, 🙄 Giannis was awesome. He's Giannis. This is what he does. Nobody ignored him. We've seen teams give him problems with a group strategy. The reason the media is all over Wemby on this is because we've seen an individual player bother Giannis like this. Giannis is always bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic than everyone else. He finally met a guy who has the size, quickness, length and raw athlticism to bother him. We've never seen that before. That last block is crazy because Giannis bulldozed Wemby, like we've seen him do to countless players, completely moves him to the other side of kf the and rim and still got it sent back. We've never seen anyone do that. And, inspite of ALL of that, Giannis had 44. Because jes Giannis and just crazy on the court. But it seems like the NBA has a player than can match Giannis in almost every physical way. And as NBA fans, we are damn lucky to witness it. I'm a Spurs fan and I couldn't stop smiling because of how awesome Wemby is, even in a loss. I still can't believe we got this dude. And I grew up watching Robinson and Duncan for their wgole careers. We got a DUDE and the NBA knows it. Now it's time to build this team. Also, Vassell went nuts in this game, hitting aome crazy tough shots.

[@tigwu]

I agree it was a great fight and Wemby showed some insane skills. I'd like to add that even if Giannis punished him a lot he answered every time and went head to head with a former mvp. Wemby's competitiveness is awesome to watch, franchise player DNA.

[@costaricaisnow1951]

Wemby is unique, with the Spurs organization and Hall of Famers behind him…. The genius of Pop will deliver another superstar.

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

exactly right .... and they've had tons of first round picks too in the future draft from the trade they made a couple of years ago ....

[@bonmznsportn4768]

Respect to GIANNIS but Wemby doesn't disappoint. Once he gets good teammates like Chet has its gonna be smooth sailing

[@nikosicapero5294]

Giannis should win MVP this season the way he is playing since the start of the season

[@afroabe520]

Wemby turned 20 yesterday not 19 anymore

[@HoopVenue]

My mistake, didn’t even realize this was a birthday game!

[@chrisbell1345]

The NBA future is bright. Ball handlers. Wings and bigs. So much young talent.

[@jamesknaack]

Thanks for this exceptionally detailed breakdown; informative and enjoyable. Great stuff. Love your work.

[@dontaskme1093]

This was a great breakdown on an amazing game. Keep it up!

[@JLindy_]

My go-to channel for basketball content. Thanks for all the amazing vids

[@yb3604]

fantastic breakdown!!! thank you very much ^_^

[@M-dv1yj]

Fantastic video bro 💪🏽💯

[@waff6ix]

THAT TRE JONES SHOT WAS SUCH A HEARTBREAKER💔💔

[@ssh1esty]

giannis wouldve won it anyways.

[@alexanderw6955]

Great, analysis. Good video.

[@ramirrobenavidez1454]

VICTOR STOOD HIS GROUND VS BUCK GIANNIS AND LOPEZ.TWO 7 FOOTER VS ONE.QUESS IT GOOD TO BE 7-4.WITH MOVES AND GREAT SHOOTING. A STAR RIGHT NOW AGAINST A FUTURE STAR.

[@garthwilson6595]

History is being made right before our eyes. Loving it! Thank you for the detailed breakdown

[@HoopVenue]

Thanks for watching!

[@JasonAtlas]

i know people are going to say that if Victor wants to be a superstsr he has to start taking those last shots. I like thst he passed there though. That's good basketball.

[@harshgobbur8323]

your commentary is super entertaining, fun watch

[@HoopVenue]

That means a lot, thank you!

[@AyoRabiu-ss9fr]

Victor is turning to another thing unstoppable

[@arsenemn]

I love how Wemby shows up when its his idols, he made highlights plays when it was KD and now it's Giannis

[@SB-or7cx]

Great analysis! thanks

[@bananalegend194]

the fact that wemby already got a block on giannis the first game against him is crazy, if he can already block giannis, he can block anyone

[@jhaydn9722]

awesome video, thanks for the breakup. Just began following NBA as a french guy (shocker), and It helps a ton cuz damn things are going fast

[@cyber6sapien]

Had Wemby not been on a minutes restriction, the Spurs probably win this game.

[@richatlarge462]

How so? The Spurs were -11 with him on the court, +7 with him on the bench.

[@user-sl7vh8lb6m]

@@richatlarge462 with those stats, would it have been better for Wemby to not play at all?

[@richatlarge462]

@@user-sl7vh8lb6m That is a very interesting question. The knee-jerk reaction would be to say "of course he needs to play, he's the best player on their team", but the more studied response would be to point to his low efficiency and impact measure on the team. For example the worst assist-to-turnover ratio on the team, and the 10th-best shooting efficiency measure despite his dunks.

[@Isawasan]

One very important thing you forgot to mention, Victor's time on the floor, imagine without restriction......

[@mkwellness9700]

Gianni’s was AMAZING

[@shanerosploch651]

“Giannis is a pretty good defensive player himself” 🤣meanwhile Giannis is a 5x defensive first team 1x dpoy and 3x dpoy runner up. Yea I’d say that “pretty good”

[@kokushi333]

Its quite good how Wembanyama played mostly on the inside and not much was shown of his mid-range and three-point bag to show the world how good he is as a primary big man too, against Giannis. It was basically Lightning McQueen meets Jackson Storm.

[@stephaniesnider7580]

I entitled to my opinion Giannis deserves MVP l just love this guy

[@dlxinfinite7098]

Great breakdown and editing. Wemby is not scared. He needs to get tips from Giannis on how to build a NBA freak body.

[@alessio7702]

His best game so far, crazy stuff.

[@cfm0202]

i reallly hope wemby can have a long healthy nba career…he could be soo fun to watch

[@jholid6y]

Giannis high IQ won that game.

[@danielpereira5200]

you mean experience

[@brt432]

Wembeyana is just a rookie.... In a few years he'll be unstoppable...hands down, headed for greatness

[@JesusisKingofAll-mz2gp]

If he stays injury-free. The one down side of a guy that big moving that way is an increased chance of injury.

[@Tavat]

@@JesusisKingofAll-mz2gpIt doesn’t look like it would be that hard for him to snap a limb.

[@southsidepr6573]

Wow. The future is bright

[@gonetosoon77]

Hope those guys have a healty career what a duel

[@mikegrowgreens9125]

Wemby be traveling

[@sebuzz17]

Victor only played 26 minutes though, to put the numbers into context

[@konstantinosplitsas6046]

I loved!!!!

[@JOHNNYPMUSIC]

Which matchup u think was better wemby vs AD (the vid u made last month) or Wemby vs Giannis from last night ?

[@HoopVenue]

I'd say this one. AD and Wemby went head to head more, but as an overall game this was a complete masterclass.

[@Young_Dab]

Josh Giddey should join Wemby in San Antonio

[@ayosgsauce]

You forgot to mention wemby only played 26 minutes

[@comphorse1468]

Your voice sounds better than usual in this vid

[@millerman3129]

I was watching with my buddy and told him this is gonna go down as a classic nba game and he didn’t believe me

[@Tavat]

Wembanyana doesn’t look human

[@bauer_]

I did enjoy this breakdown so I definitely made sure to drop a like and subscribre. I didn't hit the bell notications icon though, cause I don't like notifications.

[@ballapeti]

If we had Collins to fck around with Lopez so Wemby could face up Giannis more, we’d have won. I’m very happy with this team.

[@jackhobbs720]

this game was actually so hype

[@tylermitchell0107]

Can you make a video on boo bol ?

[@jimmywalker8354]

Great game and incedible analysis. 6:18 and 10:32...paaaauusse!

[@reallydoe2052]

Dope ass vid

[@ConsciousFBA]

It's going to be ugly when that kid bulks up and has a couple years under his belt. He makes Giannis look small right now and once that grown man strength sets in, I just don't see how he isn't averaging damn near 40.

[@capitaincook6779]

That s true.

[@monkeymoo87]

We’re abouta see MVP Victor and Chet soon lol… NBA will be just fine

[@childrenofshanghai9894]

Great video just forgot to mention Victor played only 26 min...

[@talk-no-jutsu7304]

Pop putting sochan against giannis is just 😂

[@SleepyCatPing]

It physically hurt me to see how Dame looked after Wemby casually went behind the back and dunked

[@user-vh2sn5yj9d]

I a few years Wemby will be mvp material

[@norvinzor]

Honestly that game is one of the greatest games in NBA history

[@dan0000023]

🤡

[@MrGuapz]

Dam i wish he didnt have a minutes restriction

[@Ayeee155]

Did that block on the offensive foul still go to Wemby’s stats?

[@jacryder735]

struggling with his length, going into his body... so many innuendos 😂

[@greekveteran2715]

Until now, Giannis made all the opponents, look like kids, playing with a professional adult (him). That's how things looked till now. Wemby though, is the only guy, that can make Giannis look equal and when that Kid grows and the experience, comes, he will make Giannis look like a kid, like Giannis did to everybody until now! This kid's potentail, is through the roof!! His lengyh only!!! He is a stretched, a tall version of Kevin Durant, with added skills!! He will dominate after 3 to 4 years from now. After 6 years from now, he can probably be, the most skilled tall we've eve seen. It's only a matter of staying healthy. What a match that was, the clash of the Titans!!!

[@derrycksimmons6084]

He plays very similar to Ralph Sampson

[@jasonmusic9938]

3:17 "let the boy watch"

[@Ayeee155]

Also lowkey that was an illegal moving screen on Wemby by Brook

[@lovepg56]

wow the blindness to wemby slapping grabbing arms on defense is shocking or

[@santiagoborner6400]

Wemby at second 20 traveled back to france

[@matthieusaade3616]

Popovich is so scared of Wenby getting hurt that he purposefully put Wenby out of the paint.

[@lionelyannickobiang1613]

That bucks squad will go the chip this year

[@Jeff_2x]

Is their any other superstar more consistent then Giannis? Only guy I can think of is Shai

[@egidesimba]

not mentioning joker is wild

[@sonik6892]

Joker, Luka, Shai, Embiid but Giannis is having his best regular season ever and considering he's 2XMVP that's wild

[@dctrscuffed6839]

Wasn’t the highlight at 12 min a moving screen violation? 😂

[@bucksfan1945]

I think giannis is clear mvp he carries us people say he's not clutch he has the most points for us in fourth quarter he's at his peak rn imo don't know how people saying embid is MVP its easy giannis rn or shai

[@kempton33]

The spurs team is so frustrating to watch. Wembys teammates do not get him the ball enough and look to score way way too much

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Victor Wenbenyama need stay healthy, add little MUSCLE this coming summer & Spurs need DRAFT PG 2024 NBA draft or PURSUE Dejounte Murray

[@808Czar]

**20 year old Victor** 🫶

[@ftgrimm1016]

Gianis, Jokic and now Wenby...is this the revive of the Bigs dominance?

[@crazy4pancake]

5:08 Why are you standing 4 feet from the free throw line Keldon Johson?!?! the bball IQ of Wemby's teammate just won't stop to astound.

[@bdoubleu6]

Wemby should have taken that last shot he had lillard on him 🤦‍♂️

[@willkuerlich]

Wemby = fuggin sick

[@jtb_blazer5795]

My fan booking is have solo turn his back on Roman at wrestlemania and Cody beats him and take a hiatus until summerslam time. Then when he returns he try’s to say he is still head of the table and the rock says he isn’t and they feud for it. The feud is big enough to not have the title in it. If the title is in the feud then it makes it predictable.

[@jackfoudray]

Just saying, why don't we give Vic a cool 80s/90s nickname? Mister Fantastic. I think it's cold 🤷‍♂

[@MrNimaMoo]

He might break scoring record 🤷🏻‍♂

[@st4r444]

Sohan and keldon think theyre kobe every night

[@Dee33322]

He’s great but Giannis is just too strong rn

[@crapadopalese]

Embid will crumble as he usually does. No way Wemby doesn't come on top in that matchup.

[@MrJlaklak]

I Don't know why Coach Pop, is not assigned Wemby on Giannis, i think he's the only one can guard.

[@KindledKhalil]

5:25 ok but how is this not over the back?