Gregg Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, launched the message. “Victor [Wembanyama] play,” he explained. The Frenchman had been injured against the Phoenix Suns and was back in action against the Utah Jazz. He did it with flying colors. Without being devastating in shooting, but with a key defensive force for the San Antonio Spurs (17-56) to chain two consecutive wins (111-118). While the Frenchman continues to equate himself to the historical totems of the NBA.
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The animal Brill with 19 points (7/15 TC and 1/4 T3), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks. With the Frenchman on the court, +10 for the Spurs. Together with Devin Vassell’s 31 points, he hit the Utah Jazz who no longer have anything to play for, and inscribed his name next to a giant, Shaquille O’Neal. Only the most terrifying center of all time is at the level of Wemby.
Because with the 6 blocks he reached 300 blocks and steals in the season: 221+79. No debutant since the jump Shaq to the NBA with the Orlando Magic had had such an impact. O’Neal finished at 346in a season in which they did not play in the Playoffs (41-41, 9 in the East).
It is difficult for me to move my body after standing still.
The animal
“Me cost. It is always a challenge to move my body after a game without playing. Also, the altitude made it difficult for us to keep up,” Wembanyama confessed. Of course, his defense took its toll. “It’s amazing. The things we ask of Him and what we expect is one thing, but He takes it to another level. We wait for him every night and a rival arrives, wants to dunk on him… and we know we won’t get it“Vassell related about his partner.
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And triumph. Key to avoiding that worst record in history, of 20 wins and 62 losses when Gregg Popovich made his debut on the San Antonio bench. It was 1996-97 and the Spurs needed three more wins to avoid a negative mark… in a historic course in which they unveil their new gem.
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