Monday night time proved to be one other difficult encounter for the San Antonio Spurs, extending their dropping streak to 9 video games. Rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama confronted struggles amid the crew’s robust stretch on this early section of the season. Curiously, it marked the primary occasion this yr that the 19-year-old selected to not interact with the media post-game.
Pas de Victor Wembanyama en conférence de presse après la 9e défaite des Spurs, a décidé la francise texane.
Révélateur d’un contexte difficile pour le Français de 19 ans.
— Théo Quintard (@TheoQuintard) November 21, 2023
Contemplating the fixed highlight he’s been beneath since coaching camp, it’s comprehensible that Victor sought an evening off to regroup. The Spurs have the youngest rosters within the league, evident of their inconsistencies on each offense and protection.
The crew’s wrestle with offensive execution has made life tough for each participant, together with Victor. It usually ends in difficult shot picks, significantly given his slender construct and top as a rookie. Discovering advantageous positions within the submit turns into a problem as a result of this facet.
Victor Wembanyama is 20-of-60 (33.3%) on midrange subject aim makes an attempt this season.
That’s the worst mark within the NBA of the 11 gamers with at the least 50 pictures from that zone.
Not essentially all his fault, however the rookie has to keep away from settling for low-percentage jumpers.
— Noah Magaro-George (@N_Magaro) November 21, 2023
He tends to favor mid-range pictures, albeit not changing them effectively. Given his bodily attributes, a extra frequent presence close to the rim may amplify his effectiveness. But, these are a part of the developmental course of for each Wembanyama and the Spurs. Sooner or later, reflecting on these early days will doubtless showcase large progress in his offensive sport.
The public sale of an NBA game-worn jersey, fetching a staggering $762,000, speaks volumes concerning the fan adoration for Victor.
Sotheby’s auctioned off Victor Wembanyama’s game-worn jersey from his NBA debut.
It was anticipated to promote for between $80k – $120k.
Bidding simply closed and it bought for a record-breaking $762,000.
That is the best quantity ever paid for rookie jersey pic.twitter.com/CnAYC7Xtl2
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) November 21, 2023
Rely me in for a large-sized Spurs jersey with ‘Wemby’ printed on the again!
To rejuvenate the constructive ambiance in San Antonio, let’s hope Jeremy Sohan provides some enjoyable by making a filter for Wembanyama forward of the subsequent sport!
