The Parisian Patisserie of Victor Wembanyama

[poopbox]

Oh he got grown man braids now. Yeah the league is fucked next year :worthy:

[exstatic]

https://x.com/SpursReporter/status/1926456853443027401

Modesto, with the bads…

[LeBowen]

delete

[Extra Stout]

Wembanyama plays basketball, give him give him give him the ball so that he can dunk it

[Pauleta14]

5 more months. The wait is too long smh

[Uriel]

Apparently his growth plates are still open?

[Spurs Brazil]

https://x.com/spurs/status/1928570247067414937

[SanAntonioSpurs]

That's what I am seeing. They're using technology and confirming it with math and multiple pictures. That's not the same as an actual measurement. But it looks like he really is having a growth spurt. I prefer direct measurements to inference. I took more than a few math classes, so I trust math. Here I would like direct evidence by measuring him. If he is 7'6"-7'7", would it actually matter? I'm going to say the difference in height for him in this instance would not matter. It's just crazy.

[RC_Drunkford]

according to this video he's 7'7''


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gRSQRoVaPw&t=236s

[3&D_TBH]

It’s not a problem, but I do hope he quits growing. He is at least 7’6’’ to my eye. With his skills and fluidity, he’s got legit goat potential. God watch over his health tbh

[Limguogolo]

First thing to do: make sure that he doesn't have a failure in I don't know which gland that continues to make him grow as if he hadn't stopped puberty (there is a case where a guy, short in adolescence due to a tumor, never stopped growing all his life once the tumor removed).


Second thing to do: just strengthen your muscles. No need to make him gain weight. Keep Wemby healthy? KD type diet.


Third thing to do: welcome real robust interiors to push Victor to the wing.

[spursistan]

- Wemby leading per par
- Crazy how Amen is getting all the hype, but his twin might turn out to be better than him.
- Hate how good OKC are at drafting. They traded down to get Cason Wallace..

https://x.com/The_BBall_Index/status/1928846684169318522

[Ice009]

First thing to do: make sure that he doesn't have a failure in I don't know which gland that continues to make him grow as if he hadn't stopped puberty (there is a case where a guy, short in adolescence due to a tumor, never stopped growing all his life once the tumor removed).


Second thing to do: just strengthen your muscles. No need to make him gain weight. Keep Wemby healthy? KD type diet.


Third thing to do: welcome real robust interiors to push Victor to the wing.

I'd assume for point 1, he's already had all those tests done? He would have had them done when he's younger, wouldn't he? Is that something you should also be re-testing with someone his height?

And for point 2, just curious, is KD on a specific diet?

[Limguogolo]

I hope so. But keeping some of this information (on its size) also opens a little too much to all hypotheses. The problem for doctors today must undoubtedly be to define what constitutes normality for an individual whose body is already exceptional. It seemed to me that he was already the tallest person in France, so it is difficult to find similar examples. His parents are tall, so the most likely hypothesis is that his growth is “normal”. But since we probably have too few examples of athletes (not just tall individual used as players) of this size, we enter into the unknown in what the human body can and cannot withstand.

Regarding KD, no idea. But obviously, he favored cardio over weight gain...

I think it must be a morphological luck to be so thin when you are so tall. I could be wrong, but in the previous players with injuries, I have the impression of seeing big guys with a robust body type (Yao was robust, his legs were massive, just like the Chinese center playing at the Seattle Storm). To that, you add the fact that Victor is an athlete and has always taken care of his coordination and flexibility, and you have an individual far from the examples of these bigs with injuries.

Listening to some people, we sometimes have the impression that the ideal athlete would be Greg Oden. Well no. Victor needs to add muscle density, not muscle volume. And the example of KD shows that a player can evolve perfectly without imposing his physique like Giannis. Duncan wasn't particularly muscular, for example. Recently, Draymond Green mentioned Diaw as one of the most difficult player to defend, precisely because he refused to play in a power battle. Duncan did the same, they are eels, not dung beetles.

There is still this unknown about his height, but he is precisely at the age at which he should stop growing. We already knew last year that there were doubts about his real size, maybe he didn't catch any cm this year. And we will know very quickly.

On the other hand, he will naturally gain weight as he gains muscle density and age. Completely useless in the upper body in my opinion, since he seems to already have sufficient muscle density there (much more than KD). He-Man fans all want to see Giannis or Tatum in future Wemby, but it seems to me much more useful for Victor, if he needs to gain a little weight, to take it on the legs and hips. It doesn't take much, it won't necessarily be spectacular, but his opponents will be able to feel that. And if he doesn't get stronger, instead of being Usain Bolt, he will be KD (and being the second will certainly ensure fewer injuries...).


Before possibly playing this summer, Victor must certainly be working on these aspects in addition to flexibility. I'm pretty excited to see if his opponents feel a difference (and confirm that he has stopped growing). I could ramble on until he returns. I stop growing this post...

[Brazil]

I hope so. But keeping some of this information (on its size) also opens a little too much to all hypotheses. The problem for doctors today must undoubtedly be to define what constitutes normality for an individual whose body is already exceptional. It seemed to me that he was already the tallest person in France, so it is difficult to find similar examples. His parents are tall, so the most likely hypothesis is that his growth is “normal”. But since we probably have too few examples of athletes (not just tall individual used as players) of this size, we enter into the unknown in what the human body can and cannot withstand.

Regarding KD, no idea. But obviously, he favored cardio over weight gain...

I think it must be a morphological luck to be so thin when you are so tall. I could be wrong, but in the previous players with injuries, I have the impression of seeing big guys with a robust body type (Yao was robust, his legs were massive, just like the Chinese center playing at the Seattle Storm). To that, you add the fact that Victor is an athlete and has always taken care of his coordination and flexibility, and you have an individual far from the examples of these bigs with injuries.

Listening to some people, we sometimes have the impression that the ideal athlete would be Greg Oden. Well no. Victor needs to add muscle density, not muscle volume. And the example of KD shows that a player can evolve perfectly without imposing his physique like Giannis. Duncan wasn't particularly muscular, for example. Recently, Draymond Green mentioned Diaw as one of the most difficult player to defend, precisely because he refused to play in a power battle. Duncan did the same, they are eels, not dung beetles.

There is still this unknown about his height, but he is precisely at the age at which he should stop growing. We already knew last year that there were doubts about his real size, maybe he didn't catch any cm this year. And we will know very quickly.

On the other hand, he will naturally gain weight as he gains muscle density and age. Completely useless in the upper body in my opinion, since he seems to already have sufficient muscle density there (much more than KD). He-Man fans all want to see Giannis or Tatum in future Wemby, but it seems to me much more useful for Victor, if he needs to gain a little weight, to take it on the legs and hips. It doesn't take much, it won't necessarily be spectacular, but his opponents will be able to feel that. And if he doesn't get stronger, instead of being Usain Bolt, he will be KD (and being the second will certainly ensure fewer injuries...).


Before possibly playing this summer, Victor must certainly be working on these aspects in addition to flexibility. I'm pretty excited to see if his opponents feel a difference (and confirm that he has stopped growing). I could ramble on until he returns. I stop growing this post...

good post, I'm with you on this one.. I must confess this apparent continuous growth is worrisome at his age, he is the definition of an alien. I would feel actually better if he play with France for the Euro

[Brazil]

I hope so. But keeping some of this information (on its size) also opens a little too much to all hypotheses. The problem for doctors today must undoubtedly be to define what constitutes normality for an individual whose body is already exceptional. It seemed to me that he was already the tallest person in France, so it is difficult to find similar examples. His parents are tall, so the most likely hypothesis is that his growth is “normal”. But since we probably have too few examples of athletes (not just tall individual used as players) of this size, we enter into the unknown in what the human body can and cannot withstand.

Regarding KD, no idea. But obviously, he favored cardio over weight gain...

I think it must be a morphological luck to be so thin when you are so tall. I could be wrong, but in the previous players with injuries, I have the impression of seeing big guys with a robust body type (Yao was robust, his legs were massive, just like the Chinese center playing at the Seattle Storm). To that, you add the fact that Victor is an athlete and has always taken care of his coordination and flexibility, and you have an individual far from the examples of these bigs with injuries.

Listening to some people, we sometimes have the impression that the ideal athlete would be Greg Oden. Well no. Victor needs to add muscle density, not muscle volume. And the example of KD shows that a player can evolve perfectly without imposing his physique like Giannis. Duncan wasn't particularly muscular, for example. Recently, Draymond Green mentioned Diaw as one of the most difficult player to defend, precisely because he refused to play in a power battle. Duncan did the same, they are eels, not dung beetles.

There is still this unknown about his height, but he is precisely at the age at which he should stop growing. We already knew last year that there were doubts about his real size, maybe he didn't catch any cm this year. And we will know very quickly.

On the other hand, he will naturally gain weight as he gains muscle density and age. Completely useless in the upper body in my opinion, since he seems to already have sufficient muscle density there (much more than KD). He-Man fans all want to see Giannis or Tatum in future Wemby, but it seems to me much more useful for Victor, if he needs to gain a little weight, to take it on the legs and hips. It doesn't take much, it won't necessarily be spectacular, but his opponents will be able to feel that. And if he doesn't get stronger, instead of being Usain Bolt, he will be KD (and being the second will certainly ensure fewer injuries...).


Before possibly playing this summer, Victor must certainly be working on these aspects in addition to flexibility. I'm pretty excited to see if his opponents feel a difference (and confirm that he has stopped growing). I could ramble on until he returns. I stop growing this post...

good post, I'm with you on this one.. I must confess this apparent continuous growth is worrisome at his age, he is the definition of an alien. I would feel actually better if he play with France for the Euro

[scott]

good post, I'm with you on this one.. I must confess this apparent continuous growth is worrisome at his age, he is the definition of an alien. I would feel actually better if he play with France for the Euro

This has long been my concern (based on nothing other than fear, to be honest. I have no background or expertise in this area so I'm completely just talking out of my ass based on fear)... does this dude have some weird never-before-seen condition where he just keeps growing forever like some alien spider human? At some point, this presents exponentially increasing health risks we would think... right? I just want our man to stop growing!

[drpill]

I've seen zero hard evidence that Wemby is still growing. As far as I'm concerned it's all clickbait until proven otherwise. He's always seemed to be taller than his listed height (at least relative to other players and their listed heights), but as far as I know there's no proof he's gotten substantially taller since his rookie season.

[Ice009]

Yeah, I'm just thinking that his measurements haven't been reported properly and he's not still growing.

[itzsoweezee]

I've seen zero hard evidence that Wemby is still growing. As far as I'm concerned it's all clickbait until proven otherwise. He's always seemed to be taller than his listed height (at least relative to other players and their listed heights), but as far as I know there's no proof he's gotten substantially taller since his rookie season.

Agreed. This all working off of one data point (shaky, at best) and a bunch of speculation. Did anyone really buy that he was only 7’3”? I guess so

[LeBowen]

This has long been my concern (based on nothing other than fear, to be honest. I have no background or expertise in this area so I'm completely just talking out of my ass based on fear)... does this dude have some weird never-before-seen condition where he just keeps growing forever like some alien spider human? At some point, this presents exponentially increasing health risks we would think... right? I just want our man to stop growing!

They should take this into account while planning for the new arena!

[scott]

They should take this into account while planning for the new arena!

It's gonna have giant hallways and open spaces looking like the Alien spaceship from Prometheus :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

yeah players and media have been saying he's at least 7'5'' since he came into the league. I doubt he grew, at least I hope so.

[rjv]

spurs should trade Wemby now before he gets to 9'0".

[exstatic]

I’m not that worried about it. Nothing about him is really natural, but guys can and do grow until they are 25. DRob grew 6” after the age that Wemby is now. I’m guessing he’ll be fine since he really manages his body and fitness well. He just needs to keep doing his über stretching and alien yoga shit.

[skin27]

Instead of physical attributes his maturity on the court and basketball IQ is the one i think should grow.

[ace3g]

https://x.com/ksatnews/status/1930051954236932528


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzBt0CLWV4Q

[rjv]

waiting on ST doubters to comment on Wemby's giving up an H and an O to this kid. Also, based on the size of the gated fence, Wemby looks to be about ten feet tall.

[Ice009]

Great story for that young kid, but did they really need to have a news report on it?

[DAF86]

Great story for that young kid, but did they really need to have a news report on it?

Do you really think this is not news worthy?

[Spurs Homer]

This is almost as good as the guy who posted here some story about seeing kawhi at heb and some other stuff about spilling some crap in the heb aisle or something similar…

[spursparker9]

Wemby would be unanimously the face of league once he win a ring

[ace3g]

DKf2yM2BL6D

[ace3g]

DKiXXDnB5_G

[ace3g]

https://x.com/SpursGDP/status/1930912377978966276

[vy65]

DKiXXDnB5_G

Wasn't Kawhi visiting China when we first started getting Uncle Dennis'd?

[spursparker9]

Wasn't Kawhi visiting China when we first started getting Uncle Dennis'd?

Yes, that was when Uncle Dennis realized that Kawhi was actually a superstar and China fans were treating him as a superstar. However, Pop and the organisation never gave Kawhi any superstar treatment and Uncle Dennis started his whole fiasco.

Danny Green did mentioned this in his recent podcast with Captain Jack. He mentioned that Pop and the organisation had never gave any superstar treatment to anyone including D-Rob, Timmy, Manu or TP, and these guys never care about being treated like a superstar. Hence, of course Nephew would not receive any superstar treatment as well. This kind of humble attitude by Timmy and gang allowed Pop to "coach" them and the 15th guy on the bench would fall in line as well.

Uncle Dennis wanted the superstar treatment and started the fall out.

[skin27]

Yes, that was when Uncle Dennis realized that Kawhi was actually a superstar and China fans were treating him as a superstar. However, Pop and the organisation never gave Kawhi any superstar treatment and Uncle Dennis started his whole fiasco.

Danny Green did mentioned this in his recent podcast with Captain Jack. He mentioned that Pop and the organisation had never gave any superstar treatment to anyone including D-Rob, Timmy, Manu or TP, and these guys never care about being treated like a superstar. Hence, of course Nephew would not receive any superstar treatment as well. This kind of humble attitude by Timmy and gang allowed Pop to "coach" them and the 15th guy on the bench would fall in line as well.

Uncle Dennis wanted the superstar treatment and started the fall out.


They need to change this “no superstar” treatment, because wemby is a superstar so they need to treat him like that.

[Ice009]

I think one of the all-star games also did it. Other all-stars had limos and the Spurs made Kawhi get his own transport to the game.

[exstatic]

I think one of the all-star games also did it. Other all-stars had limos and the Spurs made Kawhi get him own transport to the game.

That’s not how it happened. Spurs had provided a limo, and told them to leave three hours before game time. Uncle Dennis thought that was ridiculous, and they left one hour before, and traffic was gridlocked. Because of Uncle Dennis’s decision, Kawhi had to get out and walk to the arena to make it on time.

[Ice009]

That’s not how it happened. Spurs had provided a limo, and told them to leave three hours before game time. Uncle Dennis thought that was ridiculous, and they left one hour before, and traffic was gridlocked. Because of Uncle Dennis’s decision, Kawhi had to get out and walk to the arena to make it on time.

What I said it what I read/heard somewhere, so that story was wrong then. I didn't know the full story. Thanks for correcting me.

[cutewizard]

Guys

I just realized ......Kareem was a martial artist right?

If Wemby is intent on mental discipline, that's great

But among the skills he needs to develop to prolong his career is the development of a hook shot .....

[Leetonidas]

Looks like Victor is drinking the Shaolin Kool aid. Shaved his head and supposedly is staying at a temple for 10 days

[cutewizard]

https://youtu.be/VRX0VvVjrfI?si=RlGuFZ-kgpdlYY8-

[cutewizard]

If he wants to develop his mental fortitude he is on the right track....

Sometimes I imagine him as a hybrid or cross between Durant and Kareem.....

[R. DeMurre]

I love that Wemby played chess in a NYC park, brings books to the locker room, and shaved his head while staying at a temple in China. If the people who obsess about the "next face of the league" question were themselves more interesting and had more diversified interests, the answer would obviously be Victor.

[SpursFan86]

1931729423771783434

:lol

[ace3g]

1931729423771783434

:lol

DKo6dAfOVwi

[Extra Stout]

It’s good to see Wemby embracing Spurs history and following in the footsteps of Bruce Bowen, the first great Spurs practitioner of kung fu.

[ginobilized]

It’s good to see Wemby embracing Spurs history and following in the footsteps of Bruce Bowen, the first great Spurs practitioner of kung fu.

Imagine from how far away Wemby could kick Wally Szerbiak in the face?

[John B]

It’s interesting to note that Kobe was a student of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, specifically the concept of “formless, shapeless like water" and adapting to any situation. The idea of adaptability and being open to new approaches aligns with the continuous learning and improvement associated with the “Mamba Mentality," a mindset characterized by relentless drive, resilience, and a constant pursuit of excellence. Victor is a bright young man who also enjoys books, and the game of chess. He understands the importance of mental fortitude in pursuing greatness. He never ceases to amaze me.

[RC_Drunkford]

It’s good to see Wemby embracing Spurs history and following in the footsteps of Bruce Bowen, the first great Spurs practitioner of kung fu.

don‘t say that too loud or Sugus (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=54941) gonna start crying how players trying to hurt others is so unfair. How can you like Bruce Bowen? :cry

[scott]

https://www.streetfighter.com/6/assets/images/character/dhalsim/dhalsim_ss03_thumb.jpg

[exstatic]

“Snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshop…hey!”

[lefty20]

Zenby about fuck the league up next season.

[lefty]

https://x.com/uber_blogger/status/1931808917283361219

[TheBallsbreakers]

What if he decides to let go of all earthly possessions and pursuits and give up basketball for good? Retreating to the monastery and vanishing forever?
God damn.

[exstatic]

What if he decides to let go of all earthly possessions and pursuits and give up basketball for good? Retreating to the monastery and vanishing forever?
God damn.

He’s only going to spend 10 days there. Relax.

[TheBallsbreakers]

He’s only going to spend 10 days there. Relax.
Haha I know.

[cd98]

Man, the stuff NBA players have to do to get into that Chinese market.

[exstatic]

Next summer: India, to visit the Dalai Lama, with a side excursion into Hinduism.

[skin27]

Wth is wemby doing? Trying to get asian market?

[CorrectCrusader]

Admins can we rename the thread to Shaolin Meditation Mat of Victor Wembanyama

[tonight...you]

Wth is wemby doing? Trying to get asian market?
As a Zazen practitioner. this is awesome.
It's all about being in the moment and not letting adversity affect you.
Shao Lin temples are amazing and if he just absorbs a 100th of the philosophy it's a good thing.

[skin27]

Damn i was excited to see him on braids next season.

[Maddog]

if he can channel the force he will be unstoppable

But fear the dark side

[Maddog]

if he can channel the force he will be unstoppable

But fear the dark side

[Spurs Homer]

This is awesome news. The hardest part for westerners is when you have to remain silent. For days- just silence -zero words.

This is a great experience for wemby and when one realizes the entire population on the planet seeks exterior things and searches to fulfill desires by outward materialism…

and then is forced to look inward and is forced into silence….this is where it is found. Inside us -once you quiet the noise and are comfortable in the silence…is where the magic happens.

[bluebellmaniac]

It’s interesting to note that Kobe was a student of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, specifically the concept of “formless, shapeless like water" and adapting to any situation. The idea of adaptability and being open to new approaches aligns with the continuous learning and improvement associated with the “Mamba Mentality," a mindset characterized by relentless drive, resilience, and a constant pursuit of excellence. Victor is a bright young man who also enjoys books, and the game of chess. He understands the importance of mental fortitude in pursuing greatness. He never ceases to amaze me.

Kobe adapted to those high SoCal hills alright.

[Frenchfred]

This is awesome news. The hardest part for westerners is when you have to remain silent. For days- just silence -zero words.

This is a great experience for wemby and when one realizes the entire population on the planet seeks exterior things and searches to fulfill desires by outward materialism…

and then is forced to look inward and is forced into silence….this is where it is found. Inside us -once you quiet the noise and are comfortable in the silence…is where the magic happens.

maybe Wemby will decide that he is fine making a rookie salary for the rest of his career with the Spurs ;)

[Spurs Homer]

maybe Wemby will decide that he is fine making a rookie salary for the rest of his career with the Spurs ;)

silence wont make you stupid…just aware and not depending on or craving the $$$

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Think of wembys legend if he signed for minimum deals the rest of his career on the spurs

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6rjGg-G4jc

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mME0ogkvVs8

[heyheymymy]

lol Shaolin Wemby going into 36th Chamber mode

[spursparker9]

Wemby absorbing the energies and knowledge of the whole world....

https://media1.tenor.com/m/HlnA98Bjf9YAAAAd/bora-bill-genkidama.gif

[couchman]

Wemby is so fucking cool

[SpursFan86]

1932040678567182388

[stnick2261]

DKo6dAfOVwi

This looks like an HEB commercial. That would be funny if they used that sometime.

[skin27]

1932040678567182388

Lmao. WTF is going on with wemby lol

[ace3g]

https://x.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1932145758557426119

[DAF86]

This looks like an HEB commercial. That would be funny if they used that sometime.

Even that bold guy with a beard looks like Manu.

[TrainOfThought5]

Lmao. WTF is going on with wemby lol

Victor AirBendenyama

[RC_Drunkford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlZHKzal6DQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cmMG9ByU7k


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXjlggOcL_c

[SpursFan86]

1932285536137564269

Conditioning is one of the biggest areas of improvement for him so nice to see him running in the mountains of China or whatever :lol

[Guru of Nothing]

I hope Wemby returns from his retreat wearing a tshirt that reads, Get Ready to Learn Chinese, Buddy.

[TheBallsbreakers]

Kid is a really interesting individual.

[ace3g]

https://x.com/SpursGDP/status/1932330305462923343

https://x.com/SpursGDP/status/1932285536137564269

[cutewizard]

He is cosmopolitan

Let him be

[Ice009]

1932040678567182388

Does this place normally allow people to do this, or have they made an exception for Victor?

[cutewizard]

He is cosmopolitan

Let him be

[Ice009]

Alright, got it, will try and let him be. Seems super interesting to me. Still curious if regular people can do this/pay or whatever for the experience, or if they made an exception to allow Victor in to do it. I guess Victor was very interested to do it.

[ace3g]

https://x.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1932833396910145574

[ace3g]

https://x.com/SpursCulture/status/1932878187865780540

[spursparker9]

https://x.com/SpursCulture/status/1932878187865780540

wow....at his size? Wemby got to try the dunk contest at least once

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3-nfaaj1Es

[cutewizard]

Wemby trained by Shaolin

Arriving to find Durant in Spursland.....

hahahahaha, what an offseason...!

And the Harper is yet to arrive.............!

[Seventyniner]

wow....at his size? Wemby got to try the dunk contest at least once

JaVale McGee had some impressive dunks in 2011. I bet Wemby could do crazier versions of at least 2 of these.

4F9HseGTolg

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASIpovT792M

[skin27]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASIpovT792M


Another overhype video

[cutewizard]

Hook shot, Wemby, develop a hook shot pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[cutewizard]

Another overhype video


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the whole planet is a marketing nexus.... i wonder how other planets manage, hahaha

[cutewizard]

But the mental disciplines of the East, the true ones, hidden from public, (not subjected to marketing blah blah)

ahhhhhhhhhh thats the thing ................


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X19XCiUKdbQ

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtpQJtZW4AAnQKW?format=jpg&name=medium

[cutewizard]

Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm~

Go Master Wemby.....

[SpursFan86]

1935167654290936172

Sounds like Wemby is heading back to America…for all those who were worried he was going to quit basketball and stay in China to be a monk :lol

[ace3g]

Here is another photo:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtsXdkkaQAADUmb?format=jpg&name=large

[Ice009]

Is 10 days actually enough to learn a lot of what they're teaching? I would have thought something like 30 days would really get you in the zone/routine of what it's like to be a monk and help you learn/get more discipline. Glad he's coming back, though.

[NASpurs]

You gotta love seeing Wemby be proactive and be able to teach Branham and Wesley Chinese for their future careers.

[CGD]

Is 10 days actually enough to learn a lot of what they're teaching? I would have thought something like 30 days would really get you in the zone/routine of what it's like to be a monk and help you learn/get more discipline. Glad he's coming back, though.

It’s like when players go have a workout and a cup of coffee with Hakeem, and supposedly learn the dream shake.

[Mugen]

You gotta love seeing Wemby be proactive and be able to teach Branham and Wesley Chinese for their future careers.

:lol

[Brazil]

You gotta love seeing Wemby be proactive and be able to teach Branham and Wesley Chinese for their future careers.

:lol tbh...

[daslicer]

Is 10 days actually enough to learn a lot of what they're teaching? I would have thought something like 30 days would really get you in the zone/routine of what it's like to be a monk and help you learn/get more discipline. Glad he's coming back, though.

It's probably not enough time to learn a lot of what the Monks teach but he probably picked up a small nugget of wisdom from being around them. He could have learned just some simple techniques from them on how to keep your composure in high pressure situations.

[Ice009]

It's probably not enough time to learn a lot of what the Monks teach but he probably picked up a small nugget of wisdom from being around them. He could have learned just some simple techniques from them on how to keep your composure in high pressure situations.

I guess he could have picked up some things that could be helpful to him in his playing, life and mindset. Glad you mentioned the "high pressure situations," as I'm hoping something he learned can help him exactly with that. Me personally, I would have stayed 30 days I think. I think you could learn a lot in that amount of time, but that's not for me to say for anyone else. Victor's smart and he can probably pick up things a lot quicker than the average person.

[John B]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/709208505133298?fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e

[Spurs Homer]

Is 10 days actually enough to learn a lot of what they're teaching? I would have thought something like 30 days would really get you in the zone/routine of what it's like to be a monk and help you learn/get more discipline. Glad he's coming back, though.

If wemby was at a point where he was ready…then the teaching was there.

10 days, 10 hours, it can happen…as the old zen saying goes; when the student is ready- the teacher will appear…

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[Ice009]

Who is this Enming Huang guy?

[ace3g]

https://x.com/SpursGDP/status/1935653012376027535

[cutewizard]

Wemby, more of this please


---------------------------------------------


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyvnm6TfmpQ

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHjJUOCqig

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K7ekFQqfK8&t=24s

[spursistan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtpQJtZW4AAnQKW?format=jpg&name=medium

too much genuine aura to not be the future face of league and its next true megastar.

[BatManu20]

1936055736519303303

[Pauleta14]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtpQJtZW4AAnQKW?format=jpg&name=medium

This picture is insane tbh

Could make me believe in the Anunnaki :lol

[dn0774]

*Should* be lots of Wemby content tomorrow late morning/afternoon. He is scheduled to appear at Fanatics Fest in NYC, first with Kevin Hart @ 12 (EST i'm guessing?) and shortly after with Lebron and Tom Brady and whoever else @ 1:30.

Fanatics Fest (https://www.fanaticsfest.com/)

[RC_Drunkford]

*Should* be lots of Wemby content tomorrow late morning/afternoon. He is scheduled to appear at Fanatics Fest in NYC, first with Kevin Hart @ 12 (EST i'm guessing?) and shortly after with Lebron and Tom Brady and whoever else @ 1:30.

Fanatics Fest (https://www.fanaticsfest.com/)

Dylan Harper will be there on the same day. KD too, just not sure which day.

[ismael-robert]

This picture is insane tbh

Could make me believe in the Anunnaki :lol

He's Nephilim

[ace3g]

https://x.com/Fanatics/status/1936441124702355718

[ace3g]

https://x.com/Fanatics/status/1936444984208625823

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gt-2q84WUAAIABt?format=png&name=900x900

[NASpurs]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gt-2q84WUAAIABt?format=png&name=900x900

Was he wearing a bald cap in China?

[ace3g]

No, just the lighting in the room; his hair is still short.

[ace3g]

DLK6Avyu-h9

DLKymobuYGn

[ace3g]

DLK-JwpOGLV

[cutewizard]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gt-2q84WUAAIABt?format=png&name=900x900


Wemby in good spirits

I like it!

[BatManu20]

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[dn0774]

1936480587910406350

Yea I tried watching that stream and the panel for a couple minutes and Kai started doing Kai things. I realized quickly I am not the target audience.

[dn0774]

Wemby saying he’s at 245 pounds now (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25211436-spurs-victor-wembanyama-says-he-did-kung-fu-shaolin-temple-weighs-245-pounds).

[ace3g]

https://x.com/TheAthletic/status/1936620369236078757

[ace3g]

https://x.com/JeremySochan/status/1937357936952770900

[Holt's Cat]

https://youtu.be/HnOZea4Zgbc?si=miq1rIhcMbo_U0D0

[ace3g]

https://x.com/dylangonzalez21/status/1937585045121663196

[ace3g]

DLSz_EtthsN

[BatManu20]

1937609627681907101

[BatManu20]

1937554609566023920

[scottspurs]

1937554609566023920

He actually said he has gained 30 pounds since he came into the league not this offseason. He said they are taking a slower approach to him gaining weight and muscle mass because they want him to keep his flexibility and mobility.

[RC_Drunkford]

1937554609566023920

he gained 10 pounds

[cutewizard]

Wemby
Yabusele
Coward
Fox
Castle

Lopez
Mamu
Sochan
Harper
Champagne

.............................

Guys, is this good enough for a playoff spot?

Hypothetically

[ace3g]

https://x.com/SpursGDP/status/1937753516866699686

[ace3g]

https://x.com/SpursGDP/status/1937754067234881573

[ace3g]

Wemby won't play for EuroBasket

https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/basket/euro-masculin-de-basket-2025-les-bleus-devront-faire-sans-victor-wembanyama-25-06-2025-XMHMYSF57REODCK5T5GEHHJW5U.php

[Ice009]

I just remember last season that he said his aim was to not put on too much weight between seasons. His team thinks that is the best approach to keeping him healthier (and to keep his flexibility and mobility like ScottSpurs mentioned). I can't agree or disagree with that as I simply don't know what is best for him. They said they aim for him to gain between 1-5% every season. I remember talking about it with a few other posters saying that if he gets closer to the 5%, that would be pretty good IMO, but if he only gained closer to the 1% every offseason, I assume he'd likely lose that during the season.

I will ask, the 10 pounds that they say he's gained (that sounds good to me), how much of that is he likely to lose during the season?

[cutewizard]

In the last three years,

Wemby
Fox
Castle
Dylan Harper
Carter Bryant

What a treasure hoard we have!

[cutewizard]

Defensively, we can field

Wemby
Sochan (or equivalent)
Carter Bryant
Stephon Castle, and
Dylan Harper (who has defensive potential, too)

[spursistan]

Even with Cooper Flagg being white American, seeing the difference in post interactions on NBA social media and other big accounts between his and Wemby's draft day tells you that the latter was on whole different level of hype and expectations..Wemby's posts were consistently doing 10s of thousands likes and Flagg's mostly stay in 4 digits..

[CorrectCrusader]

Even with Cooper Flagg being white American, seeing the difference in post interactions on NBA social media and other big accounts between his and Wemby's draft day tells you that the latter was on whole different level of hype and expectations..Wemby's posts were consistently doing 10s of thousands likes and Flagg's mostly stay in 4 digits..

Lol yeah, Wemby got over a billion views on youtube during his rookie season. He was #3 I believe out of all NBA players.

[spursistan]

Lol yeah, Wemby got over a billion views on youtube during his rookie season. He was #3 I believe out of all NBA players.
Yeah, even Zion had way more hype surrounding him, and i think he was a better prospect than Flagg but obviously the rest is history. To me Doncic was the most underhyped prospect in the past decade and the odds are good he is already a better player than Flagg will ever be.

[Brazil]

it's official Victor won't play for France this summer.

Fautoux (new French coach) has commented: Je l’ai régulièrement au téléphone. Sa volonté était forte de faire l’Euro. Mais la raison l’a emporté… Ce n’est pas neutre ce qu’il a eu. Il y a un process de remise en route pour être opérationnel. Sa volonté est intacte, il a hâte de porter à nouveau le maillot de l’équipe de France. Pour cet été, c’était trop juste, avec trop d’incertitudes.»

translation: I call him regularly. His wish was strong to play during the Euro but reason was the strongest. What he had is not benign. There is a process to be operational again. His will is intact, he is eager to play for France again. For this summer it was too soon with too many uncertainties.

Not sure I'm a fan of the too many uncertainties quote but it is what it is.

[ace3g]

Official roster.

https://x.com/FRABasketball/status/1938525536508088814

[Chillen]

Good for him just focus on being ready when the NBA season starts.

[exstatic]

it's official Victor won't play for France this summer.

Fautoux (new French coach) has commented: Je l’ai régulièrement au téléphone. Sa volonté était forte de faire l’Euro. Mais la raison l’a emporté… Ce n’est pas neutre ce qu’il a eu. Il y a un process de remise en route pour être opérationnel. Sa volonté est intacte, il a hâte de porter à nouveau le maillot de l’équipe de France. Pour cet été, c’était trop juste, avec trop d’incertitudes.»

translation: I call him regularly. His wish was strong to play during the Euro but reason was the strongest. What he had is not benign. There is a process to be operational again. His will is intact, he is eager to play for France again. For this summer it was too soon with too many uncertainties.

Not sure I'm a fan of the too many uncertainties quote but it is what it is.

The normal clearance period is six months, which would be some time in August. That’s likely after the Euro Basket competition.

[Ice009]

it's official Victor won't play for France this summer.

Fautoux (new French coach) has commented: Je l’ai régulièrement au téléphone. Sa volonté était forte de faire l’Euro. Mais la raison l’a emporté… Ce n’est pas neutre ce qu’il a eu. Il y a un process de remise en route pour être opérationnel. Sa volonté est intacte, il a hâte de porter à nouveau le maillot de l’équipe de France. Pour cet été, c’était trop juste, avec trop d’incertitudes.»

translation: I call him regularly. His wish was strong to play during the Euro but reason was the strongest. What he had is not benign. There is a process to be operational again. His will is intact, he is eager to play for France again. For this summer it was too soon with too many uncertainties.

Not sure I'm a fan of the too many uncertainties quote but it is what it is.

Shouldn't he rest at least 6 months from when hhe had the blood clots?

What exactly is the Basketball he's supposed to play in? What's it called? Eurobasket? And when is the date of it? Would it be 6 months when it starts?

Edit : I didn't read all the way down to the last post. Looks like Exstatic has already explained/said it about the 6 months of not playing after the blood clots. We/The Spurs would want to give Victor the best chance to recover. Not rush him back to play in full intensity games in less than 6 months.

[Brazil]

The normal clearance period is six months, which would be some time in August. That’s likely after the Euro Basket competition.


Shouldn't he rest at least 6 months from when hhe had the blood clots?

What exactly is the Basketball he's supposed to play in? What's it called? Eurobasket? And when is the date of it? Would it be 6 months when it starts?

Edit : I didn't read all the way down to the last post. Looks like Exstatic has already explained/said it about the 6 months of not playing after the blood clots. We/The Spurs would want to give Victor the best chance to recover. Not rush him back to play in full intensity games in less than 6 months.

I don't want to read too much into it, you are both right about the 6 months and that in terms of timing it was very tight indeed. Nevertheless the possibility of him playing was in the air until recently, if the protocol length was without doubt annoucement could have been a while ago, there was some hope in the French camp that he could play.

Either way I'm fine with the decision obviously, I just wonder what kind of uncertainties Fautoux is talking about.

[Ice009]

Thanks for posting that stuff btw. I, too, wonder what those uncertainties are.

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8B1VCfhC4Q

[cutewizard]

Is that Arenas? hahahahaha

he dont understand them 3 and D

oh cmon! lol

[dn0774]

The France Eurobasket thing starts August 27th, just after what would be his 6 month mark from the blood clot being found. I am guessing the issue is the French Team is probably starting their training camp in the next week or two, which is a bit too soon for his recovery. Sounds like the decision was made to hold him out due to an abundance of caution more than anything.

Could also be blessing from a Spurs perspective that he can spend more time in San Antonio working with his new teammates and coaches as most NBA teams start doing optional/unofficial workouts and scrimmages in late August/early September.

[couchman]

I will be pleasantly surprised if Wemby is ready to play and in good shape when the season starts.
Our best bet is that he is healthy and his minutes restrictions do t last too long.

[dn0774]

Official roster.

https://x.com/FRABasketball/status/1938525536508088814

Interesting that Yabusele isn’t playing, anyone know why?

[Limguogolo]

Image is croped.

[benefactor]

Interesting that Yabusele isn’t playing, anyone know why?
Tap the tweet to see the full image

[BatManu20]

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[Ice009]

That's wild. What a kick. Victor seems to have a passion for a lot of things.

[Brazil]

Victor is really an allien :lol

[Spurs Homer]

I will be pleasantly surprised if Wemby is ready to play and in good shape when the season starts.
Our best bet is that he is healthy and his minutes restrictions do t last too long.

fuck that…

wemby is going to storm the league and dominate and destroy and leave no prisoners!

[polandprzem]

This one time I want him to play for NT ...

[Brazil]

This one time I want him to play for NT ...

exactly, don't get people who got worked up at the ideia of Victor playing for France this summer, it would have meant full recovery, no "uncertainties" and Victor getting in game shape soon. Knowing that endurance and stamina are still a topic for him

[Limguogolo]

Et demain, follow Wemby to India to meet the Dalai Lama to take over from him. Soon in Egypt to designate the location of Cleopatra's tomb. In Iran to decipher pre-Babylonian writing. In Turkey to determine who invented the kebab between the Turks, the Greeks and the Germans. In South America, where he will by chance find traces of a ball sport with a basket on the east coast of Brazil which we will think is a population that came from Africa, who knows how, 80,000 years ago. In Jerusalem, to inaugurate a peace organization dedicated to bringing together all world leaders to resolve their conflicts in an MMA cage. And finally to Paris, August 15 to rest in the city of lights...

[cutewizard]

Finally The Alien has a sidekick Jedi Knight.....

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeY-gos70gc

[polandprzem]

exactly, don't get people who got worked up at the ideia of Victor playing for France this summer, it would have meant full recovery, no "uncertainties" and Victor getting in game shape soon. Knowing that endurance and stamina are still a topic for him

yea well it's always better to skip summer obligations if you ask me.

I am just gonna be on this Eurobasket so I miss a chance to see him

[ace3g]

Be careful Wemby...

https://x.com/SpursSixthMan/status/1940414887467077753

[FvckMavs]

He can't do that with his height. Easily get injured...


Be careful Wemby...

https://x.com/SpursSixthMan/status/1940414887467077753

[RC_Drunkford]

He can't do that with his height. Easily get injured...

he did it and didn't get injured

[ace3g]

Counterpoint, he must have been cleared for more contact.

[Guru of Nothing]

Et demain, follow Wemby to India to meet the Dalai Lama to take over from him. Soon in Egypt to designate the location of Cleopatra's tomb. In Iran to decipher pre-Babylonian writing. In Turkey to determine who invented the kebab between the Turks, the Greeks and the Germans. In South America, where he will by chance find traces of a ball sport with a basket on the east coast of Brazil which we will think is a population that came from Africa, who knows how, 80,000 years ago. In Jerusalem, to inaugurate a peace organization dedicated to bringing together all world leaders to resolve their conflicts in an MMA cage. And finally to Paris, August 15 to rest in the city of lights...

How many laps around Champs-Élysées when he arrives in Paris?

[couchman]

So when do we see Wemby doing real basketball practice again?
The Spurs obviously won’t say anything until it happens so we’re all just guessing until then.

[OldMan88]

Nice to know Wemby has soccer skills also. That’s what gave TP & Manu some of their court vision & moves that American players didn’t have.

[BatManu20]

1941165966261707113

[Ice009]

What is Vic doing? Some kind of world tour?

[Brazil]

What is Vic doing? Some kind of world tour?

holidays and recovery

thats btw a lot of plane for an issue of blood clot tbh... looks like good news

[Ice009]

holidays and recovery

thats btw a lot of plane for an issue of blood clot tbh... looks like good news

Thanks for actually bringing that up. I forgot about flying if you've had blood clots. That sounds like his recovery has gone well if he's able to fly this much.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tom Orsborn

After his well-earned time off, Wemby is back at work today at the Spurs practice facility. Champagnie also got in a lengthy workout at the Vic.
https://bsky.app/profile/tomorsborn.bsky.social/post/3ltfh5sfdd222

[LeBowen]

https://youtu.be/ycvih2vNDbs?t=2236

37:10, Lebron thinks Wemby has grown another two or three inches.

[cutewizard]

Wemby rules

[Brazil]

Victor has been quite a lot in French media recently, he had a chess game with a French youtuber. Nothing much related to basketball per say but it gives the opportunity to discover a bit more about his personality. On a side note he will organize a kind of basket / chess combo event near Paris.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP1nkNBWq8Y&t=1760s

[rjv]

waiting for Wemby to take on Magnus.

[Brazil]

waiting for Wemby to take on Magnus.

:lol he is 1,100 elo or so.. long way to go

[Brazil]

He also had a long interview with L'equipe.

Some quotes I found interesting...

speaking of his health issue..«Je suis officiellement autorisé à reprendre (l'entraînement collectif). J'ai eu la validation du staff médical des Spurs. Ouf, je vais enfin pouvoir rejouer un peu au basket! Ma blessure aura été une aventure, évidemment, mais le plus dur est passé. Je vais beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui, physiquement et mentalement»

"I have been officially cleared by Spurs medical staff to return to collective practice. Ouf at last I will be able to play basket. My injury has been an adventure of course but the toughest part is behind me. I'm much better physically and mentally".

«On peut dire aujourd'hui que cette thrombose est officiellement derrière moi. Normalement, ça ne se reproduira pas»

"One can say today that this bood clot is officially over. Normally it won't happen again"

«Je dois continuer un travail spécifique pour (son épaule) et surtout reprendre tout ce qui concerne (ses) habitudes de basket». «Ça fait cinq mois que je n'ai pas fait d'opposition à 5 contre 5. Si je devais avoir un match demain, ce serait risqué»

"I have to keep following a specific work for my shoulder and more importantly everything around my basket routines" "It has been 5 month I did not play 5 vs. 5. If I had to play a game tomorrow it would be risky"

«Évidemment. J’ai eu la peur de ne plus pouvoir jouer au basket. Je pense qu’il nous arrive tous, parfois, d’avoir des réflexions irrationnelles sur les sujets qui nous tiennent le plus à coeur. Mais ce type de pensées te fait aussi changer en tant que personne, dans le bon sens.»

"Of course I was afraid to not be able to play basket anymore. I think everybody has some irrational thoughts about topics close to our heart. But this kind of thoughts change as a person, for the better"


Speaking of the euro with FNT..Quand on a un problème de santé aussi grave dans la vie en général, pas forcément en tant que basketteur, on ne peut pas se permettre de prendre des risques. J’aurais beaucoup aimé que ma rééducation se passe plus vite. Mais sans certitudes, je ne pouvais pas participer à l’Euro.»

"When you have a health issue that serious in general not only because I'm a basketball player, we cannot take risks. I'd loved that my reconditioning was faster but without being sure I could not be part of the Euro"


We already knew it but it was not benin injury. Hopefully as he said it won't happen again... but scary shit nonetheless

[tonight...you]

He also had a long interview with L'equipe.

Some quotes I found interesting...

speaking of his health issue..«Je suis officiellement autorisé à reprendre (l'entraînement collectif). J'ai eu la validation du staff médical des Spurs. Ouf, je vais enfin pouvoir rejouer un peu au basket! Ma blessure aura été une aventure, évidemment, mais le plus dur est passé. Je vais beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui, physiquement et mentalement»

"I have been officially cleared by Spurs medical staff to return to collective practice. Ouf at last I will be able to play basket. My injury has been an adventure of course but the toughest part is behind me. I'm much better physically and mentally".

«On peut dire aujourd'hui que cette thrombose est officiellement derrière moi. Normalement, ça ne se reproduira pas»

"One can say today that this bood clot is officially over. Normally it won't happen again"

«Je dois continuer un travail spécifique pour (son épaule) et surtout reprendre tout ce qui concerne (ses) habitudes de basket». «Ça fait cinq mois que je n'ai pas fait d'opposition à 5 contre 5. Si je devais avoir un match demain, ce serait risqué»

"I have to keep following a specific work for my shoulder and more importantly everything around my basket routines" "It has been 5 month I did not play 5 vs. 5. If I had to play a game tomorrow it would be risky"

«Évidemment. J’ai eu la peur de ne plus pouvoir jouer au basket. Je pense qu’il nous arrive tous, parfois, d’avoir des réflexions irrationnelles sur les sujets qui nous tiennent le plus à coeur. Mais ce type de pensées te fait aussi changer en tant que personne, dans le bon sens.»

"Of course I was afraid to not be able to play basket anymore. I think everybody has some irrational thoughts about topics close to our heart. But this kind of thoughts change as a person, for the better"


Speaking of the euro with FNT..Quand on a un problème de santé aussi grave dans la vie en général, pas forcément en tant que basketteur, on ne peut pas se permettre de prendre des risques. J’aurais beaucoup aimé que ma rééducation se passe plus vite. Mais sans certitudes, je ne pouvais pas participer à l’Euro.»

"When you have a health issue that serious in general not only because I'm a basketball player, we cannot take risks. I'd loved that my reconditioning was faster but without being sure I could not be part of the Euro"


We already knew it but it was not benin injury. Hopefully as he said it won't happen again... but scary shit nonetheless
Appreciated

[rjv]

:lol he is 1,100 elo or so.. long way to go

oh, yeah. wemby will never reach that level. but magnus is a big sports fan so it wouldn't shock me if the two wound up having some sort of friendly match. hopefully, wemby would last a little longer than bill gates did.

[wave]

oh, yeah. wemby will never reach that level. but magnus is a big sports fan so it wouldn't shock me if the two wound up having some sort of friendly match. hopefully, wemby would last a little longer than bill gates did.

Related, so I thought I would post this from today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07/16/derrick-rose-chess-nba/

Edit, gift link: https://wapo.st/3Ir7j2R

[rjv]

Related, so I thought I would post this from today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07/16/derrick-rose-chess-nba/

Edit, gift link: https://wapo.st/3Ir7j2R

very nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UdhS5RyB_U

[Ice009]

I've been meaning to ask, but I keep forgetting, but has the cold as balls episode with Victor been released yet?

[cutewizard]

Hopefully, the first season of Defensive Player of the Year..........

..........................................


https://youtu.be/LSelJ5mkuxM?si=e-vVUKq6NuhWFZaX

[cutewizard]

https://youtu.be/Fpmb6OZzwi0?si=YMTCeOZC8cHkLm22

[cutewizard]

https://youtu.be/yz-4I4XVy2k?si=6zXwVUzu0vtbJyOg

[cutewizard]

https://youtu.be/qnLRy8ykd_o?si=ca-vHgR32t92nGLN

[BatManu20]

Wemby carrying on the storied tradition of hating Karl Malone. Spur for life tbh.

1948787978865656294

[Bill_Brasky]

Wemby carrying on the storied tradition of hating Karl Malone. Spur for life tbh.

1948787978865656294

Hell yeah. Fuck that piece of dog shit.

[Seventyniner]

Victor Wembanyama’s Very Fascinating No-Basketball Summerhttps://www.theringer.com/2025/07/24/nba/victor-wembanyama-offseason-san-antonio-spurs-kung-fu

[Pauleta14]

Wemby carrying on the storied tradition of hating Karl Malone. Spur for life tbh.

1948787978865656294

As cool as unnecessary.

Wemby a real one

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSAqTHycl4U

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFAdZ-yaZl4

[Ice009]

Did that episode of cold as balls get released? I had a look a while ago, but didn't see it? Did he actually end up filming it?

[skin27]

Cant wait for wemby’s signiture shoes. Definitely going to make a collection.

[Ice009]

If he does get a signature shoe, then I'm going to take a hard look at buying them. Haven't bought any BB shoes for a long time now as I haven't played for quite a while. I used to also like wearing basketball shoes casually when I was younger, but now I'd prefer to wear other shoes.

[spurraider21]

Victor Wembanyama’s Very Fascinating No-Basketball Summer

https://www.theringer.com/2025/07/24/nba/victor-wembanyama-offseason-san-antonio-spurs-kung-fu
As cool as that is, and i have no doubt some of it will be helpful, part of me can’t help but think he could have spent some time in a basketball gym working on individual stuff in non contact settings

[rjv]

As cool as that is, and i have no doubt some of it will be helpful, part of me can’t help but think he could have spent some time in a basketball gym working on individual stuff in non contact settings

not all athletes are the same. as much thought that Wemby seems to put into his routine, i would think there is a rhyme and reason to just about everything he does in the offseason.

[couchman]

Let's be clear, the only reason Wemby got to fuck around and do all this cool stuff this summer is because he was not allowed to go 100% on basketball.
I'm glad he made the best of the situation and gained some incredible life experiences but in a normal off-season he does half as much fun stuff and way more basketball.

I expect that he'll be VERY RUSTY to start the season as he rounds back into form.
The idea that a summer of kung fu and chess would suddenly lead to a leap in basketball ability doesn't compute for me.

I also still have questions about the fatigue he showed near the end of his 2nd season.
It was particularly bad in those weeks before he was shut down, but we've also been told that had nothing to do with DVT.
I don't know what to think, but I have seen with my own eyes that fatigue has been an issue for him throughout his two NBA seasons.
Can we become a high energy player who goes more than 30 mpg? Or more efficient with his energy usage?

My prediction is that he'll have a very slow start to the season but will ultimately put together a top 10 season.

[BackHome]

I don’t think Wemby will average or should average more then 30 minutes a game. To many games he was gasing out and was hurting team rather then helping hence the lazy 3 ball shooting. I think the Spurs should start him off slowly especially on back to backs at least in beginning of season. My main concern with Wemby is how is going to handle the physicality of NBA playoff games?

[skin27]

Let's be clear, the only reason Wemby got to fuck around and do all this cool stuff this summer is because he was not allowed to go 100% on basketball.
I'm glad he made the best of the situation and gained some incredible life experiences but in a normal off-season he does half as much fun stuff and way more basketball.

I expect that he'll be VERY RUSTY to start the season as he rounds back into form.
The idea that a summer of kung fu and chess would suddenly lead to a leap in basketball ability doesn't compute for me.

I also still have questions about the fatigue he showed near the end of his 2nd season.
It was particularly bad in those weeks before he was shut down, but we've also been told that had nothing to do with DVT.
I don't know what to think, but I have seen with my own eyes that fatigue has been an issue for him throughout his two NBA seasons.
Can we become a high energy player who goes more than 30 mpg? Or more efficient with his energy usage?

My prediction is that he'll have a very slow start to the season but will ultimately put together a top 10 season.
Normally a player will have a huge leap on their 3rd season. I expect wemby to finally mature, know how to play inside the paint and reduce those low iq plays like dribbling too much and jacking up 30ft 3’s. If that happens i think he will finish atleast top 5 in the MVP.

[exstatic]

Normally a player will have a huge leap on their 3rd season. I expect wemby to finally mature, know how to play inside the paint and reduce those low iq plays like dribbling too much and jacking up 30ft 3’s. If that happens i think he will finish atleast top 5 in the MVP.

You’re stuck in the 90s, brah. Unless you’re a unicorn like Jokic or Wemby who can create for themselves and for others, you’re not winning an MVP as a big. If you expect him to get into the paint, catch an entry pass, and throw up a hook shot, AND be in the MVP convo, you will be disappointed. That type of game makes him a support player, dependent on guards to get him the ball. The only post player to win since Duncan was Joel Embiid, and the voters got ripped to shreds for that. Jokic should be sitting on a four peat. Jokic is an offensive hub, as Wemby could be.

BTW, Wemby shot 42% on pull up 3s last year, and that includes the logo shots.

[BatManu20]

Wemby's build alone ensure he's never going to be a dominant low-post player. A nice jump hook would be a great add to his repertoire though cause nobody on earth would be able to stop it. Not his game though unfortunately, at least not yet.

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You’re stuck in the 90s, brah. Unless you’re a unicorn like Jokic or Wemby who can create for themselves and for others, you’re not winning an MVP as a big. If you expect him to get into the paint, catch an entry pass, and throw up a hook shot, AND be in the MVP convo, you will be disappointed. That type of game makes him a support player, dependent on guards to get him the ball. The only post player to win since Duncan was Joel Embiid, and the voters got ripped to shreds for that. Jokic should be sitting on a four peat. Jokic is an offensive hub, as Wemby could be.

BTW, Wemby shot 42% on pull up 3s last year, and that includes the logo shots.

Bigs just accounted for 6 straight MVP's until their run was finally halted this season.

Wembanyama will obviously never be back to the basket oriented as he doesn't have the power of a Chamberlain, O'Neal or even those who combined enough of it with finesse (Abdul-Jabbar, Olajuwon, Duncan, P. Gasol, Jokic, Embiid), but he needs to be able to punish switches a la Porzingis.

The latter mostly catches it at the nail, takes one or two crab/power dribbles to regain balance and create separation to shoot over the top.

If he can become similarly efficient/proficient at it, he'll largely neutralize Brooks and his ilk being able to defend him.

[exstatic]

Bigs just accounted for 6 straight MVP's until their run was finally halted this season.

Wembanyama will obviously never be back to the basket oriented as he doesn't have the power of a Chamberlain, O'Neal or even those who combined enough of it with finesse (Abdul-Jabbar, Olajuwon, Duncan, P. Gasol, Jokic, Embiid), but he needs to be able to punish switches a la Porzingis.

The latter mostly catches it at the nail, takes one or two crab/power dribbles to regain balance and create separation to shoot over the top.

If he can become similarly efficient/proficient at it, he'll largely neutralize Brooks and his ilk being able to defend him.

Freak is nearly the same offensive player as Wemby, minus the three pointer, so, not a ‘big’, and I already accounted for Jokic as a unicorn. He doesn’t post to score most of the time, he posts to create, and he does equally wild shots, handles and passes as Wemby.

Putting Wemby in the post is a death sentence to the team, and any MVP hopes, and might be the only thing to drive him out of SA. He is what he is, and you kinda need to wrap your head around that. He’s never going to be Duncan or even Robinson, but aside from categorizing him as a big,you were on the right track with the Freak. Look to his creative game, and KD’sfor what Wemby’s template I’d look for him to follow. A Super Jumbo wing.

The highlighted part is exactly what Pop would want him to do, be a 7’5” DeRozan, living in the mid range. In today’s game, the best shots are at the rim,and outside the arc. If you score in bulk in those areas, you win games, playoff series, and titles.

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Freak is nearly the same offensive player as Wemby, minus the three pointer, so, not a ‘big’, and I already accounted for Jokic as a unicorn. He doesn’t post to score most of the time, he posts to create, and he does equally wild shots, handles and passes as Wemby.

Putting Wemby in the post is a death sentence to the team, and any MVP hopes, and might be the only thing to drive him out of SA. He is what he is, and you kinda need to wrap your head around that. He’s never going to be Duncan or even Robinson, but aside from categorizing him as a big,you were on the right track with the Freak. Look to his creative game, and KD’sfor what Wemby’s template I’d look for him to follow. A Super Jumbo wing.

The highlighted part is exactly what Pop would want him to do, be a 7’5” DeRozan, living in the mid range. In today’s game, the best shots are at the rim,and outside the arc. If you score in bulk in those areas, you win games, playoff series, and titles.

They're nothing alike. Antetokounmpo is a more explosive and obviously powerful athlete, who is the premier paint scorer since O'Neal (if Williamson could ever get out of his own way, he'd challenge him) and transition force since James.

Just because he gets his primarily off of dribble drive as opposed to back to the basket like O'Neal, it doesn't not make him a big. Defensively, he's pretty close to strictly a four at this point.

Jokic (and Embiid), for all his skills, it all stems from being overpowering, whether he's pumping and going after pick and popping from 3, dribble driving or posting up.

I "wrapped my head around that" the first time I saw Wembanyama play. The comp here is a souped (way) up Porzingis and like him or Towns, he needs to be able to post switches/mismatches to combat burly wing/forwards from neutering his preferred pick and pop/dribble drive game.

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Who’s checking Wemby’s deltoids more than his game? :lol

[rjv]

Wemby starting with the Queen's pawn opening.

[Seventyniner]

Wemby starting with the Queen's pawn opening.

A sign of sophistication and class.

[cutewizard]

Wemby's build alone ensure he's never going to be a dominant low-post player. A nice jump hook would be a great add to his repertoire though cause nobody on earth would be able to stop it. Not his game though unfortunately, at least not yet.

My thoughts exactly

[cutewizard]

The blend of Kareem and Durant

If he can achieve that, and 80 percent of LeBron's longetivity, then he is the GOAT

But these are early days, anything is possible

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He smoked Vic

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He smoked Vic

yeah, even if Wemby had gotten his queen back, Gobert's rook would have taken it right back. Vic knew it right away.

[spursparker9]

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Wemby's muscles look more defined

[BackHome]

To me right now Wemby game reminds me of Ralph Sampson of Houston.

[rjv]

To me right now Wemby game reminds me of Ralph Sampson of Houston.

I guess you’re referring to their chess games.

[BatManu20]

To me right now Wemby game reminds me of Ralph Sampson of Houston.

Yea but let’s hope his career doesn’t end up anything like Ralph’s because his feet gave out on him in his mid-late 20’s. He was never the same player again and was out of the league by 31.

[CGD]

yeah, even if Wemby had gotten his queen back, Gobert's rook would have taken it right back. Vic knew it right away.

Well that, and Rudy had 2 rooks left at the end game to Vic’s handful of pawns. Rudy, as he says, probably took too long to end it.

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[Rocalcio]

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Nice to see Jeremy attending the event !

[pgardn]

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Make him play it out Vic?
At this level, Rudy could have accidentally stalemated him.
Although with 2 rooks, it’s very “hard” to do. It would take some work.

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Wemby forcing his way to LAL? :stirpot:

[Bill_Brasky]

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Which one of you is in the neon green shirt?

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Yea but let’s hope his career doesn’t end up anything like Ralph’s because his feet gave out on him in his mid-late 20’s. He was never the same player again and was out of the league by 31.

I thought it was Sampson's knees. I think Houston rushed him back from a knee injury that should have knocked him out for the season in 87 and he was never the same player again. Though the Sampson comparison to Wemby is nuts IMO, only thing they share is body type. Sampson was an above average defender but Wemby has Bill Russell level potential defensively and is already way way better than Sampson ever was on that end. Offensively Sampson didn't have Wemby's jumper and was nowhere close to the passer Wemby is. About the only thing they have in common offensively is both being devastating finishers in transition. I watched Sampson's entire career and I just don't see him at all in Wemby.

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Wow, that's a wild coincidence running into Vic.

Didn't Eric coach in the NBA for a little while? I remember his name, don't think he was an NBA head coach for many seasons, though? I know he now coaches college. Is he a well regarded coach?

[dn0774]

Eric spent 3 seasons as an NBA head coach like 20 years ago. He is the head coach of USC now. Don't believe he "ran" into Vic, maybe tangentially related through a sponsor or camp or something.