Victor Wembanyama produced loads of highlight-worthy performs in his NBA preseason debut for the San Antonio Spurs, however maybe the one which caught the eyes of viewers probably the most was an insane drive and spin into an off-hand layup that began from outdoors the three-point line. He took two dribbles, spun, and accomplished the up-and-under round Chet Holmgren.
In his postgame interview, when requested about the place that sort of play comes from (starting on the 3:45 mark), here’s what he needed to say:
“Um, I don’t know I’m simply free-styling. It’s simply studying, resolution making. I do know that each time I penetrate, it’s going to be a double group, so I simply spun away from it. And a variety of instances, with a lot area on the courtroom, I can discover my teammates quite a bit, and — a variety of instances I simply do one step in direction of the basket, and I see two or three pairs of eyes trying straight at me and never on the defenders. They overlook their man, and I can discover simple seems to be generally like this. So because of this I used to be saying I really feel actually good on this setting, I can actually share the ball with my teammates.”
We already knew Wemby’s basketball IQ is thru the roof, however this type of resolution making and consciousness for a 19-year-old is such a uncommon commodity. As we noticed in final night time’s sport, his teammates are nonetheless studying on the place to place the ball for him and vice versa (we noticed a time or two the place Wemby’s personal passes sailed over the heads of his teammates), however once they put all of it collectively, thrilling instances like las night time’s first half will turn out to be a norm.
