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San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama is the first NBA player to record at least 1,500 points, 250 blocks, and 100 3-pointers in a single season. In 71 games (all starts), the 7-foot-4 big man has amassed 1,522 points, 755 rebounds, 274 assists, 88 steals, an NBA-leading 254 blocks, and 128 3-pointers on 394 […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama is still the NBA’s leader this season in blocks (252) and blocks per game (3.6) through 70 games (all starts). The 7-foot-4 big man is also averaging 21.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 29.6 minutes per game while shooting 46.5% from the field, 32.6% from […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama has the 10th most blocks in a single NBA season since 1999-00. Through 68 career games (all starts), the 7-foot-4 big man has amassed an NBA-leading 238 blocks. San Antonio’s No. 1 overall pick from last year’s draft also leads the league with 3.5 blocks per game. Theo […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama now has the second-most blocks by an NBA player over a 20-game span in the last decade, following Tuesday night’s 110-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Wembanyama, 20, recorded 92 blocks over a 20-game stretch from Feb. 12 against the Toronto Raptors to April 2 versus Denver. He […]
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (foot) and forward Jeremy Sochan (ankle) have been ruled out for the remainder of the 2023-24 NBA season, the team announced on Monday. Vassell missed San Antonio’s 117-113 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. He underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed a stress reaction to the third […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama became the second-youngest NBA player to post a 40-point, 20-rebound game behind John Drew, in Friday night’s 130-126 overtime win against the New York Knicks. At age 20 years and 47 days, Drew put up 44 points and grabbed 20 boards on Nov. 16, 1974. At age 20 […]
San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama is the first NBA rookie to record 300 or more combined blocks and steals in a season since Shaquille O’Neal in 1992-93. Wembanyama, 20, has amassed 222 blocks and 79 steals through 64 games, totaling 301. O’Neal logged 286 blocks and 60 steals in 81 games, combining for 346 […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama has been downgraded to out for Monday night’s home game against the Phoenix Suns because of a sprained left ankle. This will be his ninth game missed overall. No timetable was given for Wembanyama’s return. The 7-foot-4 big man was ruled out after participating in San Antonio’s morning shootaround […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama has recorded 20 career games with at least five blocks in each, the most in NBA history before turning 21 years old. Shaquille O’Neal ranks second on the all-time list with 19 games, followed by Anthony Davis (14), Josh Smith (13), and Kevin Garnett (10). Wembanyama’s 20th game […]
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward/center Victor Wembanyama is the first NBA rookie to record 200 or more blocks in a single season since Tim Duncan in 1997-98. The 7-foot-4 big man reached the mark during San Antonio’s 117-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. He amassed 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two […]
