Victor Wembanyama is set to begin its second season in nba After a historic campaign as a rookie. The first pick in the 2023 draft hit the league like an earthquake San Antonio SpursA team that has moved forward this summer to make life easier for its franchise players.
Experienced and famous point guard Chris PowHe landed on Gregg Popovich’s squad as a free agent in July to bring maturity and experience to a project that looks to make noise in the medium-short term. ‘CP3’, one of the best ‘pick and roll’ in history, will attempt to make life easier for Vembanyama from the blackboard.
A historic rookie year
As a rookie, ‘Wemby’ was nominated for Defensive Player of the Year along with Gobert and Adebayo. He became the first player in NBA history with 250 blocks and 100 triples. In the same order. In 71 games played, the power forward averaged Averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists in nearly 30 minutes of play.He also had two triple-doubles, including one with a block.
Vembanyama shines with its own light in its early years /ap
The Texans were quite satisfied with the performance of a player who looks to be a generational leap forward, the only problem was that he was on a team that was still very much green. The Spurs finished second to last in their Western Conference standings with a negative balance. 22-60A far cry from the 46 wins that marked reaching the play-ins. The team is not particularly loaded with talent and only Victor was on par with that level of offensive production. Devin Wassail And keldon johnsonShooting guard and small forward with very little experience in the NBA yet. Respectively.
Vembanyama crushes himself in the gym
One of Vembanayama’s pending issues for this second campaign in the elite class was his physical development. With huge size, the Frenchman still landed in the NBA with the body of a teenager, San Antonio’s technical staff has worked a lot on it off season, It seems that the hours spent in the weight room have paid off as the 20-year-old has gained more than 10kg in weight compared to the version seen in 23/24.
“It’s a natural process. I’m trying to work out in a way that’s good for my body while respecting my body type.” We do not pay attention to increasing weight, rather weight increases as strength increases. I am satisfied with the summer I spent here“”These were the words of the Spurs star on ‘media day’. This increase in muscle mass is very common in players who enter the league at a very young age and their body is not yet ready. one such case Chet HolmgrenThe second ‘Unicorn’ of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who we already saw big last year.
favorite in the pool
Who was born in Le Chesny, Île-de-France, He is the big favorite among the betting houses to win Defensive Player of the Year this year. ahead of Gobert, Adebayo or Mobley on duty. In his ‘rookie’ year he already led the league in blocks with 3.6 units, being omnipresent in the paint with the Spurs failing in their outside defense. If he takes it, Vembanyama will overtake him Dwight Howard As the youngest player to win the said award at the age of 20. Dwight did this at the age of 23 in the 2008–09 season, when he reached the Finals with the Orlando Magic.
As if that wasn’t enough, French too Entered the top 10 favorites to win the long-awaited MVPSomething remarkable at such a young age, as difficult as it may seem. The NBA wants ‘Wemby’ to become one of its most recognizable faces over the next two decades and join the league’s list of international stars. Shai, Doncic, Giannis or Jokic. Victor has the talent to dine at the table of the greatest in the near future.
