Defense is the one thing he’s known for being really good at actually. Not necessarily one-on-one defense, especially against big maulers like Jokic, but he should be very good at deterring drives to the rim based on his length alone and that’s something that is extremely valuable in today’s game.
9 months on and he looks like an elite defender already. Guys are literally not going in the pain if he’s stood there. This is the worst version of him as well 🤯
Wemby had a petty rough first game in the summer league. He was good with 5 blocks and ok with rebounding, but his shooting was atrociously bad. After the game he was honest and said he didn't know what he was doing, which respect for being humble. The guy has a long way to go and it's just his first game against mostly G league players
Almost everyone is going to hate on the kid because of all the hype understandably but I think as long as injuries don’t ruin him he’ll be just fine. Plus I feel he ended up in the right place to be able to reach his full potential.
He just had his first summer league game and he was mediocre at best. He said he was so confused but watching his debut you can tell he was just enjoying the moment before it got serious. Past his bad shooting his defense esp blocking was out of this world. Everyone can’t wait for scoring but I’m more excited about his defense.
Luka was 17-18 going against grown men thats why he didn't average many points, also the euro leagues are much more like college a lot more passing and team plays instead of iso ball.
@@Plague_Doc22not really. They say its “easier” to score here because the pace is 10x faster & there is infinitely more spacing in NBA basketball. Watch Euro basketball. Floor is so shrunk there isn’t any space to do much.
I live in San Antonio, TX (Born & Raised) and the mania around this guy is deafening here! They showed us the size of his hands (From the tip of his middle finger, to the base of his palm) and it is an amazing 12 inches (304.8 millimeters)!
I bet he ends up closer to a Rik Smits than Tim Duncan. I have a feeling he'll have foot, ankle, knee problems as a lot of guys over 7 foot do. Google a pic of Shaq's feet, they don't even look human. Wish him the best of luck though. Would suck to win the genetic lottery and not get to cash in on it.
NBA is a different animal. He's not just going to come in and be a superstar. That being said, I feel like in a few years (if healthy), he can become an absolute beast.
He can shoot a step back 3, but 27.5% from 3 means he shouldn't be doing that in a game. Everybody over 7'2" has had injury problems. Hopefully, he's an exception. Ralph Sampson was the same height and athletic but had knee injuries that ended his career.
His 1st year will just be his development year, most likely within his 3-5 year mark he should be well adjusted in the nba and Spurs to be a good player
He’s honestly built just like Kareem Abdul Jabaar, he’s flexible, his lightness/mobility is the reason he will do so well. He’s a power forward and not a centre as well.. also his defence his definitely the best part of his skill set. Good footwork, 8ft wingspan, great intangibles, great timing, that’s why nba players are like damn.. over him. They know what’s coming just defensively, even if he never gets better at offence which he obv will do.
So Victor's parents were professional sports athletes. His father competed in the high jump, triple & long jump; his mother played basketball and eventually coached him. I fully believe his knees are great! The only thing I want to see is him go against bigs like Embiid or Jokic and how his body holds up against that type of change!
You guys can compare him to people in his age range/draft class by watching the summer league. It’s all G league players and 1st,2nd, and 3rd year nba players. As you might of seen he just played in his first Summer league game.
@@counselthyself2591 u just named 3 of the most talented player in the league. And two of them took YEARS to get to where they are now. Jokic and Gianni’s weren’t elite scorers immediately. And they are bigs, which further proves my point. Reading and context bud.
You can see him play now in the NBA summer leagues. All the drafted and non drafted hopefuls are playing. They have replays and highlights nightly. He's not doing that well adjusting so far, so we'll soon see.... I agree with Daz, I don't think he'll be a flop, but he won't be a superstar. Most guys his size have foot problems. Z from the Cavs back in the day suffered bad from it. Had many surgeries. Was never the player he should have been. But, he is the type of player Pop in San Antonio likes. Puts him in the realm of The Admiral and Duncan. Will he be as goo as those two? I don't think so, but only time will tell...
Euro league is more slower paced and actually I would say harder to score than the NBA. That's why Luka and other players in that dominate in the NBA don't really be going off like that in the Euro league.
He really seems a bit too lanky to fight under the rim. Yes he is athletic, but he needs to perfect both parts of the game to be and compete against the great big guys.
He's great but there's a higher chance that at 7'3 and barely over 200lb soaking wet will just fail him constantly and have him out of the league in 5 years. Yao Ming should have easily been a top 5 all time center but his knees and feet just couldn't handle the 82 game grind and he kept having stress fractures in his feet
European basketball is way more team oriented, it's not common for a player to have 30ppg and high usage like you see in the NBA. Also 15 points in 22 minutes is 2/3 of the minutes an average NBA starter plays, so would be 23ppg if adding on points per minute with another ten minutes. Luka and other European players have stated that it's easier to score in the NBA than europe.
Wemby is gonna need like two three years to fill out his body, he's just so frail for a guy his size. Dude gets bounced around by stronger guys. Good luck vs guys like Steven Adams if you cant deal with summer league centers.
If he puts on muscle, that muscle will SUPPORT his joints and frame better. Injuries happen because of weakness, not strength. He looks like he's being tortured and forced to play basketball at that weight. He needs about 30 lbs of muscle gain.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 All big men fall to injury. But yeah, he needs about 30lbs of muscle. Hopefully he gets the right trainers around him to make sure he's always stretching and lifting, as well as keeping his joints warm before playing time.
The best actual prospect and who has proved so since Lebron has been Luka Doncic. Also his hype is extremely overrated because the NBA’s top players are all international and none of them got anywhere near the hype he has gotten. All of them got shit on and still do to this day and aren’t given the credit they deserve It’s always been that way in the NBA. So they are over correcting and overrating him and imo if he isn’t the guy they hyped him up to be they will use it to attack all the international guys already in the NBA and who come after him. The national media for the NBA really goes after foreign born guys and they prop up American born players to push narratives just to discredit the foreign guys or say this guy or that guy is better or a top 5 player it’s very disgusting and disrespectful sometimes unfortunately.
Plp overhyping the young kid. Give him a chance to develop cus if he doesnt meet these nobodies expectations theyll tear him up before his rookie contract ends.
I don't think anabolic PED's are at all rampant in the NBA. You just don't understand near 7 foot genetic freaks can gain muscle lol. It's not far-fetched for big centers to be big. Wemby just doesn't eat and lift enough. They take PED's for recovery and joint health and such.
he needs to be in the post near the rim, instead of being out in the perimeter. They were daring him to get past them, and when he does they double take the ball away
Luckily, Wembanyama went to the Spurs, whose coach, Gregg Popovich, has developed many big men into stars, hall-of-famers, note David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Wemby couldn't be in better hands.
No he wasnt. Youre one of the people who thinks scoring is the only thing in basketball. He was mediocre. Esp with the many changes and things he has to learn.
the french league is tougher than college by far. keep in mind in the french league he's playing against grown men. in college, most games you're playing against 18-22 year olds, who in their prime won't even make the french league.
I've got nothing against the kid. He's definitely got a g.o.a.t for a coach! But this kid ain't got the body for the NBA. At least not right now. And I'm sorry but he ain't the second coming of anything! He'll get tossed around like a rag doll if he doesn't bulk up!
@@mhaug02 put your glasses on. Durant has him by 30lbs and he's never played against NBA big men. I hope the kid does good. But he ain't earned anything yet!
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Defense is the one thing he’s known for being really good at actually. Not necessarily one-on-one defense, especially against big maulers like Jokic, but he should be very good at deterring drives to the rim based on his length alone and that’s something that is extremely valuable in today’s game.
9 months on and he looks like an elite defender already. Guys are literally not going in the pain if he’s stood there. This is the worst version of him as well 🤯
Wemby had a petty rough first game in the summer league. He was good with 5 blocks and ok with rebounding, but his shooting was atrociously bad. After the game he was honest and said he didn't know what he was doing, which respect for being humble. The guy has a long way to go and it's just his first game against mostly G league players
He looked good in the second game tho.
@@revan5293they don’t wanna talk about that 😂
Yeah, took him all of one game to figure it out.
Almost everyone is going to hate on the kid because of all the hype understandably but I think as long as injuries don’t ruin him he’ll be just fine. Plus I feel he ended up in the right place to be able to reach his full potential.
He just had his first summer league game and he was mediocre at best. He said he was so confused but watching his debut you can tell he was just enjoying the moment before it got serious. Past his bad shooting his defense esp blocking was out of this world. Everyone can’t wait for scoring but I’m more excited about his defense.
He literally played really nice all around ofc except scoring, he’s got plenty of time to adjust
@@cartierhendrix Yea people got to remember this is 1. a whole another league. 2. a different country. 3. New schemes and also a new language.
He scored that 4 point play at the end of the game, was good to see
he killed it in his second game though
Luka was 17-18 going against grown men thats why he didn't average many points, also the euro leagues are much more like college a lot more passing and team plays instead of iso ball.
And the defense is vastly better than college and NBA.
@@Plague_Doc22not really. They say its “easier” to score here because the pace is 10x faster & there is infinitely more spacing in NBA basketball. Watch Euro basketball. Floor is so shrunk there isn’t any space to do much.
wemby was 18-19 also, and playing every game in his last season in full booked arenas with every player on the opponents teams waiting esp for him...
@@5bakit07_7 Ok?? I wasn't comparing them lol I was explaining why he didn't score that many points..........
I live in San Antonio, TX (Born & Raised) and the mania around this guy is deafening here! They showed us the size of his hands (From the tip of his middle finger, to the base of his palm) and it is an amazing 12 inches (304.8 millimeters)!
I bet he ends up closer to a Rik Smits than Tim Duncan. I have a feeling he'll have foot, ankle, knee problems as a lot of guys over 7 foot do. Google a pic of Shaq's feet, they don't even look human. Wish him the best of luck though. Would suck to win the genetic lottery and not get to cash in on it.
NBA is a different animal. He's not just going to come in and be a superstar. That being said, I feel like in a few years (if healthy), he can become an absolute beast.
He can shoot a step back 3, but 27.5% from 3 means he shouldn't be doing that in a game. Everybody over 7'2" has had injury problems. Hopefully, he's an exception. Ralph Sampson was the same height and athletic but had knee injuries that ended his career.
His 1st year will just be his development year, most likely within his 3-5 year mark he should be well adjusted in the nba and Spurs to be a good player
Wemby stunk it up last night
Honestly i just hope he stays healthy, and injury free.
I feel like he’s going to get injured because he’s built like Slenderman.
He’s honestly built just like Kareem Abdul Jabaar, he’s flexible, his lightness/mobility is the reason he will do so well. He’s a power forward and not a centre as well.. also his defence his definitely the best part of his skill set. Good footwork, 8ft wingspan, great intangibles, great timing, that’s why nba players are like damn.. over him. They know what’s coming just defensively, even if he never gets better at offence which he obv will do.
So Victor's parents were professional sports athletes. His father competed in the high jump, triple & long jump; his mother played basketball and eventually coached him. I fully believe his knees are great! The only thing I want to see is him go against bigs like Embiid or Jokic and how his body holds up against that type of change!
Plus, he has Pop, Duncan, The Admiral, and the rest of the Spurs organization.
He needs to put on some muscle. No way in hell he’s surviving against the big men
Luka has flat out said it's much harder to score in euroleague than in the NBA. due to stuff like spacing and playstyle
It's going to be interesting to see how he matches up in the paint. I also think he needs to add a few pounds of muscle.
You guys can compare him to people in his age range/draft class by watching the summer league. It’s all G league players and 1st,2nd, and 3rd year nba players. As you might of seen he just played in his first Summer league game.
Coming back to this is funny all the doubters
Doncic said it's easier to score in the NBA.
For a guard yes. Not a big
^
Different rules , amount of space, the time and the fact a guy like Gobert could sit in the paint
@@counselthyself2591 u just named 3 of the most talented player in the league. And two of them took YEARS to get to where they are now. Jokic and Gianni’s weren’t elite scorers immediately. And they are bigs, which further proves my point. Reading and context bud.
#1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama vs. Hornets
Date: Friday, July 7
Stats: 9 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST, 2-13 FG,
1-6 3PT
3 turnovers
15.4 percent field goal shooting
16.7 percent 3-point shooting
100 percent free throw shooting
#2 draft pick Brandon miller vs. Spurs
Date: Friday, July 7
18 points (5-11 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 5-7 FT), five rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block over 34 minutes 6 turnovers
45.45 percent field goal shooting
42.86% 3-point shooting
71.429% free throw shooting
This is very misleading to prove a point we all know youre trying to make.
in the second game? :))
You can see him play now in the NBA summer leagues. All the drafted and non drafted hopefuls are playing. They have replays and highlights nightly. He's not doing that well adjusting so far, so we'll soon see.... I agree with Daz, I don't think he'll be a flop, but he won't be a superstar. Most guys his size have foot problems. Z from the Cavs back in the day suffered bad from it. Had many surgeries. Was never the player he should have been. But, he is the type of player Pop in San Antonio likes. Puts him in the realm of The Admiral and Duncan. Will he be as goo as those two? I don't think so, but only time will tell...
seven months later he's rookie of the year!!!
Defense is actually his strongest point coming into the nba
he is gonna get abused by other nba players
idk how a rookio chet getting injured and missing 2 seasons is funny
It’s early, but Daz may be on something…
Euroleague gotta be the highest comp in Europe
Euro league is more slower paced and actually I would say harder to score than the NBA. That's why Luka and other players in that dominate in the NBA don't really be going off like that in the Euro league.
Only 3 players 7'4" and over have made it in the NBA without an early retirement.
He really seems a bit too lanky to fight under the rim. Yes he is athletic, but he needs to perfect both parts of the game to be and compete against the great big guys.
All Star and DPOY in less than 2 years.
He's great but there's a higher chance that at 7'3 and barely over 200lb soaking wet will just fail him constantly and have him out of the league in 5 years. Yao Ming should have easily been a top 5 all time center but his knees and feet just couldn't handle the 82 game grind and he kept having stress fractures in his feet
Bad offensively in first game but good defensively. Game 2 he picked it up and scored 27
European basketball is way more team oriented, it's not common for a player to have 30ppg and high usage like you see in the NBA. Also 15 points in 22 minutes is 2/3 of the minutes an average NBA starter plays, so would be 23ppg if adding on points per minute with another ten minutes. Luka and other European players have stated that it's easier to score in the NBA than europe.
That’s for guards tho. Bigmen is a different story.
1:18 I mean that’s literally what he’s the best at but aight😂
"they only play Monaco or sum" when Monaco is the best french team and also very much competitive in Europe 💀💀💀
Wemby is gonna need like two three years to fill out his body, he's just so frail for a guy his size. Dude gets bounced around by stronger guys. Good luck vs guys like Steven Adams if you cant deal with summer league centers.
Kid needs to put on at least 30 lbs of muscle to ever be anything in the NBA. He’s way too skinny but he’s only 19 so he he’s still growing.
After that underwhelming Summer League debut:
Britney Spears: 1
Wembanyama: 0
Not really. Britneys lawsuit/charges were dropped.
She hit herself lol
will he go the entire 82 game schedule this upcoming season without getting injured my guess is...no he won't
No matter how well he might play, he won't be able to live up to the hype. I think his biggest obstacle will be his health.
So you know more than Greg popovich? Interesting...
Yea but let's see him win the Kentucky derby
RIP his knees at that height once he puts on weight.
If he puts on muscle, that muscle will SUPPORT his joints and frame better. Injuries happen because of weakness, not strength. He looks like he's being tortured and forced to play basketball at that weight. He needs about 30 lbs of muscle gain.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 All big men fall to injury. But yeah, he needs about 30lbs of muscle. Hopefully he gets the right trainers around him to make sure he's always stretching and lifting, as well as keeping his joints warm before playing time.
Brits hatin on Frenchies😂
The best actual prospect and who has proved so since Lebron has been Luka Doncic. Also his hype is extremely overrated because the NBA’s top players are all international and none of them got anywhere near the hype he has gotten. All of them got shit on and still do to this day and aren’t given the credit they deserve It’s always been that way in the NBA. So they are over correcting and overrating him and imo if he isn’t the guy they hyped him up to be they will use it to attack all the international guys already in the NBA and who come after him. The national media for the NBA really goes after foreign born guys and they prop up American born players to push narratives just to discredit the foreign guys or say this guy or that guy is better or a top 5 player it’s very disgusting and disrespectful sometimes unfortunately.
Rooting for him to have a good career but it wasn’t off to a great start
If he’s Hakeem he’s a bust? Ok Chris. 😂
Plp overhyping the young kid. Give him a chance to develop cus if he doesnt meet these nobodies expectations theyll tear him up before his rookie contract ends.
Chet Holmgren is nice 💯
maaaan the way he moves so fast on the court past 7ft tall is SCARY WEIRD, Ive never seen anything like it and ive been watching the nba since 2004!
Well he did play against players in this draft this year last season he played in the G league
He ll have to get t\he bumps and bruises first then okay with the big boys
The NBA should start testing for steroids... most massive NBA players are on the juice. That should stop. Its totally unfair
Why should steroids be banned?
I don't think anabolic PED's are at all rampant in the NBA. You just don't understand near 7 foot genetic freaks can gain muscle lol. It's not far-fetched for big centers to be big. Wemby just doesn't eat and lift enough. They take PED's for recovery and joint health and such.
Most over hyped person in the past 10 years he will be a bust mark my words
What you have to say now dummy
he needs to be in the post near the rim, instead of being out in the perimeter. They were daring him to get past them, and when he does they double take the ball away
Yeah they are trying to say he is the next lebron james haha 😂 idk lets find out
Chet will win rookie of the year
Chet’s rookie season was last year though…
Luckily, Wembanyama went to the Spurs, whose coach, Gregg Popovich, has developed many big men into stars, hall-of-famers, note David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Wemby couldn't be in better hands.
What a disrespect to Hakeem lmao, Chris is a joke.
Scored 9 in summer league debut. 5 blocks. Not stellar.
Literally his first game in the summer league, chill lol
Y’all really don’t know basketball….. judging off this video lol. Keep trying
He was ass yesterday
No he wasnt. Youre one of the people who thinks scoring is the only thing in basketball. He was mediocre. Esp with the many changes and things he has to learn.
@@tyreek.6815lmao mediocre okay hopefully he has a good career but a lot looked awful. He had some bright spots though.
i dont think wemby will be that great he is far too little so so underweight
He’s gonna be pushed around under the rim
This didn’t age well.
still too little i dont think he will be as good as he can be until he gains some weight@@keyshawnbess572
This didn’t age well 😂
He did horrible last night. BUSTTTT
the french league is tougher than college by far. keep in mind in the french league he's playing against grown men. in college, most games you're playing against 18-22 year olds, who in their prime won't even make the french league.
And yet he played worse than most of the OTE players who people criticized for playing against 15 year olds...
I've got nothing against the kid. He's definitely got a g.o.a.t for a coach! But this kid ain't got the body for the NBA. At least not right now. And I'm sorry but he ain't the second coming of anything! He'll get tossed around like a rag doll if he doesn't bulk up!
He's 19 amd already has more bulk than KD. He'll be fine.
@@mhaug02he literally weighs less than kd and kd is like 5 inches shorter
@@mhaug02 put your glasses on.
Durant has him by 30lbs and he's never played against NBA big men. I hope the kid does good. But he ain't earned anything yet!
@@kenmahoney5255 No one said he did.
He'll be fine.