Apr 9, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks the shot / Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports The NBA announced the selections for the NBA All-Defensive First Team on Tuesday, and rookie Victor Wembanyama made history with his selection to the team. T...
“So yeah, it’s definitely my goal to make the French team every summer.” Wembanyama’s Olympic performance reinforced his role as the cornerstone of French basketball. Despite falling to Team USA in the gold medal game, he shone with 26 points and seven rebounds, a reminder of his ...
That much was evident. In the fourth quarter alone, Wembanyama notched 10 points — two of which were 3-pointers that seldom fell early on in the contest — and notched assist No. 9 to record a near triple-double against the best team in the Western Conference. By the numbers,...
Wembanyama mashes a lot of shots off the backboard, keeping them in play for teammates to gather, and just straight-up inhales plenty more,Bill Russell-style. There will always be an element of luck to recovering blocks, butthisain’t sheer happenstance: Maybe I’ll get tired of watching ...
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Wembanyama was a unanimous selection, taking all 99 first-place votes, the first unanimous top rookie pick since Karl-Anthony Towns in 2016. "My goals were always to have my team as best as I could and to get better as the year went on," Wembanyama told US NBA telecaster TNT. ...
With that in mind, it's pretty remarkable that Victor Wembanyama needed only one season to have his name on one of the following lists as he led the league in blocked shots as rookie (total blocks, blocks per game and block percentage). Can he add his name to ano...
Zaccharie Risacher arrives for the first round of the 2024 NBA draft at Barclays Center. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports One year after theSan Antonio Spursselected one of the most exciting prospects in sports history, Victor Wembanyama, with the top pick, theAtlanta Hawksdrafted fellow Frenchma...
Wembanyama, the reigning Rookie of the Year, was largely considered the frontrunner for defensive player of the year until the team announced on Thursday that he will likely miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder. He was averagin...
Tuesday, the knockout stage opened up with the quarterfinals where Team Canada faced off with Team France led by San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama. The host country got off to a hot start and eventually saw their lead swell to 19 points in this contest against Canada ...