Victor Wembanyama has been delivering an impressive performance in his rookie season. Through 61 matches, this angler is averaging 20.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 blocks per match.
The young French star’s performance helped him receive a lot of respect from his NBA colleagues. Draymond Green calls Wembanyama among the top 20 best players. Kyrie Irving shared that Wembanyama deserved the title “Defensive Player of the Year”, while LeBron James said that the young French player has unlimited potential.
Some opinions even say that Victor Wembanyama can absolutely make it into one of the three All-NBA teams this season. There are many reasons, the first is Wembanyama’s classy performance. Second, many players playing in the same position as Victor Wembanyama did not play the minimum 65 matches to be nominated, as in the case of Joel Embiid.
Incredible statistics
Victor Wembanyama’s personal stats are extremely impressive. The young French star is one of six players with an average of 20 points and 10 rebounds in the NBA. With an average of 3.5 blocks per match, Wembanyama is also leading the entire tournament in this index.
Victor Wembanyama delivered impressive performances in both attack and defense. 3-point shooting efficiency is up to 38.8%, a rare rate for a tall player in the NBA. Wembanyama also ranks 8th in the entire tournament in the total number of baskets made at the present time.
During his time at the San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyam’s teammates were often not good enough to provide easy assists. Therefore, the French player often has to carry out attacking situations himself, but still brings incredible efficiency.
Wembanyama is the first player since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000 to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks per game. Other players who have held this achievement are all legends honored in the NBA’s Hall of Fame. As long as Victor Wembanyama can maintain this achievement in the next few years, the young French star will be able to sit on par with the great legends.
Throughout more than three-quarters of a century in the NBA, there have only been 22 times that experts have witnessed a player achieve at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a match. Even in his rookie season, Victor Wembanyama contributed 1 match with a similar set of stats.
Victor Wembanyama does things that hardly any other player can do
The Shammgod move is used to describe a player suddenly changing the direction of the ball with just one hand. This is extremely difficult and is usually only used by small players, who have advantages in skill and speed in handling the ball.
And this is how Victor Wembanyama recreates the Shammgod move, even though he is a player up to 2m24 tall.
In another phase, Victor Wembanyama’s flexible and skillful movement twisted Giannis Antetokounmpo’s ribs. The Greek superstar possesses excellent physical condition and is the owner of the title “Best defensive player of 2020”, but still could not accompany Victor Wembanyama in this sudden change of direction.
Victor Wembanyama’s skill set is extremely diverse. His height of 2m24 helps him easily throw over opponents’ heads, make 3-point shots with one foot, and has an extremely wide field of vision to make accurate assists or perform tricks with just one hand. In any match, fans can witness an impressive play that the young French star brings.
Victor Wembanyama is not the reason the San Antonio Spurs are playing poorly
Normally, individual awards for NBA players will depend on two conditions. That is the performance, statistics of that player and the achievements of the host team. The San Antonio Spurs currently have a record of 15 wins – 54 losses, 3rd worst in the NBA. But this is not Wembanyama’s fault.
In fact, the San Antonio Spurs have been a weak team for many years, only possessing players of average quality in the NBA. However, owning Victor Wembanyama brings them many positive signs. When Wembanyama is not playing, Spurs have an average score of -11.5 compared to their opponents. But when the French player plays, this coefficient is only -3.7.
If he could own better players, especially a quality ball-dribbling defender, Victor Wembanyama’s performance could be better, as well as proportional to the number of victories that the San Antonio Spurs win. When combined with Tre Jones, a decent ball defender, this duo creates a coefficient of +4.9 points when standing on the field together. This is a pretty good set of indexes, compared to a team with only negative indexes like the San Antonio Spurs this season.
Not to mention, Victor Wembanyama was also limited in minutes by San Antonio Spurs this season. The young French player has the desire to contribute, but coach Gregg Popovich does not want to risk injury, as well as wants Wembanyama to have the most suitable, slowest and surest development path to prepare for the competition. future.
With the above achievements, it would be unfair if Victor Wembanyama could not make it into one of the three typical NBA squads when the 2023/24 season ends.
