Victor Wembanyama came into the league with a reputation and more than lived up to it, and as a result, has become one of the most buzz-generating players heading into the 2024-25 NBA season. His impressive rookie year witnessed alien-like moments as he averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.6 blocks per game.
Recently, in a conversation on The Hoop Collective Podcast, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon made a bold statement about Victor Wembanyama, where he highlighted his potential to lead the Spurs to glory. This is on the backdrop of what was regarded as a poor performance by the Spurs last season, where they finished with an abysmal 22-60 record.
Wembanyama is the most intriguing player maybe in the league. Just because the possibilities seem limitless, we’ve never seen a guy like this. What’s next? Especially now that he is going to have solid point guard play alongside him pretty much all the time. How great can this kid be right now?
Tim MacMahon said via The Hoop Collective Podcast
However, there’s cause for optimism as the addition of veteran Chris Paul has the potential to change the team’s trajectory. CP3 will be instrumental in helping Wemby grow as a player as well as bringing his wealth of experience to the team.
Wemby is now expected to build on last season’s strengths and grow as a player. The San Antonio Spurs kick off the new season with a tough game away at the Dallas Mavericks.
Victor Wembanyama chosen as NBA’s best player in five years by league insiders
In a surprise twist of events earlier this month, an anonymous poll conducted by 18 NBA coaches, scouts, and executives had San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama picked overwhelmingly as the league’s best player five years from now. 12 out of 18 voters selected Wembanyama, ahead of OKC Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Mavs’ Luka Doncic, T-Wolves’ Anthony Edwards, and reigning MVP, Nikola Jokic.
ESPN’s predictions poll has Victor Wembanyama as the most likely player to win DPOY and the equal most likely to win MIP.
Wemby winning both awards would be wild 👽 pic.twitter.com/xkiVfOUhs8
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) August 21, 2024
Wembanyama’s impressive rookie season had him in an unprecedented way, finishing second in the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award voting, amidst calls from fans that it was rigged. His performance in the Olympics, where he nearly dragged France to the gold medal game, bar a Stephen Curry masterclass performance.
Furthermore, while other players like Gilgeous-Alexander, Doncic, Edwards, and Jokic have already achieved significant success, Wembanyama’s time will come. And the addition of experienced head like Chris Paul might just be all it takes to bring an NBA title back to San Antonio.
