Victor Wembanyama is the face of the San Antonio Spurs franchise and quick on his technique to changing into the face of the NBA.
Final night time was Wemby’s a hundredth sport, and in that brief time his versatility on the 5, his Western Convention Defensive Participant of the month to kick of the 2024-2025 season, and his whole Rookie of the Yr marketing campaign shine a lightweight on simply how particular Victor really is.
In the present day Wemby turns twenty-one-years-old. Essentially the most related facet of his birthday from a basketball standpoint is we now formally shut the door on the “on the age of 20” stats that he has amassed over his brief and thrilling profession.
He’s damaged so many statistical boundaries and there are just a few that solely apply to him.
In his rookie 12 months, Wembanyama turned the one participant in NBA historical past to file 1,500+ factors, 700+ rebounds, 250+ assists, 250+ blocks, and 100+ 3-pointers in a single season.
This season Wemby is averaging 25.6 factors, 10.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.9 blocks, and three.3 3-pointers per sport, together with a Halloween’s 5×5 and a 50-point sport in November.
Some highlights (from NBA.com):
Oct. 31: On Halloween, Wemby put up scary numbers (25 pts, 9 reb, 7 ast, 5 stl, 5 blk), becoming a member of Andrei Kirilenko (3x) and Hakeem Olajuwon (6x) as the one gamers to file a number of 5×5 video games since steals and blocks had been first tracked in 1973-74.
Nov. 13: At 20 years and 314 days outdated, Wemby poured in a career-high 50 factors on eight 3s, changing into the fourth-youngest participant in NBA historical past to file a 50-piece, trailing solely Brandon Jennings, LeBron James and Devin Booker.
Dec. 21: Wemby turned the youngest participant to file 30+ factors and 10+ blocks in a sport and the primary to take action since Dwight Howard in 2008.
Dec. 25: 4 days later, he made historical past in his #NBAXmas debut, changing into the primary participant to file 40+ factors, 15+ rebounds, 5+ 3s and 4+ blocks in a sport (42 pts, 18 reb, 4 blk, 6 3s).
There are such a lot of causes to be enthusiastic about what Wembanyama does on the court docket, however it’s his demeanor and character off the court docket that makes him such an exquisite in San Antonio and with the Silver & Black.
Joyful birthday, Wemby.
Finest needs tonight on the second night time of the back-to-back in opposition to the Denver Nuggets.
Go Spurs Go!
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