Passionately passionate about basketball, he left to live in San Antonio to follow Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs after a diploma at the IEJ, his gaze constantly fixed on the NBA, both on the field and on the statistics and contracts.
Victor Wembanyama will not play again this season. The San Antonio Spurs announced this Saturday that he would not participate in the final game on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons, thus putting an end to his historic rookie year. He now plans to quickly begin his preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer.
Saved for the last game of the regular season on Sunday, Victor Wembanyama officially completed his first year in the NBA. After a historic rookie season, the Frenchman will quickly begin his preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Victor Wembanyama lost his battle against Gregg Popovich
Victor Wembanyama was already not guaranteed to play Friday against the Denver Nuggets. Gregg Popovich had then announced that his presence on Sunday would depend in particular on his playing time. And the star of the Spurs had spent 37 minutes on the field, his fourth most playing time of the season.
The animal seemed determined to play, but he still had to convince his coach. “I’m ready to play. I will always fight to play and to do my duty with this team,” he said on Friday. Apparently he couldn’t win this battle.
A phenomenal first year in the NBA
The first overall pick in the NBA draft finished the season averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 blocks per game in 29.7 minutes. The fact that he played 71 matches out of 82 is perhaps the most significant figure, especially since some observers doubted his ability to keep up with the frenetic pace of the North American Championship.
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Victor Wembanyama is the undisputed favorite for the title of Rookie of the Year and should, barring any surprises, surpass his rival Chet Holmgren in the votes. He is also projected on the podium for the Defender of the Year title and he could be named to one of the All-Defensive Teams, something no rookie has accomplished since. Tim DuncanSpurs legend, in 1998.
A busy schedule for the summer
Now that his NBA season is over, Victor Wembanyama plans to take a few days off. He will return to training very quickly and will spend the majority of his time in the United States to take advantage of their infrastructure, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (July 26 – August 11). His vacation will probably wait until the end of the French team’s journey this summer.
2024-04-14 06:55:07
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