Victor Wembanyama’s {hardware} assortment obtained a bit greater at the moment. The NBA introduced the San Antonio Spurs rookie made the All-Defensive First Crew. He turns into the primary ever rookie to be named to the First Crew. He’s the primary rookie to make an All-Defensive workforce since Tim Duncan did so within the 1997-98 season.
Wembanyama joins Defensive Participant of the Yr, Rudy Gobert, Herb Jones, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis on the All-Defensive First Crew. The second workforce options Alex Caruso, Jrue Vacation, Jaden McDaniels, Jalen Suggs and Derrick White. Wembanyama finishes second total in whole voting factors behind Gobert.
Wembanyama led the NBA in blocks with 3.6 a recreation, with 254 whole blocks this 12 months. He supplied a significant enchancment to a traditionally unhealthy Spurs protection. With Wembanyama on the courtroom, the Spurs had a 117.2 defensive ranking. With out him, that ranking went to 123.1, worse than final 12 months’s franchise worst defensive ranking of 120.
Wembanyama is the sixth rookie to make an All-Defensive workforce, becoming a member of Duncan, David Robinson, Manute Bol, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He joins Duncan and Robinson as the one gamers in franchise historical past to win rookie of the 12 months and make the All-Defensive workforce in the identical season.
Wembanyama will likely be a candidate for an All-NBA workforce, set to be introduced on Wednesday, Might 22. If chosen, he would grow to be the twenty second rookie ever to make an All-NBA workforce. Wembanyama will look to get another piece of {hardware} earlier than the beginning of subsequent season – an Olympic medal with France through the Paris Summer season Olympics.
