How far can Victor Wembanyama take the 5×5 stat line

By now, everyone knows that Victor Wembanya had one heck of a bounce again recreation towards the Utah Jazz final evening. One evening after scoring a career-low 6 factors and looking out like he was working on empty in Oklahoma Metropolis, Wemby instantly responded to the criticism about his effort and determination making with one other historic efficiency. He began in search of his shot early and infrequently, posting 25 factors, 9 rebounds. 7 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks for the second 5×5 recreation of his profession, becoming a member of Hakeem Olajuwon (6) and Andrei Kirilenko (3) as the one gamers with a number of 5×5 video games.

Not solely that, however he additionally joins Olajuwon (4) as the one participant with a number of 5×5 video games that included 25 or extra factors.

That’s all nicely and good, and we’re getting used to Wemby placing him historic stat traces prefer it’s simply one other day within the workplace, nevertheless it nonetheless begs the query, how far can he actually take it? Reply: presumably to the purpose of an untouchable file. Let’s begin with simply the sheer quantity of 5×5 video games. As famous above, it took Olajuwon 1,238 video games to file six of them, good for one each 206 video games (about 2.5 seasons, not contemplating the playoffs). For Kirilenko, he common one each 265 video games. In the meantime, Wemby has two in 76 video games. Basic math says that’s one each 38 video games, or two per season.

At this fee, not solely will it solely take him about two extra season to surpass Olajuwon all time, but when he retains up this tempo and has let’s say a 15-year profession, he’s on tempo for about 30 5×5 video games. That will be 5 occasions greater than The Dream, and maybe extra notably, 9 greater than the remainder of the NBA historical past mixed. Oh, didn’t I point out that? As of at present, 23 5×5 video games have been achieved since steals and blocks turned a recordable stat in 1973 — and two of these already belong to Wemby…in is second season…in 76 video games. Yeah, it’s protected to imagine he’ll at the least break the person file of six 5×5’s, if not the whole historical past of league.

Nevertheless, he might additionally take it even additional than that. What concerning the 6×5? And no, we’re not including turnovers to the combination, however quite three-pointers. He additionally joins French teammate Nicolas Batum as the one gamers to file 5 steals, 5 blocks and three or extra made three-pointers in a recreation. However in fact, Wemby is (already) the one participant to do it twice, having hit 4 three-pointers in each his 5×5 video games.

Final evening, he shot simply 4-13 from three, and had he hit another, he would have achieved the 6×5. Contemplating Gregg Popovich is encouraging him to maintain taking pictures threes, the suitable mixture will fairly presumably happen as he (hopefully) turns into extra environment friendly from outdoors.

Lastly, there’s one final elusive stat that hasn’t been achieved since David Robinson in 1994 (though one might argue that Tim Duncan was statistically robbed of it in Recreation 6 of the 2003 NBA finals): the quadruple-double. Wemby already has had triple doubles with each assists and blocks being the third double, so who’s to say he can’t sometime put each of these stats collectively together with double-digit factors and rebounds in a single recreation? Or heck even steals. If anybody is constructed to do it in at present’s recreation, it’s Wemby.

In fact, each he and followers most likely care about recoding extra wins earlier than statistical achievements, however the fee at which he’s reaching them remains to be eye-opening. In actual fact, it is perhaps time for an additional ballot. Which statistical achievement will Wemby hit subsequent?