Victor Wembanyama is a total freak thread

[Gerry Hamilton]

We are now witnessing a 7’4” guard skills player that has to be defended by bigs (really skilled NBA bigs to be clear), and is the best rim protector in the world on the other end. 

What he did last night to Anthony Davis and Derek Lively was pure basketball insanity. 
 

 

[Texas fan in Georgia]

I’ll admit Im not too knowledgeable on basketball, so this guy is basically an uber athletic Yao Ming? Jesus he’s insane.

[thatdude2]

Amen Thompson will win more championships than Wemby. I said what I said 🎤 

[SchoolColors]

11 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

I’ll admit Im not too knowledgeable on basketball, so this guy is basically an uber athletic Yao Ming? Jesus he’s insane.

I think he is a unicorn. I’ve never seen a player like him at all especially when you factor in his ability to hit 3s

[Gerry Hamilton]

19 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

Amen Thompson will win more championships than Wemby. I said what I said 🎤 

Haha. Love it. Who knows on that ... Rockets aren't winning it this year unless they trade for a PG ... VanVleet injury was crushing

If Wemby stays healthy with the young nucleus being built around him... he'll likely get 1-2. He's like nothing I've ever seen before, but that body isn't built for longevity either. 

[TexasMDcoach]

9 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

 

He's like nothing I've ever seen before, but that body isn't built for longevity either. 

Agreed.  He is definitely a freak of nature but bet he has lots of injury issues because of the physics of a guy that moves like that in that long body.

[SchoolColors]

3 minutes ago, TexasMDcoach said:

Agreed.  He is definitely a freak of nature but bet he has lots of injury issues because of the physics of a guy that moves like that in that long body.

They say he spends as much time rehabilitating his body as he does practicing. His foot warmup is 45 minutes 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Just now, SchoolColors said:

They say he spends as much time rehabilitating his body as he does practicing. His foot warmup is 45 minutes 

He's definitely incredibly mindful and intelligent about his frame and higher injury risk over time. 

The guy is very dialed in to maximizing his talent ... which is incredibly scary for opponents lol 

[Shmatt]

As a spurs fan, I feel blessed. Now it’s been 5 years since we made the playoffs so if everyone stays healthy this should be the year.

[Richard]

2 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

We are now witnessing a 7’4” guard skills player that has to be defended by bigs (really skilled NBA bigs to be clear), and is the best rim protector in the world on the other end. 

What he did last night to Anthony Davis and Derek Lively was pure basketball insanity. 
 

 

No turnovers!

[NothinButDaHorns34]

A complete freak, But that skinny frail body isn’t built to last. Dude didn’t even need to get off his feet to block that last shot of another seven footer before that step back three. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

1 hour ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

I’ll admit Im not too knowledgeable on basketball, so this guy is basically an uber athletic Yao Ming? Jesus he’s insane.

7'4" KD'ish skill set that is also the best defensive player in the world is what he may develop into if he stays healthy long enough

[rocks]

Born and raised in San Antonio... I haven't felt this type of excitement since the Timmy years. Just seeing what he did last night was mind blowing.. 

As a Spurs fan, I'm here for Wemby to take us fans to the promise land. 

[horns96]

…and he’s taller than 7’4”.

[Shmatt]

28 minutes ago, rocks said:

Born and raised in San Antonio... I haven't felt this type of excitement since the Timmy years. Just seeing what he did last night was mind blowing.. 

As a Spurs fan, I'm here for Wemby to take us fans to the promise land. 

I hope so when the Spurs are good the city feels more lively 

[DanielOnorato]

2 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

I’ll admit Im not too knowledgeable on basketball, so this guy is basically an uber athletic Yao Ming? Jesus he’s insane.

An 8 foot Kevin Durant 😂 

[CJ Vogel]

One of the most impressive single game performances I have ever watched.

[ElCafetero]

the shohei of the nba

[Hookem72]

I wonder what Wilt Chamberlain would be like in today’s game.  I think he may be the closest comp to Wemby ever, but be was shorter, and much stronger.  
 

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[KdDylan]

3 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Haha. Love it. Who knows on that ... Rockets aren't winning it this year unless they trade for a PG ... VanVleet injury was crushing

If Wemby stays healthy with the young nucleus being built around him... he'll likely get 1-2. He's like nothing I've ever seen before, but that body isn't built for longevity either. 

That loss to the Thunder on Tuesday was a heartbreaker. But I was on the edge of my seat the entire game. If Sengun and Amen (I highly doubt Amen is gonna shoot that bad from 3 consistently) continue to play at that level throughout the season, it'll be very interesting to see how aggressive Rafael Stone and the Front Office is for the trade deadline/buyout deadline.

[GoHorns1]

Go Spurs

[harveycmd]

hugs

[FatherofMinky]

Really wanna take my son to go see him play in person. 

[Jordan91]

7 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

We are now witnessing a 7’4” guard skills player that has to be defended by bigs (really skilled NBA bigs to be clear), and is the best rim protector in the world on the other end. 

What he did last night to Anthony Davis and Derek Lively was pure basketball insanity. 
 

 

Spending a summer working with  Hakeem Olajuwon has paid off!

[EHoff99]

4 hours ago, rocks said:

Born and raised in San Antonio... I haven't felt this type of excitement since the Timmy years. Just seeing what he did last night was mind blowing.. 

As a Spurs fan, I'm here for Wemby to take us fans to the promise land. 

Pretty annoying as a Rockets fan how lucky Spurs have gotten in the lottery throughout the years. Don't believe they have ever fallen in the lottery and two of the years they get the number 1 pick in are Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanyama... Not to mention them and Dallas both climbing up multiple spots in this last draft.