It’s the question to be posed watching Victor Wembanyama do things on an NBA court this pre-season we haven’t seen before.
How many first-ever tricks/moves will we see Wembanyama pull off? Is he capable of making an All-NBA team or All-Star team? Can he carry the Spurs to the playoffs? And from a wider lens , are we baring witness to an all-time great? Just look at some of Wembanyama’s ridiculous plays in his final pre-season game against the Golden State Warriors.
Indeed, good luck to rival players both guarding him and being guarded by him given the sheer volume of the court he takes up and how his cartoonish long strides make it easy for him to transport around it. Wembanyama is also in the perfect situation playing under legendary coach Greg Poppovich in San Antonio — a team that lacks other big-name stars to see him overnight take over as the team’s cornerstone.The Spurs had been preparing for this for some time by clearing out their roster for draft picks in hopes of landing a superstar.
Wembanyama might end up averaging something like 19 points, nine rebounds, one three-pointer and 2.5 blocks in what’d itself be epic numbers from a rookie ... and his impact goes well beyond any box score.“I’m watching him and I’m starting to get a little weary. This dude may be so good right out of the hatch that this team might be able to get up to 35-36 wins and start pestering some of the Play-In teams,” ESPN journalist Zach Lowe said on The Lowe Post.
It’s rare for a centre — traditionally the biggest and slowest player on the court — to have so many other tricks and a well-rounded game like Wembanyama. You can near guarantee there’s going to be efficiency issues with such a fresh talent thrust into such a prolific role.
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