Tag: Victor Wembanyama
Spurs came out on top against the Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, but they lost two starters to injury including star player Victor Wembanyama. Spurs Riddled With Injuries Although the Spurs were able to secure an important win against the Pelicans to take the team to .500 for the season, it came at a cost, as […]
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul bypassed current Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd to become second in all-time assists on Sunday. Paul, 39, achieved the feat in San Antonio’s 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans where he set up a three-pointer for Victor Wembanyama to take his tally to 12,092 all-time. That number […]
Key Highlights: Since young players are inherently inconsistent, the best way to analyze their rookie seasons is to look at their flashes According to Game Score, Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Miller, Keyonte George, and GG Jackson have had the top 5 best flashes among rookies this year The best way to use this study […]
Dallas Mavericks star, Kyrie Irving, recently heaped high praise on San Antonio Spurs rookie, Victor Wembanyama. Irving commented on Wembanyama’s defensive prowess going as far to suggest he could win the Defensive Player of the Year award. “You got to be aware of him late challenging, and he has the timing of a guard. I […]
Key Highlights: It is extremely difficult to compare players from different eras. The best way of doing so (without hundreds of hours of research) is to look at one-number metrics Wembanyama’s rookie EPM, BPM, and DPM is right up there with almost any rookie season we looked at Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic, Tim Duncan, Chris […]
Key Highlights: Chet Holmgren may not be Victor Wembanyama but he’s still a very special player in his own right The concerns about Holmgren’s frailer frame are a bit overblown (although they are still present in certain facets of the game) According to Cerebro Sports’ Global Search tool, Holmgren has been playing at a borderline […]
Key Highlights The San Antonio Spurs have a plus-10.3 net rating in 1,268 possessions with Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell and Tre Jones on the floor Wembanyama has assisted Vassell nine times in five games since the All-Star Break after doing so just 30 times in 44 prior games together Jones is shooting 72 percent at […]
Key Highlights: Vassell could become more aggressive as a driver and one play from Tuesday’s win exemplified how to do that Generating more efficient shots are important for his scoring development His free throw rate has nearly doubled to .333 compared to his previous career-best mark (.168) The Spurs’ rebuilding phase should allow him to […]
We Know We’ve Never Seen Anything Like Rookie Victor Wembanyama, And Teams Will Prepare That Way The NBA preseason laid it out for us – Victor Wembanyama, the rookie sensation, is a downright nightmare for anyone trying to score. And it is rumored he will start at power forward for the San Antonio Spurs on […]
Shams Charania recently reported that Spurs’ first overall pick, Victor Wembanyama, will most likely start his NBA career at the power forward position. This has been expected considering head coach, Gregg Popovich, has basically named Zach Collins the starting center for next year already. If anyone knows what they are doing in terms of developing […]
