The expectations seemed insurmountable. He will have made short work of it. For his first NBA season, Victor Wembanyama literally splashed the league with all his talent. Large in size, immense in talent, the Spurs pivot continues his spectacular progress. With a few games remaining in the regular season, Victor Wembanyama dominates the majority of rookie statistics.
ROTY, DPOY: Can Wembanyama dream of a double trophy?
8 categories out of 10. As the Playoffs fast approach, Victor Wembanyama outrageously dominates 8 different categories among the Rookies of the 2023/2024 season. His latest outings have also earned him the nomination Rookie of the month. Against the Knicks, Wemby even followed in the footsteps of a certain Shaquille O’Neal, becoming the first rookie to line up the stats line with at least 40 points and 20 rebounds. A few days later, Wembanyama did not flinch in his duel against Nikola Jokic. The Frenchman even came close to a quadruple-double, scoring 23 pts, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 9 blocks. More than ever, Victor Wembanyama is close to winning the trophy COMPANIES. A well-deserved reward, despite the more than honorable performances of Chet Holmgrem. But you’ll have to get used to it. More than the future, Wembanyama is now the present of the NBA. To the point of being a serious candidate for the title of defender of the year? Unthinkable at the start of the season, the idea is far from ridiculous now, given the monstrous statistics of the Spurs pivot in defense. The Texan franchise is also aware of the impact of the French star. With Wembanyama on the floor, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defense in the NBA. An impressive figure, when we know that Gregg Popovich’s players are in a sad 15th place in the West. Another figure is also dizzying, and could lend even more credibility to the possibility of nominating Wembanyama as DPOY.
3.5 blocks per match: Victor Wembanyama explodes a symbolic level
The record for blocks in an NBA season is 456. With its 235 blocks, Wembanyama still has a little margin. But it is his statistics per match which allows us to understand how much the Frenchman already impacts the American league. With an average of 3.5 blocks per match, Wembanyama outperforms all competition within the Rookies (Chet Holmgrem is 2nd, with 2.4 blocks/match). Wemby also leads the rankings for best blockers in the entire league. Regularly since the 2010s, the best blocker has failed to exceed the symbolic bar of 3 blocks per game. If he ends the season at this pace, Victor Wembanyama will have statistics worthy of being part of the Top 5 best blockers of the 21st century.
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA’S IMPRESSIVE STATS FOR HIS FIRST SEASON IN THE NBA
Statistics taken into account until April 4, 2024 – rookie ranking
- Best total points (1420) ahead of Chet Holmgren (1252)
- Best points/game average (21.2) ahead of Brandon Miller (17.0)
- Best total blocks (235) ahead of Chet Holmgren (178)
- Best block average/match (3.5) ahead of Chet Holmgren (2.4)
- Best rebound total (706) ahead of Chet Holmgren (590)
- Best average rebounds/game (10.5) ahead of Chet Holmgren (7.9)
- Best total interceptions (86) ahead of Jaime Jaquez Jr (71)
- Best steals/game average (1.3) tied with Amen Thompson (1.3)
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2024-04-04 08:59:00
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