The Parisian Patisserie of Victor Wembanyama

[Das Texan]

Maybe on defense, but they’re very different on the other end.

hence the phrase 'small glimpse'.

And its more in terms of quickness and versatility on offense.

[ace3g]

Ct4xGWzPLAc


https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct4xGWzPLAc/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct4xGWzPLAc/

[exstatic]

Maybe on defense, but they’re very different on the other end.

David was a 6’7” wing his first two years at the Academy. Even the NBA, most of his offense was facing the basket. The comparison would be valid.

[Davidicus]

Where’s Parker is a genuinely interesting and somewhat nagging question

Also, what’s going on with the shorts Vic? Is he going for a swim after?

[Ocotillo]

Anybody have any idea which restaurant the legends dined at?

[ace3g]

Anybody have any idea which restaurant the legends dined at?

https://twitter.com/carolinateague_/status/1672805054376558592

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/mikefinger/status/1672713379385843712

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/manuginobili/status/1672991854097309699

:lol

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/MananaZoo/status/1673017520305893378

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/MichelleDBeadle/status/1672994338253463554

[Spursfanfromafar]

https://twitter.com/MichelleDBeadle/status/1672994338253463554

Mamu is part of the squad already?

[BatManu20]

Wemby expected to sign a $100M deal with Nike, which would surpass Lebron’s 2003 Rookie record deal of $90M. Wild.



But what about a signature sneaker? That’s just a matter of when, considering how much Nike is likely to invest to keep Wembanyama wearing the Swoosh. While details of his current deal are unclear, industry experts expect Wembanyama to eventually sign a deal with a total value of around $100 million (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35690491/preparing-nba-victor-wembanyama-revolution). Sonny Vaccaro, the former Nike executive who signed Michael Jordan, told (https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/08/sonny-vaccaro-victor-wembanyama-unprecedented-blank-check-shoe-deal/) TMZ last year he expected Wembanyama to receive a “blank check.”


That would surpass the rookie record set by James in 2003 when he signed a seven-year, $90 million contract. The second largest deal was given to Zion Williamson just four years ago, as he signed a seven-year deal, $75 million with Jordan Brand (https://www.soleretriever.com/sneaker-release-dates/jordan)(which is, of course, owned by Nike).


https://www.soleretriever.com/news/articles/victor-wembanyama-nike-shoe-deal-contract-details

[Seventyniner]

Wemby expected to sign a $100M deal with Nike, which would surpass Lebron’s 2003 Rookie record deal of $90M. Wild.

If the numbers aren't adjusted for inflation then LeBron's deal was worth more in real terms.

In terms of hype, media presence, mass appeal, etc imo Wemby's already the biggest star the Spurs have ever had.

[Kurik]

Wemby expected to sign a $100M deal with Nike, which would surpass Lebron’s 2003 Rookie record deal of $90M. Wild.


https://www.soleretriever.com/news/articles/victor-wembanyama-nike-shoe-deal-contract-details

As Seventyniner stated inflation over 20 years would be significant. $90 million 20 years ago is probably around $150 million in 2023.

[BatManu20]

Good point. Inflation is almost twice right now what is was 20 years ago. Still a lot of money, but yea Lebron’s bag was something else, especially for an unproven high school kid. That’s how you know he was the most hyped prospect ever.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/NBADraft/status/1673061344986165248

[TD 21]

Good point. Inflation is almost twice right now what is was 20 years ago. Still a lot of money, but yea Lebron’s bag was something else, especially for an unproven high school kid. That’s how you know he was the most hyped prospect ever.

Not necessarily. He's just easier to market because he fits the most tried and true archetype to sell to the masses, particularly American: The Jordan model.

[Dejounte]

https://youtu.be/TLDAou2edgs
A compilation of everything. It’s like a movie I want to watch over and over.

[LakerHater]

https://images4.imagebam.com/55/bc/0b/MEM5LVU_o.gif

https://images4.imagebam.com/1f/ab/13/MEMBOGU_o.gif

[Mr. Body]

Thunder fans really pushing the idea that Holmgren will win ROY this year.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/14izpnm/do_not_sleep_on_chet_holmgrens_roty_campaign_this/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[taps]

https://twitter.com/manuginobili/status/1672991854097309699



That means Sean is the 2, and David slides to the 3, leaving Timmy in his natural position at the 4.

[thiste]

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10:59 Can you tell us about your diner with Spurs legends last night? What did they share with you and what did you take from it?
Wemby It really was one of the most invaluable nights of my life, I learned a tremendous amount within a couple hours. It's really reassuring seeing these guys still live in San Antonio, the fact that they still have a relationship with the franchise and the players.
These are not just Spurs legends but NBA legends that want to help me, and won't let me make mistakes twice. Honestly, of all the rookies, not only this year, but of all time, this has to be one of the best advantages you can get.

12:21 People talk about the legacy with Tim Duncan & David Robinson but there's also the legacy of French players here in San Antonio with Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, Ian Mahinmi... What do you think about this legacy, is it a boon? or a weight on your shoulders?
Wemby No, it's only positive. Because all the French players that had an impact here are people I have a great relationship with so I can call them if I need and they'll be there to help me.
It's really not a weight at all.

12:58 About next season, how do you think the NBA is going to change your game and your body?
Wemby Of course, first an important point is how seriously players are taken care of here, compared to other places in the world. Players are cared for so well here that everything is done for the player's progression & development. So of course, my game is going to evolve. People will expect different things of me in the NBA, I'll be able to develop new areas of my game. But the NBA game is what suits me best.

13:46 You talked about the Spurs legends that still live in San Antonio, is it something you could entertain? Spending your whole career here? maybe settle here afterwards? Did your first hours here make you want to do that?
Wemby Absolutely, my first hours here made me want to live here for a long time. Loyalty is something that's important to me, so, I don't know what the future holds but of course my ambition is to stay in the same franchise for a long time.

14:21 Clearly there is a lot of anticipation about your arrival in San Antonio, have you given yourself some personal goals as a player?
Wemby Of course, one of the first goals is to make an impression through my performances & helping the team, but I'll be patient with my first games and wait till I've had enough minutes in the NBA before giving myself specific goals. It's going to be a day to day grind.

15:12 Can you tell us about your arrival here, how welcome have you felt? You are going to be searching for a place to live, but do you already feel like home?
Wemby Absolutely, I feel like I'm in my rightful place. Since I've arrived I've only seen people happy about my arrival in this city. It's easy to settle into a situation when you feel appreciated. So yeah, I feel like I'm in my rightful place.

[K...]

Thunder fans really pushing the idea that Holmgren will win ROY this year.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/14izpnm/do_not_sleep_on_chet_holmgrens_roty_campaign_this/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

good let him play big minutes and nuke an ankle. OKC is a cute regular season team until further notice

[Ariel]

The guy is shockingly smart and mature for a 19 year old. Incredible.

[BatManu20]

The guy is shockingly smart and mature for a 19 year old. Incredible.

Yup. Pretty refreshing tbh. Can tell he was raised right and comes from a strong family.

[spursparker9]

That means Sean is the 2, and David slides to the 3, leaving Timmy in his natural position at the 4.

Nah...Wemby can play the 3. David remain at 5 and Timmy remain at 4.

[spursparker9]

Thunder fans really pushing the idea that Holmgren will win ROY this year.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/14izpnm/do_not_sleep_on_chet_holmgrens_roty_campaign_this/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


Chet is even skinner than Wemby...He sure need to bulk up. Nonetheless, look forward to see both match up against each other soon!

[SpurPadre]

Have to ask, sorry if it's been addressed already but...where was TP when Wemby met TD, Manu, Admiral and Sean?

[BatManu20]

Some Breaking news. Wemby will NOT play for France in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Surprising turn of events.

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[Rocalcio]

Some Breaking news. Wemby will NOT play for France in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Surprising turn of events.

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That sucks, especially with Gobert not being sure he’ll suit up for us neither. I thought FO wanted their players to participate to international competitions, but I guess they have good reasons for that.

[kace]

well, not surprised, we were discussing this in another topic.

i totally understand it honestly as much as i'd want to see the french national team with him.
and i was surprised it was considered a sure thing for almost everybody here that he would be there.

Victor seems to know what he wants, when he wants to do something, he makes it rather clear. and his last press conferences with the mets, and his coach's ones, indicated that he could skip the competition.

and considering his age, his development, his new arrival in SA, i really envisionned him skipping it.

he will be there for the OG and for many others international competitions after that.

[Fireball]

Great news that he will stay in the US ... he should have plenty of opportunities with the French National Team in the future

[Fireball]

Have to ask, sorry if it's been addressed already but...where was TP when Wemby met TD, Manu, Admiral and Sean?

At first I thought about that too but I think he already knows TP very well ...

[spursparker9]

Have to ask, sorry if it's been addressed already but...where was TP when Wemby met TD, Manu, Admiral and Sean?

Probably not even in USA

[tapiefan]

https://twitter.com/Vator_H_Town/status/1672741520867315714?s=20

https://twitter.com/Vator_H_Town/status/1672741520867315714?s=20

Bust.

[timvp]

10:59 Can you tell us about your diner with Spurs legends last night? What did they share with you and what did you take from it?
Wemby It really was one of the most invaluable nights of my life, I learned a tremendous amount within a couple hours. It's really reassuring seeing these guys still live in San Antonio, the fact that they still have a relationship with the franchise and the players.
These are not just Spurs legends but NBA legends that want to help me, and won't let me make mistakes twice. Honestly, of all the rookies, not only this year, but of all time, this has to be one of the best advantages you can get.

12:21 People talk about the legacy with Tim Duncan & David Robinson but there's also the legacy of French players here in San Antonio with Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, Ian Mahinmi... What do you think about this legacy, is it a boon? or a weight on your shoulders?
Wemby No, it's only positive. Because all the French players that had an impact here are people I have a great relationship with so I can call them if I need and they'll be there to help me.
It's really not a weight at all.

12:58 About next season, how do you think the NBA is going to change your game and your body?
Wemby Of course, first an important point is how seriously players are taken care of here, compared to other places in the world. Players are cared for so well here that everything is done for the player's progression & development. So of course, my game is going to evolve. People will expect different things of me in the NBA, I'll be able to develop new areas of my game. But the NBA game is what suits me best.

13:46 You talked about the Spurs legends that still live in San Antonio, is it something you could entertain? Spending your whole career here? maybe settle here afterwards? Did your first hours here make you want to do that?
Wemby Absolutely, my first hours here made me want to live here for a long time. Loyalty is something that's important to me, so, I don't know what the future holds but of course my ambition is to stay in the same franchise for a long time.

14:21 Clearly there is a lot of anticipation about your arrival in San Antonio, have you given yourself some personal goals as a player?
Wemby Of course, one of the first goals is to make an impression through my performances & helping the team, but I'll be patient with my first games and wait till I've had enough minutes in the NBA before giving myself specific goals. It's going to be a day to day grind.

15:12 Can you tell us about your arrival here, how welcome have you felt? You are going to be searching for a place to live, but do you already feel like home?
Wemby Absolutely, I feel like I'm in my rightful place. Since I've arrived I've only seen people happy about my arrival in this city. It's easy to settle into a situation when you feel appreciated. So yeah, I feel like I'm in my rightful place.

Awesome. Thank you.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Naa. Vic will be the 3 and TD/DRob will continue being the twin towers.

[Rocalcio]

Bricktorgate ? Really ? Some people really don't know what to do with their spare time...

[JPB]

Have to ask, sorry if it's been addressed already but...where was TP when Wemby met TD, Manu, Admiral and Sean?

No idea where he is but to be fair with TP, he's preparing next season with his ASVEL club. that's about now that you sign players and stuff.

[RC_Drunkford]

paranoid Spurs fans: "But where is Tony? Seems like Victor and him are not on good terms" "What does Ja Rule think about this issue? Where is Ja?"

This is where Tony's at


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G9pv6Tum0Q&t=572s

[Bruno]

Parker is likely in France, it isn't a big deal.

Saying that, Parker and Wembanyama aren't on the best terms. It isn't a big deal. They won't trash each other publicly because they're both smart and know they have zero interest in doing so.

[Davidicus]

Parker is likely in France, it isn't a big deal.

Saying that, Parker and Wembanyama aren't on the best terms. It isn't a big deal. They won't trash each other publicly because they're both smart and know they have zero interest in doing so.

Can you catch me up here?

[exstatic]

Can you catch me up here?

Wemby played for Parker’s team the year before last, but left to play for Mets92 to prepare for the draft. Young players are almost never featured players on European teams, and Wemby felt he needed to learn how to carry the load of being the featured player. He only played 18 minutes for ASVEL his final year there, compared to 32 for Mets92. They just had different goals.

[kace]

Parker is likely in France, it isn't a big deal.

Saying that, Parker and Wembanyama aren't on the best terms. It isn't a big deal. They won't trash each other publicly because they're both smart and know they have zero interest in doing so.
i have often defended tony here in his playing days against some unfair shit but we have to admit that sometimes tony can't stop himself from taking a little subtil dig.

- when asked about Victor career in NBA, Tony always talked about "him being healthy". I didn't see it as a real worry but more like he was searching a way to lessen the praises and the hype about Victor. he doesn't do that anymore lately

- when asked about Victor preparation for the NBA, he insisted about the fact that Victor didn't play in th euroleague (that he would have played had he stayed in asvel). and that he didn't know if Victor really improved this last year. Now, i understand that tony, as the asvel owner, was upset that victor left. But still, the guy was just dominating the french league at age of 19. Isn't it enough improving ? Isn't it good enough to prepare for the NBA ? No need to bring the Euroleague thing, that is mostly brought by detractors.

- and lately, he said "it's now time for Victor to do like us and bring trophies in SA" or something like that. A subtil way to recall everyone of his own accomplishments. I don't imagine manu or tim formulating it this way.

On a side note, he did that again when the french national team won silver medals after his retirement ("only titles matters" bla bla bla...)

Once again, not a big deal as you said, without any doubt. there won't be any problem with that, on the contrary, tony will act correctly. But still, i sometimes would like tony to sound a little more genuinely enthusiastic about players or teams others that the ones he played for or now own.

[spursparker9]

Sure Tony and Wemby should have mutual respect. But from a mentor sense, Timmy and Manu will be more of a mentor compared to Tony

[Bruno]

Wemby played for Parker’s team the year before last, but left to play for Mets92 to prepare for the draft. Young players are almost never featured players on European teams, and Wemby felt he needed to learn how to carry the load of being the featured player. He only played 18 minutes for ASVEL his final year there, compared to 32 for Mets92. They just had different goals.

Well, it wasn't a breakup as clean/logical as that.

Parker has done a lot of great things for his team but he has also done some questionable moves. One of these questionable moves was, instead of hiring a great coach, to have his brother as a coach. Wembanyama's clan thought Parker's brother wasn't good enough to develop Victor and they left.

Wembanyama leaving ASVEL has had some bad consequences for them:
- All the hype/money generated around Wembanyama didn't benefit ASVEL.
- The NBA buyout money won't go to ASVEL.
- Wembanyama's team beat them in french league playoffs.
- Following Wembanyama's footstep, Zaccharie Risacher (current top 3 in the 2024 mock draft) is leaving ASVEL. Wembanyama shining so much with Mets after his relatively bad ASVEL season has hurt ASVEL reputation to form young players.

Parker is bitter and thinks Wembanyama and his clan screwed him. To me, while Wembanyama may not have been perfect, the main culprit is Parker himself. I doubt he will have the humility to admit it.

[Kermit]

I doubt he will have the humility to admit it.

That doesn’t sound like Tony. :lol

[Bruno]

But still, i sometimes would like tony to sound a little more genuinely enthusiastic about players or teams others that the ones he played for or now own.

I never found Parker being a likable person off the court. He had and still has a huge ego. This ego has certainly helped him to have the kind of playing career he had but it isn't a quality in everyday life.

[kace]

- Following Wembanyama's footstep, Zaccharie Risacher (current top 3 in the 2024 mock draft) is leaving ASVEL. Wembanyama shining so much with Mets after his relatively bad ASVEL season has hurt ASVEL reputation to form young players.

i believe that Parker said that his team, ASVEL, was scheduled to go to the US for 2 games against a G League selection in Las Vegas next year, like the Mets did with Victor, to showcase Richaser. and even a training camp was expected in San Antonio on this occasion.

Is everything canceled for his team now that Risacher has choosen to go to another team ?

[exstatic]

Well, it wasn't a breakup as clean/logical as that.

Parker has done a lot of great things for his team but he has also done some questionable moves. One of these questionable moves was, instead of hiring a great coach, to have his brother as a coach. Wembanyama's clan thought Parker's brother wasn't good enough to develop Victor and they left.

Wembanyama leaving ASVEL has had some bad consequences for them:
- All the hype/money generated around Wembanyama didn't benefit ASVEL.
- The NBA buyout money won't go to ASVEL.
- Wembanyama's team beat them in french league playoffs.
- Following Wembanyama's footstep, Zaccharie Risacher (current top 3 in the 2024 mock draft) is leaving ASVEL. Wembanyama shining so much with Mets after his relatively bad ASVEL season has hurt ASVEL reputation to form young players.

Parker is bitter and thinks Wembanyama and his clan screwed him. To me, while Wembanyama may not have been perfect, the main culprit is Parker himself. I doubt he will have the humility to admit it.

You would think that after Vic bolted last summer that they would have taken pains to reassure Risacher and his family that he would be the featured player next year. Definitely dropped the ball there. If France is going to start popping out top of the draft guys, ASVEL really needs to adapt their business model to feature them.

[John B]

I never found Parker being a likable person off the court. He had and still has a huge ego. This ego has certainly helped him to have the kind of playing career he had but it isn't a quality in everyday life.

I don’t know where you’re getting all these. Tony is loyal to the Spurs and more so to the French legacy. I doubt Tony will do or show anything that could be viewed otherwise.

"I know he wanted to go to San Antonio, and so it feels like it was destiny, with the French connection we built over the years," Parker told The Associated Press on Friday. "And he is going to keep the legacy going. It’s pretty cool."

"He is unique," Parker said. "His set of skills is unique. You know, we never saw a guy, a 7-5 (player), shooting like that, and having the dribbling skills that he has, and the way that he plays the game, it is just different. I can’t wait to see him play with the Spurs."

[kace]

You would think that after Vic bolted last summer that they would have taken pains to reassure Risacher and his family that he would be the featured player next year. Definitely dropped the ball there. If France is going to start popping out top of the draft guys, ASVEL really needs to adapt their business model to feature them.

what kind of model is it to hope for a potential future NBA top pick to generate income and attention ? it seems more than hazardous. how to build a perennial successful model this way ? having a projected NBA top pick is more an opportunity than a model for a french team.

The biggest problem about Victor departure from Asvel isn't that he left. Well, you can understand that the interests of a young prospect searching playing time and a french top team being in winning now mode aren't the same.

what makes this departure look bad, outside of the attention that Victor generated, is that he was the best player of the french league (and best young and best defensor). that he played a lot, all the games actually. and that his team, which was average at best the year before, reached the finals after eliminating the Asvel (which, in addition, really sucked in the euroleague).

so, retrospectively, there was no sportive reason not to find a big place for Victor in the Asvel team. and that makes his departure look even worse for Parker's team.

[lefty]

https://twitter.com/NBADraft/status/1673061344986165248
https://media.tenor.com/ZQd1hYV8_t4AAAAC/simulation-busquets.gif

[Bruno]

You would think that after Vic bolted last summer that they would have taken pains to reassure Risacher and his family that he would be the featured player next year.

Parker said in April that Risacher would be a key part of their team and that they will go to Las Vegas to showcase him against G League Ignite team but he left.

The issue is that ASVEL coach is still Parker's brother. When you're 18 years old, you need a good coach/technician to help you get better. It isn't about playing time, it is about having a coach that will teach you basketball.

[Bruno]

Is everything canceled for his team now that Risacher has choosen to go to another team ?

I've no idea.

[MultiTroll]

:lol Grandpa is still sucking off Kobme.
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Please do NOT besmirch Victors name by lumping that shit stain Kobme in.
As is Kobme was anywhere near the talent of Victor.:pctoss

[spurraider21]

what kind of model is it to hope for a potential future NBA top pick to generate income and attention ? it seems more than hazardous. how to build a perennial successful model this way ? having a projected NBA top pick is more an opportunity than a model for a french team.

The biggest problem about Victor departure from Asvel isn't that he left. Well, you can understand that the interests of a young prospect searching playing time and a french top team being in winning now mode aren't the same.

what makes this departure look bad, outside of the attention that Victor generated, is that he was the best player of the french league (and best young and best defensor). that he played a lot, all the games actually. and that his team, which was average at best the year before, reached the finals after eliminating the Asvel (which, in addition, really sucked in the euroleague).

so, retrospectively, there was no sportive reason not to find a big place for Victor in the Asvel team. and that makes his departure look even worse for Parker's team.
Didn’t Mets go from 24-10 to 23-11 after Wembys arrival?

[Mr. Body]

:lol Grandpa is still sucking off Kobme.
1672186615580737537
Please do NOT besmirch Victors name by lumping that shit stain Kobme in.
As is Kobme was anywhere near the talent of Victor.:pctoss

He means Kobe Bufkin.

[MultiTroll]

He means Kobe Bufkin.
:lol

[exstatic]

what kind of model is it to hope for a potential future NBA top pick to generate income and attention ? it seems more than hazardous. how to build a perennial successful model this way ? having a projected NBA top pick is more an opportunity than a model for a french team.

The biggest problem about Victor departure from Asvel isn't that he left. Well, you can understand that the interests of a young prospect searching playing time and a french top team being in winning now mode aren't the same.

what makes this departure look bad, outside of the attention that Victor generated, is that he was the best player of the french league (and best young and best defensor). that he played a lot, all the games actually. and that his team, which was average at best the year before, reached the finals after eliminating the Asvel (which, in addition, really sucked in the euroleague).

so, retrospectively, there was no sportive reason not to find a big place for Victor in the Asvel team. and that makes his departure look even worse for Parker's team.

I guess that was what I meant by a new business model. For the second summer in a row, a presumed high NBA draft pick left ASVEL because they didn't see it as a developmental environment. If ASVEL keeps doing the same thing with highly regarded young players, the exodus will continue.

[ace3g]

https://youtu.be/gI928u-LRL4

[MultiTroll]

^ 'great lateral movement. He can move sideways on the pic n roll D. Will be an asset on those plays, not a liability.'
:hungry:
:bobo

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol Grandpa is still sucking off Kobme.
1672186615580737537
Please do NOT besmirch Victors name by lumping that shit stain Kobme in.
As is Kobme was anywhere near the talent of Victor.:pctoss

he better not be Kobe, cause he'd be dead.

[GreekSpursfan]

I know Pop is classy and all, but I wish he’d just go and tell Skip to eat a bag of dicks. He’s so annoying with his takes. I get he needs to give people something to talk about, but doing so at the expense of one of the league’s classiest individuals? SMH

:toast

[rjv]

:toast

tbh, pop probably has no idea who the hell skip bayless even is

[Davidicus]

https://youtu.be/gI928u-LRL4

"He asked us how you can get enough sleep on the road, most 19yos are asking whats the best club in Philly or NY." :lol

[BatManu20]

The Wemby Effect.

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[Ditty]

I never found Parker being a likable person off the court. He had and still has a huge ego. This ego has certainly helped him to have the kind of playing career he had but it isn't a quality in everyday life.

My nephew used to be in the same day care as one of his kids. He reported my sister for asking him if he was Tony Parker or played for the Spurs before as my sister could give a shit less about the Spurs :lol.

[CorrectCrusader]

"He asked us how you can get enough sleep on the road, most 19yos are asking whats the best club in Philly or NY." :lol

Man now I wanna know which youngbuck asked Elliot for club advice

[BatManu20]

Great interview with Sean. Wemby really is in the right place. Imagine how different it would’ve been for him in Charlotte or Portland. Or even Houston. He’s lucky to be a Spur and we’re lucky to have him.

[RC_Drunkford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaNhoHF9764

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAJUT739NwQ

[timvp]

https://youtu.be/gI928u-LRL4

Really cool video. Sean Elliott is a treasure.

[Mr. Body]

A Christmas game is back on the menu, boys!

[Spurs Brazil]

https://youtu.be/2YKiODjzSnw

[Pauleta14]

I never found Parker being a likable person off the court. He had and still has a huge ego. This ego has certainly helped him to have the kind of playing career he had but it isn't a quality in everyday life.

TP always ans still lack emotional intelligence, he's cold af

[Pauleta14]

I guess that was what I meant by a new business model. For the second summer in a row, a presumed high NBA draft pick left ASVEL because they didn't see it as a developmental environment. If ASVEL keeps doing the same thing with highly regarded young players, the exodus will continue.

The issue isn't the business model but the coach (TP's brother!) who sucks and wouldn't help develop a young player

[BatManu20]

Exciting young core tbh.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fzkt54lagAEe220?format=jpg&name=large

[JPB]

Well, it wasn't a breakup as clean/logical as that.

Parker has done a lot of great things for his team but he has also done some questionable moves. One of these questionable moves was, instead of hiring a great coach, to have his brother as a coach. Wembanyama's clan thought Parker's brother wasn't good enough to develop Victor and they left.

Wembanyama leaving ASVEL has had some bad consequences for them:
- All the hype/money generated around Wembanyama didn't benefit ASVEL.
- The NBA buyout money won't go to ASVEL.
- Wembanyama's team beat them in french league playoffs.
- Following Wembanyama's footstep, Zaccharie Risacher (current top 3 in the 2024 mock draft) is leaving ASVEL. Wembanyama shining so much with Mets after his relatively bad ASVEL season has hurt ASVEL reputation to form young players.

Parker is bitter and thinks Wembanyama and his clan screwed him. To me, while Wembanyama may not have been perfect, the main culprit is Parker himself. I doubt he will have the humility to admit it.

You guys are making more drama than you should... That they might not get along OK, but like billions of people don't That's just life, people make choices...

Now to your points, Bruno:

- A part of Vic NBA buyout will actually got to ASVEL (as a "forming" club) as well as Nanterre, his first club. while the Mets will get half of it $1M, which in their very precarious situtation , and I'll give you that, is precious.

- The money Victor generated on his name for the Mets is extremely limited in a country where BB isn't a bankable sport at all... "Mets" name was throwed out there but that's about it, french ligue audiencce on TV is small and LNB rights are very, very low low... 2 years ago, they were actually almost free and broadcasted on some small cable channel since nobody wanted to buy them. Sponsors are local sponsors and Mets arena is like 4K max with pretty small ticket prices.. they didn't really make money thanks to Victor on that aspect of things, and are still in financial issues.

-The NBA payed $133K to buy LNB rights last year (entirely for Victor) and that money wasn't even redistributed to the clubs...

-ASVEL isn't a "forming" club but a club that needs proven/productive players who can hold their own in Euroleague... They couldn't make Victor his team and couldn't offer what Mets offered, being in Paris and basically existing for Victor. That's more Victor's (good) choice to leave than ASVEL's fault... No other Euroleague could have offered Vic waht the Mets did.. The mistake was actually more on Victor to sign with them to start withn which him and gis clan realized, probalby first attracted by TP's name and "aura"...

- Nobody expected the Mets to have that kind of season, not even the Mets. They badly overachieved...

- Risacher is following path because he understood he probably should'nt have signed with VASVEL either and it's better to have a supposedly smaller team with less pressure but more responsabilities...I expect now more and more french prospects to do that. Just like it's better for NBA top rookies to land in to a rebuidng team with more playing time and responsabilties than in a contending with much less of that.

That Parker wasn't happy about Vic leaving, probably, that they might not get along, probably, but none of the two owns anything to the other, they make their own choices, end of story. that's business and life... Again, more drama than necessary, this isn't a soap opeara.... Yes, Parker always had his lil ego but a guy who is friend with Boris, Tim, Manu, Pop, and close to vincent Collet too can't be a total asshole either...

[Spursmania]

Anyone who bops his teammates wife (and while married) tells me all I need to know. Tony has always had his issues because of his emotional intelligence or lack thereof. I still love the guy but he's always had his faults and I think many of us who were here back then talked about this too.

[thiste]

Anyone who bops his teammates wife (and while married) tells me all I need to know. Tony has always had his issues because of his emotional intelligence or lack thereof. I still love the guy but he's always had his faults and I think many of us who were here back then talked about this too.

That's where you don't understand, everybody does that in France and noone cares.

[The Truth #6]

I think my question of, “why isn’t Tony at those dinners with all the other legends” is sort of being answered.

[exstatic]

I think my question of, “why isn’t Tony at those dinners with all the other legends” is sort of being answered.

He's based here in SA, but has multiple business ventures in France. My guess is that he's not in town.

[ambchang]

I remember back then there were fan-generated whispers about a supposed feud between Tony and Manu. Apparently that never existed.

This may be one of those.

[BatManu20]

I think my question of, “why isn’t Tony at those dinners with all the other legends” is sort of being answered.

Yea I believe he’s in France if I’m not mistaken. Michelle Beadle mentioned in her interview on the Rich Eisen show yesterday that Tony goes back and forth between SA and France a lot so I think she was suggesting he wasn’t in town for the dinner. Almost positive Spurs aren’t just ignoring him or leaving him hanging lol. He surely would’ve been there had he been able to be.

[lefty]

No excuse, he should have been there tbh

[spurraider21]

No excuse, he should have been there tbh
nah. he's not in the same echelon as those other guys. what, you want to bring speedy claxton too?

[lefty]

speedy claxton
:cry 4th quarter legend

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1673755716065312768

[The Truth #6]

Yea I believe he’s in France if I’m not mistaken. Michelle Beadle mentioned in her interview on the Rich Eisen show yesterday that Tony goes back and forth between SA and France a lot so I think she was suggesting he wasn’t in town for the dinner. Almost positive Spurs aren’t just ignoring him or leaving him hanging lol. He surely would’ve been there had he been able to be.

I suppose. But seems very weird he couldn’t be there.

[Mr. Body]

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1673755716065312768

Damn, there's no end to LeBron James's kids.

[BatManu20]

I suppose. But seems very weird he couldn’t be there.

Can confirm via his IG that he’s in France right now partaking in his basketball academy that he runs over there. Nbd tbh. He’s already very familiar with Victor. I’m sure he’ll partake in future dinners when he’s in town.

[BatManu20]

Alright which one of you assholes is this in this video :lol

My money’s on rascal (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=914) tbh.

1673754440837242888

[The Truth #6]

I would keep Mamu (his feel for the game is off the charts, he’s fine for 10 minutes here and there) but to me Barlowe has shown less to be brought back. With VW now, I think we have less time to develop someone that raw. But we’ll see how he does in SL.

[SpursFan86]

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/mike_finger/article/san-antonio-spurs-tall-victor-wembanyama-18172669.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20 (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Per the Express News, sounds like Victor will be officially listed as 7’3”. Article mentions that a Spurs source says he was 7’3.5” to be exact.

[RC_Drunkford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCS9SC4A4wc

[spurraider21]

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/mike_finger/article/san-antonio-spurs-tall-victor-wembanyama-18172669.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20 (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Per the Express News, sounds like Victor will be officially listed as 7’3”. Article mentions that a Spurs source says he was 7’3.5” to be exact.
if they measured him at 3.5 it would typically round up to 4

not that it really matters. we know he's huge. that height without shoes is still insane. it was only as recent as 2019 when the nba standardized height measurements to be barefoot. a lot of the height figures we knew from back in the day were inflated

[SpursFan86]

if they measured him at 3.5 it would typically round up to 4

not that it really matters. we know he's huge. that height without shoes is still insane. it was only as recent as 2019 when the nba standardized height measurements to be barefoot. a lot of the height figures we knew from back in the day were inflated

Here’s the full quote fwiw:

When the Spurs issued their press release announcing Wembanyama’s arrival, they called him 7-3. So in the span of just a few days, he lost an inch.

On paper, at least.

Just like Duncan once did.

To illuminate those unfamiliar with the backstory: the shrinking of Duncan is a tale mainly about marketing. Back in 1997, as the presumed No. 1 overall pick coming out of Wake Forest, Duncan was measured at the NBA draft combine and checked in at 6-11.

But the Spurs were going to play him alongside 7-1 center David Robinson, and before they even made the draft pick, there were stories being written about San Antonio’s “Twin Towers” as well as breathless references to the team’s pair of “7-footers.” Even if that last description wasn’t completely accurate, it just sounded cooler — and more convenient — to let people refer to them that way.

So that’s what the Spurs did. Look at any media guide or team roster from Duncan’s first several years in the league, and you’ll see him listed at 7-0. And even though there’s a popular version of this story that claims his height changed right when Robinson retired in 2003, that’s not quite right.

As recently as in the official commemorative program for the 2005 NBA Finals, Duncan was a 7-footer. But when it came time to print the program for the 2007 Finals, though, he was 6-11, and he stayed that way for the rest of his career.
Part of that came from Robinson’s absence. With no more “Twin Towers,” there was no real need to stretch the truth anymore. Then there was Duncan’s longtime preference to be known as a power forward, rather than a center. To some, putting a “6” at the start of his official height made that argument a bit more persuasive.

With Wembanyama, the evolution of his official measurements could prove to be a bit more fluid, and not only because he’s the age of a typical incoming college sophomore and might still be growing. Because he was playing in the French League playoffs this spring, he did not attend the draft combine, and therefore was not poked and prodded and weighed and measured the same way many of his fellow prospects were.

But on the day of his introductory press conference at the AT&T Center on Saturday, Wembanyama took off his shoes, straightened his back, stood still, and allowed his new employers to take a true scientific accounting of the distance between the top of his scalp and the soles of his feet.

The exact number, per a Spurs official?

Seven feet, three-and-one-half inches.

[Seventyniner]

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/mike_finger/article/san-antonio-spurs-tall-victor-wembanyama-18172669.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20 (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Per the Express News, sounds like Victor will be officially listed as 7’3”. Article mentions that a Spurs source says he was 7’3.5” to be exact.

All they had to do was officially measure him at 7'2" and his chances of a long career would go way up!

[BatManu20]

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/mike_finger/article/san-antonio-spurs-tall-victor-wembanyama-18172669.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20 (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Per the Express News, sounds like Victor will be officially listed as 7’3”. Article mentions that a Spurs source says he was 7’3.5” to be exact.

Somebody’s lying. If Rudy is listed at 7’1 barefoot, there’s no way Vic is only a couple inches taller. Just no way. And based on the eyeball test, Wemby looks closer to 7’5 than 7’3. Not that it really matters, but this sounds like a downplay tbh.

https://cdn.nba.com/manage/2022/10/GettyImages-1243779555-scaled-e1665095527612.jpg


He’s clearly over a foot taller than 6’3 Adam Silver too. Wemby is huge. I’m guessing 7’5 barefoot.

https://images.mktw.net/im-805425?width=700&height=467

[playblair]

Alright which one of you assholes is this in this video :lol

My money’s on rascal (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=914) tbh.

1673754440837242888 ace3g spurraider21 Bruno i knew u 3 were excited about wembanyama did u practice this welcome by watching the longest yard prison cheerleaders......

[SpursFan86]

All they had to do was officially measure him at 7'2" and his chances of a long career would go way up!

Could’ve been the next Kareem…now he’s just going to be the next Tacko Fall :depressed

[RC_Drunkford]

1673781295871152133

[Splits]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCS9SC4A4wc

lol Pietrus and Mahimi gets a shoutout but not Boris.

[Pauleta14]

That's where you don't understand, everybody does that in France and noone cares.

WTF are u talking about???

There isn't one country in the world or one era in human kind where having sex with a teamate/mate/colleague etc is fine...

[Spursmania]

Exactly, I was like wtf? And, I chose to ignore the idiocy of that comment.:dizzy

[CGD]

lol Pietrus and Mahimi gets a shoutout but not Boris.

Wemby giving all sorts of people jobs and promo opportunities. He’s an economy on to himself!

[Mr. Body]

Pietrus never played for the Spurs tho.

[CorrectCrusader]

Alright which one of you assholes is this in this video :lol

My money’s on rascal (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=914) tbh.

1673754440837242888

I hate you for making me see this

[Seventyniner]

Pietrus never played for the Spurs tho.

Okay, I'm not the only one who caught that. Maybe he meant De Colo?

[TD 21]

Back in 1997, as the presumed No. 1 overall pick coming out of Wake Forest, Duncan was measured at the NBA draft combine and checked in at 6-11.

Duncan is 6'11'' in shoes, not barefoot as this seems to suggest. NCAA listings are barefoot and he was listed as 6'10'' at Wake Forest.



Somebody’s lying. If Rudy is listed at 7’1 barefoot, there’s no way Vic is only a couple inches taller. Just no way. And based on the eyeball test, Wemby looks closer to 7’5 than 7’3. Not that it really matters, but this sounds like a downplay tbh.

He’s clearly over a foot taller than 6’3 Adam Silver too. Wemby is huge. I’m guessing 7’5 barefoot.

In shoes: Silver is 6'5'', Gobert is 7'1.5'', Wembanyama is 7'4.5''.

Round up (which is what they should be doing with his barefoot height, but NBA listings are inexplicably screwed up) and you get the 7'5'' number we often hear, but I agree he looks even taller.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9Ur9sKyys

[Knoxxx]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wembanyama-posts-photo-with-spurs-greats-duncan-robinson-and-manu/ar-AA1d0DwIWembanyama posts photo with Spurs greats Duncan, Robinson, and Manu (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wembanyama-posts-photo-with-spurs-greats-duncan-robinson-and-manu/ar-AA1d0DwI)

Not sure above link will post but it shows the now famous dinner picture. To include shoes as I was suspicious we may have had some height differences occurring there.

Elliot: does not look 5 inches shorter than Robinson!
Manu: Difference in height with Robinson looks about right.
Manu v. Elliot: Difference in height looks wrong. Two full bricks is 2.25 inches = 4.5 inches not including mortar. Hmm.

Mainly when I see the shoes I think they all appear to be wearing tennies except Duncan. Duncan I discounted already from the height analysis due to him being closer than the others.

Ultimately, I had to consider that Elliot may just have taller shoes than the others or due to the angle and him being slightly closer that is why he measures higher on the bricks relative to D Rob and Manu. Or maybe the brick wall is not level, LOL.

Anyway I ended up at a worst case of 6 foot 10 barefoot for the Admiral. Perhaps he was 6 foot 11 or 11.5 back in the old days when they measured with shoes to get him up to 7 foot 1 inch which always sounded cool to hear, him being OVER 7 foot. Given his height, back issues (perhaps), and age, he could easily have lost an inch or more from his peak height.

From there I think a modification is needed to chop off Wemby's large head of hair, compared to the other poor old bald guys. I am amazed that I am older than most of them but still have considerably more hair.

The Wemby hair modification appears to be worth about a full brick. That still leaves him 3 full bricks taller than David! I have those bricks at standard 2.25" height which gets us to 2.5" with mortar or 7.5 inches. Thus, according to this picture, Wemby appears to me to be at least 7 foot 5.5" tall, which would be a barefoot height! Given he wears a size 21 shoe and Davis a 15, IIRC, maybe take another half inch from that and say worst case he is 7 foot 5 barefoot.

Most importantly, I think this clearly means he is at least 7 foot 8" when in shoes and with hair. (bonus "Fletch" clip included for the uninitiated)

YARN | He is actually 6'5. With the Afro, 6'9. | Fletch (1985) | Video clips by quotes | be7dc6b2 | 紗 (getyarn.io) (https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/be7dc6b2-9af2-47e8-98d2-649efa5b6997)

[spurraider21]

wemby's height on its own isnt what makes him remarkable. KP is listed as 7'3 too

its wemby's wingspan combined with that height (we dont have an actual standing reach measurement that i know, but its certainly higher than anybody in the nba right now that tacko fall is gone)... in addition to his unusual agility at that size. its evident watching him play that his effective size and defensive range is truly unheard of

[Knoxxx]

wemby's height on its own isnt what makes him remarkable. KP is listed as 7'3 too

its wemby's wingspan combined with that height (we dont have an actual standing reach measurement that i know, but its certainly higher than anybody in the nba right now that tacko fall is gone)... in addition to his unusual agility at that size. its evident watching him play that his effective size and defensive range is truly unheard of

Great points! And I realize that if Wemby is possibly 7 foot 5.5 barefoot, then when I added the 2.5 inches for his hair I forgot to add 1.5 inches for shoes which would make him round up to an incredible 7 foot 10 with hair!

As far as his wingspan, as we continue our favorite latter day Paul Bunyan tale, I first heard 7 foot 9, then 8 foot even.

And not to overplay the hair aspect, but in between haircuts or if he grew a little (which he doesn't need to of course), an 8-foot standing height with hair and shoes is within his reach! (pun intended somewhat...)

For now, saying he is 7 foot 5 or 6" sounds about right...

[Maddog]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wembanyama-posts-photo-with-spurs-greats-duncan-robinson-and-manu/ar-AA1d0DwIWembanyama posts photo with Spurs greats Duncan, Robinson, and Manu (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wembanyama-posts-photo-with-spurs-greats-duncan-robinson-and-manu/ar-AA1d0DwI)

Not sure above link will post but it shows the now famous dinner picture. To include shoes as I was suspicious we may have had some height differences occurring there.

Elliot: does not look 5 inches shorter than Robinson!
Manu: Difference in height with Robinson looks about right.
Manu v. Elliot: Difference in height looks wrong. Two full bricks is 2.25 inches = 4.5 inches not including mortar. Hmm.

Mainly when I see the shoes I think they all appear to be wearing tennies except Duncan. Duncan I discounted already from the height analysis due to him being closer than the others.

Ultimately, I had to consider that Elliot may just have taller shoes than the others or due to the angle and him being slightly closer that is why he measures higher on the bricks relative to D Rob and Manu. Or maybe the brick wall is not level, LOL.

Anyway I ended up at a worst case of 6 foot 10 barefoot for the Admiral. Perhaps he was 6 foot 11 or 11.5 back in the old days when they measured with shoes to get him up to 7 foot 1 inch which always sounded cool to hear, him being OVER 7 foot. Given his height, back issues (perhaps), and age, he could easily have lost an inch or more from his peak height.

From there I think a modification is needed to chop off Wemby's large head of hair, compared to the other poor old bald guys. I am amazed that I am older than most of them but still have considerably more hair.

The Wemby hair modification appears to be worth about a full brick. That still leaves him 3 full bricks taller than David! I have those bricks at standard 2.25" height which gets us to 2.5" with mortar or 7.5 inches. Thus, according to this picture, Wemby appears to me to be at least 7 foot 5.5" tall, which would be a barefoot height! Given he wears a size 21 shoe and Davis a 15, IIRC, maybe take another half inch from that and say worst case he is 7 foot 5 barefoot.

Most importantly, I think this clearly means he is at least 7 foot 8" when in shoes and with hair. (bonus "Fletch" clip included for the uninitiated)

YARN | He is actually 6'5. With the Afro, 6'9. | Fletch (1985) | Video clips by quotes | be7dc6b2 | 紗 (getyarn.io) (https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/be7dc6b2-9af2-47e8-98d2-649efa5b6997)

We have just reached enlightenment
All past and future photo height estimate posts will pale in comparison

[BatManu20]

1674099048163299328

[Mr. Body]

1674099048163299328

Spurs moving to Las Vegas confirmed.

[Knoxxx]

We have just reached enlightenment
All past and future photo height estimate posts will pale in comparison

Agreed and thank you! So I guess we can go with 7 foot 7 in shoes and 7 foot 10 with hair for now.

You guys are too easy though! Two other obvious flaws in my analysis include the possibility that the bricks are smaller than standard as well as perhaps someone snapped the photo holding their phone crooked.

Or am I overthinking it? :dizzy

[Extra Stout]

When Wemby fills out he’ll look like a slightly taller Kareem

[Ocotillo]

the possibility that the bricks are smaller than standard Earlier, I had considered a wisecrack about Mexican bricks. My ex-father-in-law was an architect and used Mexican brick for his home, they are smaller than the typical brick.

[kace]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37929130/victor-wembanyama-official-height-7-3-spurs-say

[scott]

Wemby will be 16 feet tall by the time this thread is finished

[Knox]

You guys are making more drama than you should... That they might not get along OK, but like billions of people don't That's just life, people make choices...

Now to your points, Bruno:

- A part of Vic NBA buyout will actually got to ASVEL (as a "forming" club) as well as Nanterre, his first club. while the Mets will get half of it $1M, which in their very precarious situtation , and I'll give you that, is precious.

- The money Victor generated on his name for the Mets is extremely limited in a country where BB isn't a bankable sport at all... "Mets" name was throwed out there but that's about it, french ligue audiencce on TV is small and LNB rights are very, very low low... 2 years ago, they were actually almost free and broadcasted on some small cable channel since nobody wanted to buy them. Sponsors are local sponsors and Mets arena is like 4K max with pretty small ticket prices.. they didn't really make money thanks to Victor on that aspect of things, and are still in financial issues.

-The NBA payed $133K to buy LNB rights last year (entirely for Victor) and that money wasn't even redistributed to the clubs...

-ASVEL isn't a "forming" club but a club that needs proven/productive players who can hold their own in Euroleague... They couldn't make Victor his team and couldn't offer what Mets offered, being in Paris and basically existing for Victor. That's more Victor's (good) choice to leave than ASVEL's fault... No other Euroleague could have offered Vic waht the Mets did.. The mistake was actually more on Victor to sign with them to start withn which him and gis clan realized, probalby first attracted by TP's name and "aura"...

- Nobody expected the Mets to have that kind of season, not even the Mets. They badly overachieved...

- Risacher is following path because he understood he probably should'nt have signed with VASVEL either and it's better to have a supposedly smaller team with less pressure but more responsabilities...I expect now more and more french prospects to do that. Just like it's better for NBA top rookies to land in to a rebuidng team with more playing time and responsabilties than in a contending with much less of that.

That Parker wasn't happy about Vic leaving, probably, that they might not get along, probably, but none of the two owns anything to the other, they make their own choices, end of story. that's business and life... Again, more drama than necessary, this isn't a soap opeara.... Yes, Parker always had his lil ego but a guy who is friend with Boris, Tim, Manu, Pop, and close to vincent Collet too can't be a total asshole either...

You and Bruno are a good team though highly speculative I like both your insights.

[Knox]

Wemby will be 16 feet tall by the time this thread is finished

At this point I have been talked down to 7 foot 8 with shoes and fro. :toast

[SpursFan86]

1674446858209427456

Not surprising but sounds like Victor’s trainer from France will be hired by the Spurs. Article is in French so apologies in advance if it’s not actually saying much, just going off the tweet’s headline :lol

https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Guillaume-alquier-va-integrer-le-staff-des-san-antonio-spurs/1405456

[Mr. Body]

1674446858209427456

Not surprising but sounds like Victor’s trainer from France will be hired by the Spurs. Article is in French so apologies in advance if it’s not actually saying much, just going off the tweet’s headline :lol

https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Guillaume-alquier-va-integrer-le-staff-des-san-antonio-spurs/1405456

Good news. The Spurs seem to have a good medical staff. This means they agree with the route Victor has been taking with his body and want to ensure he continues in that direction.

[Bruno]

Everything I've seen about Victor's physical trainer described him as being a hard worker and a great guy to work with. There shouldn't have frictions between him and the rest of Spurs physical training staff.

[Old School 44]

Not that he needs a lot of space for his jumper, but with his strides, his step back puts him in another zip code from his defender. Can’t wait for Manu to help him perfect the Wemby Euro Step!

[Knox]

Not that he needs a lot of space for his jumper, but with his strides, his step back puts him in another zip code from his defender. Can’t wait for Manu to help him perfect the Wemby Euro Step!

And practicing the bank shot with TD!

[Spurs9]

Everything I've seen about Victor's physical trainer described him as being a hard worker and a great guy to work with. There shouldn't have frictions between him and the rest of Spurs physical training staff.
Refreshing to see, I had PTSD from Nephew as soon as we drafted Wemby that he could pull the same thing.

[scottspurs]

Victor was at Fiesta Texas yesterday living it up haha

[BatManu20]

Victor was at Fiesta Texas yesterday living it up haha

Saw that his siblings were while he was at practice. Did he join ‘em afterwards? Can’t imagine he’s able to ride any of the rides :lol

[DrSteffo]

I love him more than wine.

[Davidicus]

Victor was at Fiesta Texas yesterday living it up haha

Need to ban rollercoasters in his contract! Sheesh

[scottspurs]

Saw that his siblings were while he was at practice. Did he join ‘em afterwards? Can’t imagine he’s able to ride any of the rides :lol

yeah he rode the one that goes straight up and drops down. Funny how far his legs were dangling

[Davidicus]

yeah he rode the one that goes straight up and drops down. Funny how far his legs were dangling

Just saw the pic on twitter, it's his brother not Vic

[CGD]

Just saw the pic on twitter, it's his brother not Vic

I think this is going to happen a lot, lol

[thiste]

WTF are u talking about???

There isn't one country in the world or one era in human kind where having sex with a teamate/mate/colleague etc is fine...

Dude that's just a joke on the clichés about French people. Don't take it seriously.

[JPB]

WTF are u talking about???

There isn't one country in the world or one era in human kind where having sex with a teamate/mate/colleague etc is fine...

People are cheating everyday all around the world. Hell, JFK was cheating all around.

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MmajyiUVzU

[BatManu20]

Wemby saying he’s already yelling with the guys and that he feels like he’s in the right place is good to hear. :tu

On a side note, hopefully The Rock at La Cantera opens as scheduled in September so these guys can get familiar with it before the season starts.

[JPB]

Wemby saying he’s already yelling with the guys and that he feels like he’s in the right place is good to hear. :tu

On a side note, hopefully The Rock at La Cantera opens as scheduled in September so these guys can get familiar with it before the season starts.

I believe the yelling is about Pop and how Victor was expecting some of it earlier... But yeah, good to hear him say the vibe is good on the team.

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz6J4w_XgAIkNoC?format=jpg&name=large

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz6J4xDXwAAhBfH?format=jpg&name=large

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz6J4xAXgAYA6Jf?format=jpg&name=large

[slick'81]

Its great to have a franchise player again

[Leetonidas]

1675183763415003137

[ace3g]

https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612759/2023/07/Image-from-iOS-13.jpg

[Extra Stout]

2026

Spurs: Victor, congratulations again on winning MVP and Finals MVP! Ready to sign a max extension?

Victor: I dunno, I feel like you were too conservative in the free agent market back in 2023. I think we could have made some noise going 45-37 that year. Maybe I should feign an injury and sit out all year to force you to trade me to L.A.

[playblair]

does anyone have the pics of the wembanyams attending six flags.......plz post

[Pauleta14]

People are cheating everyday all around the world. Hell, JFK was cheating all around.

I meant it being "ok"

(tbh I forgot about ST's love of cliches about the frenchs, I shouldn't have reacted lol)

[thiste]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz6J4xAXgAYA6Jf?format=jpg&name=large

That is one huge black Vic! :wow :rollin

[Spurs9]

Doesn't even seem real still we drafted that dude, wow.

[Mr. Body]

Kind of cool the league is distracted by the old babies demanding trades and whining about where they are.

Then Wemby starts playing and it'll be like whoa.

[BatManu20]

TP having lunch with Vic at his home in SA, as Tony just returned from France, where he had been holding his youth basketball camp. All the people who questioned if their relationship was strained or why Tony wasn’t at the dinner last week can stop wondering now.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large

[ChumpDumper]

The Dell on a patio chair is puro San Antonio.

[manufan10]

The Dell on a patio chair is puro San Antonio.

:lol

[Cardinal]

Lol it's encouraging that the pros watch hoops just like me

[tonight...you]

TP showing dem Glory Dayz on the repeat.

Hold on Wemby!
Here's a better angle of my shot!
I have all the angles!

[thiste]

TP showing dem Glory Dayz on the repeat.

Hold on Wemby!
Here's a better angle of my shot!
I have all the angles!

Well, Victor's eager to learn after all :D

[John B]

TP having lunch with Vic at his home in SA, as Tony just returned from France, where he had been holding his youth basketball camp. All the people who questioned if their relationship was strained or why Tony wasn’t at the dinner last week can stop wondering now.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large

I wonder if that’s Bobo’s plate on TP’s right :lol:lol

[tonight...you]

Well, Victor's eager to learn after all :D
Lol.
In all seriousness though, he's going through a whirlwind of attention from both the public, the media and Spurs alma mater on top of the team, but the cool thing is:

That alma mater is always going to be there for him.
There to teach, there to console, there to ground and espouse wisdom.

That is invaluable.

[ace3g]

Victor Wembanyama ���� (@wemby) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CuNmCsGOu4l/)

[Maddog]

kids got a good smile and really sounds like a sincere person.
he really does fit with SA

[playblair]

TP having lunch with Vic at his home in SA, as Tony just returned from France, where he had been holding his youth basketball camp. All the people who questioned if their relationship was strained or why Tony wasn’t at the dinner last week can stop wondering now.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large
how did u get ur fonts to look like that

[JPB]

Lol.
In all seriousness though, he's going through a whirlwind of attention from both the public, the media and Spurs alma mater on top of the team, but the cool thing is:

That alma mater is always going to be there for him.
There to teach, there to console, there to ground and espouse wisdom.

That is invaluable.

Yeah, no adaptation issues that's for sure. Already feels like family, specially as a spur fan. He can really focus on BB and I'm sure he feels like he's accountable. Like, these guys show me so much love and carefulness, I have responsabilites and I can't disappoint them.

Couldn't hope for a better environment.

[timvp]

TP having lunch with Vic at his home in SA, as Tony just returned from France, where he had been holding his youth basketball camp. All the people who questioned if their relationship was strained or why Tony wasn’t at the dinner last week can stop wondering now.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large

Weird Manu-only fans and Erin Barry truthers in shambles. :lol

[JPB]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large

"Look Vic, that's when I schooled Gary Payton!"

[slick'81]

Yea because im sure the guy wemby idolized growing has a strained relationship with him:lol

[tonight...you]

Yeah, no adaptation issues that's for sure. Already feels like family, specially as a spur fan. He can really focus on BB and I'm sure he feels like he's accountable. Like, these guys show me so much love and carefulness, I have responsabilites and I can't disappoint them.

Couldn't hope for a better environment.
It's terrific.
I'm happy for him. I'm happy for our team.
I'm ready for some hoopin'!

[buttsR4rebounding]

Not that he needs a lot of space for his jumper, but with his strides, his step back puts him in another zip code from his defender. Can’t wait for Manu to help him perfect the Wemby Euro Step!

Need to rename it the Texas Two-Step.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Victor Wembanyama ���� (@wemby) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CuNmCsGOu4l/)

Tony looks really short in that picture.

[MI21]

Weird Manu-only fans and Erin Barry truthers in shambles. :lol

:wow :lol

[Bruno]

FYI, they were watching the U19 world final (France lost against Spain).

[Brazil]

Weird Manu-only fans and Erin Barry truthers in shambles. :lol

:lol tbh...

[Extra Stout]

I was watching old videos of the 1983 Lakers-Spurs series. Kareem stayed long and lean his whole career. Artis Gilmore pushed him around in the paint, but Kareem got his with skill and finesse.

That’s how Victor is going to be. Just give him a couple of years.

[slick'81]

I was watching old videos of the 1983 Lakers-Spurs series. Kareem stayed long and lean his whole career. Artis Gilmore pushed him around in the paint, but Kareem got his with skill and finesse.

That’s how Victor is going to be. Just give him a couple of years.

It will be interesting to see him matchup with bigger 3/4's that are stronger and as quick as him

[exstatic]

I was watching old videos of the 1983 Lakers-Spurs series. Kareem stayed long and lean his whole career. Artis Gilmore pushed him around in the paint, but Kareem got his with skill and finesse.

That’s how Victor is going to be. Just give him a couple of years.

If teams are dumb enough in this day and age to game plan this, physicality in the paint against Victor, we’re going to win an awful lot of games. His standing reach is going to make pretty much every shot contested, even if you bump him to keep him on the ground. Contested twos are a slow death in todays NBA

[Spursfanfromafar]

I was watching old videos of the 1983 Lakers-Spurs series. Kareem stayed long and lean his whole career. Artis Gilmore pushed him around in the paint, but Kareem got his with skill and finesse.

That’s how Victor is going to be. Just give him a couple of years.

The game has changed so much since then, but it still boggles me as to why no one.. I mean no one and more importantly no center .. mastered the sky-hook as Kareem did. I mean the shot brought Kareem so many scoring titles and made him the hoopster with the most points (with barely a 3 pointer) and held the record for nearly four decades. The sky-hook is the ultimate skill-shot, almost pure art and nearly un-guardable.

[RC_Drunkford]

The game has changed so much since then, but it still boggles me as to why no one.. I mean no one and more importantly no center .. mastered the sky-hook as Kareem did. I mean the shot brought Kareem so many scoring titles and made him the hoopster with the most points (with barely a 3 pointer) and held the record for nearly four decades. The sky-hook is the ultimate skill-shot, almost pure art and nearly un-guardable.

almost everybody from the Balkans can shoot that shot. Including Joker

[Spursfanfromafar]

almost everybody from the Balkans can shoot that shot. Including Joker

Joker has shot a few "skyhooks" but the bulk of his similar-looking shots are plain hooks and not skyhooks (perpendicular to the hoop, on one foot and arm held very high, with the other arm shielding the defender from even trying to block it and *shot from a higher distance than closer to the basket as Jokic does mostly*)

[lefty]

The game has changed so much since then, but it still boggles me as to why no one.. I mean no one and more importantly no center .. mastered the sky-hook as Kareem did. I mean the shot brought Kareem so many scoring titles and made him the hoopster with the most points (with barely a 3 pointer) and held the record for nearly four decades. The sky-hook is the ultimate skill-shot, almost pure art and nearly un-guardable.
It wasn't a perfect shot (got blocked by Hakeem and a couple of other centers0


Kareem also got his shit pushed in in the playoffs by every Tier 1 center : Walton, Moses (twice :lol), Dream

They didn't need to master the sky hook

[ismael-robert]

As an avg height latino I use sky hooks to get shots off over taller more athletic players. All the youngsters then start with their old school remarks but are actually kinda fascinated cuz with all their skill and athleticism can't hit a hook to save their life

[RC_Drunkford]

Joker has shot a few "skyhooks" but the bulk of his similar-looking shots are plain hooks and not skyhooks (perpendicular to the hoop, on one foot and arm held very high, with the other arm shielding the defender from even trying to block it and *shot from a higher distance than closer to the basket as Jokic does mostly*)

I'm well aware of what a sky hook is and I'm not talking about in-game shots. I'm talking about how ball is being played out there on the playground. Everybody learns the sky hook at an young age there, because certain shooting games that everybody plays on the regular require you to be able to shoot that shot. When you play 21 your 10th and 20th points have to be hit with a skyhook

[KobesAchilles]

TP having lunch with Vic at his home in SA, as Tony just returned from France, where he had been holding his youth basketball camp. All the people who questioned if their relationship was strained or why Tony wasn’t at the dinner last week can stop wondering now.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large
And this is me ignoring my wide open teammate Brent for the corner 3. Ah good times with Brent. I remember having sleep overs at his house.

[spurraider21]

It will be interesting to see him matchup with bigger 3/4's that are stronger and as quick as him
gotta pull up over them like KD does

[BatManu20]

This kid is poised beyond his years tbh.

cNTQ4DijGKI

[BatManu20]

Wemby has mentioned wanting to play the lakers a couple times now. Seems like he understands the rivalry already. Hopefully that’s all it is and he doesn’t have an infatuation with them tbh :lol

Prob looking forward to playing Lebron and AD and co. during the regular season too to gauge where he’s at against a team like that.

[rjv]

TP having lunch with Vic at his home in SA, as Tony just returned from France, where he had been holding his youth basketball camp. All the people who questioned if their relationship was strained or why Tony wasn’t at the dinner last week can stop wondering now.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Drz7YWcAI93Sm?format=jpg&name=large

they've since moved on to lamenting the loss of plumlee in FA.

[Mr. Body]

they've since moved on to lamenting the loss of plumlee in FA.

They closed the tab to Austin Reaves' OnlyFans.

[playblair]

As an avg height latino I use sky hooks to get shots off over taller more athletic players. All the youngsters then start with their old school remarks but are actually kinda fascinated cuz with all their skill and athleticism can't hit a hook to save their life
:rollin

[BatManu20]

1675964376908460037

[scott]

Love that Tony Parker had to go with _TonyParker09 for his IG handle, which means someone else is running around with TonyParker09 holding out for a bag that Tony isn't coughing up :lol

Are Wemby's siblings moving with him to SA or are they just here for the summer?

[BatManu20]

Love that Tony Parker had to go with _TonyParker09 for his IG handle, which means someone else is running around with TonyParker09 holding out for a bag that Tony isn't coughing up
:lol

Are Wemby's siblings moving with him to SA or are they just here for the summer?

Both his siblings have already flown back to Paris, where I’m assuming they’ll continue to live as they’re both in basketball leagues over there. I imagine his family will go back and forth between here and Paris to support all 3 children. I know Wemby’s agent Jeremy Medjana (guy who posted the pic of he and Tony) is close with he and his family, so I assume he’ll be staying with Vic a lot as well. He only represents a couple other players (Rayan Rupert being one of them) so I think he has more leeway in terms of free time and where he stays.

[JPB]

FYI, they were watching the U19 world final (France lost against Spain).

That rivalry is becoming kinda weird.

[lefty]

And this is me ignoring my wide open teammate Brent for the corner 3. Ah good times with Brent. I remember having sleep overs at his house.
PR move, no excuse

[Obstructed_View]

If teams are dumb enough in this day and age to game plan this, physicality in the paint against Victor, we’re going to win an awful lot of games. His standing reach is going to make pretty much every shot contested, even if you bump him to keep him on the ground. Contested twos are a slow death in todays NBA

He's also going to shoot 20 free throws a game because the rules no longer allow for old-school physicality that Spurstalk wants to sign Steven Adams to protect him from.

[ginobilized]

It just hit me that every time Wemby receives an award or accolade that announcers are going to say " To the Victor go the spoils."

Ugh! That would be a Walton staple if he were still doing NBA games.

[Seventyniner]

It just hit me that every time Wemby receives an award or accolade that announcers are going to say " To the Victor go the spoils."

Ugh! That would be a Walton staple if he were still doing NBA games.

That would definitely be a classic Walton-ism.

You're gonna hear the whole gamut of plays on Wemby's name this season, might as well just get used to it now.

[JPB]

They closed the tab to Austin Reaves GF's OnlyFans.

FIFY.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0OSLM2WcAEx0WU?format=jpg&name=large

[BatManu20]

Wemby already showing he’s a true American. He’s knows who the Glizzy GOAT is.

[scott]

Looking forward to a Wemby signature shoe. Should be some cool colorways if Nike is going with the whole Alien theme.

[Extra Stout]

Looking forward to a Wemby signature shoe. Should be some cool colorways if Nike is going with the whole Alien theme.
I’m excited about the Austin Reaves signature shoe.

[scott]

I’m excited about the Austin Reaves signature shoe.

What’s the point of this? Is this bringing joy to your life?

[SpursFan86]

1676362344937529346

Was what most people were already assuming but Stein confirming that Victor is set to make his debut on Friday for the first game in Vegas :hungry:

[Extra Stout]

What’s the point of this? Is this bringing joy to your life?
1) He’ll always be The One Who Got Away
2) What, are you not excited about a RealTree and Oxnard Orange colorway?

[playblair]

Wemby already showing he’s a true American. He’s knows who the Glizzy GOAT is.
joey can not beat the japanese eater.........he has been banned a decade because he wouldnt sign with mle & still beats joey every year from his home........joey is a fraud.......

[ace3g]

https://youtu.be/SS5WfgWZSw0

[MultiTroll]

Let’s go!!
Is there anyway we can change "Patisserie"
It's so gay sounding.

I know what you meant. It's a bakery. Probably with some good stuff over there.

Oh well, i can work on being more woke?
Should i just give it two snaps up?

[MultiTroll]

Looking forward to a Wemby signature shoe. Should be some cool colorways if Nike is going with the whole Alien theme.
Pssst. Where can i get Wemby cards?
Don't tell anyone.

[scott]

Pssst. Where can i get Wemby cards?
Don't tell anyone.

Man, the card industry is already completely out of its mind... the chase for Wemby cards is going to be insane. I bet a Wemby 1/1 Logoman Auto from Flawless or National Treasures this coming year will immediately go for 7 figures. Luka's NT Logoman reportedly went for $4.6MM in a private sale during the height of Covid when cards were at their peak, then sold for $3.2MM last November. Cards have definitely come down, but the chase for these will be real. Boxes of Flawless will probably be $25k+ on their own and break spots will be $3500-5k. Sleezy breakers are about to have a record year.

The first Wemby autos from Bowman's Best University (which are in Mets92 jerseys and will always be worth less than his rookie Spurs cards) are going for like $1000 for unnumbered versions. Saw a /99 redemption went for $2500.

[couchman]

Is there anyway we can change "Patisserie"
It's so gay sounding.

I know what you meant. It's a bakery. Probably with some good stuff over there.

Oh well, i can work on being more woke?
Should i just give it two snaps up?

It's good stuff over there alright!
In France there are few people more honored, trusted, and regarded than a good Pastry Chef.
And it's serious fucking business where no one gives a shit about gender or sexual orientation or other cultural BS Americans seem obsessed with lately.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1676964096191901700

[exstatic]

https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1676964096191901700

Britney is a 'C' lister now, and she needs to recognize.

[SpursFan86]

I initially read that as Victor was the one who slapped her :lmao

[ace3g]

I initially read that as Victor was the one who slapped her :lmao

TMZ understood the assignment when writing that headline.

[JPB]

Britney is a 'C' lister now, and she needs to recognize.

That time in your career when escorting in Dubaï becomes your option A.

[couchman]

One report says it was the Spurs Director of Security

[Dverde]

I doubt she even knows who he is. Her husband probably knows and told her to get a photo. She only wanted the picture to get views on the socials.

Sorta on a similar topic, has Keldon ever met Mariah Carey?

[BatManu20]

1677025754910167058

[RD2191]

1677025754910167058

Imagine if security just started dropping those kids. Fuck yeah.

[playblair]

spurs secuirty is :dizzy spurs dont know how to handle wembanyama celebrity......
1677026018161221632

[BatManu20]

Dude doesn’t even look real.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0YUknJXsAYlOSi?format=jpg&name=large

[JPB]

Dude doesn’t even look real.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0YUknJXsAYlOSi?format=jpg&name=large

He'll hang himself his titles banners in the rafters.

[RC_Drunkford]

1677074946839961600

[playblair]

1 reason i can see webanyama leaving san antonio is he will never get invited to the all white party playing in a small market...........
1676363041288462338

[BatManu20]

1 reason i can see webanyama leaving san antonio is he will never get invited to the all white party playing in a small market...........
1676363041288462338

Not so fast my friend…

1677167184982990849

[BatManu20]

1677155834193649665

[Obstructed_View]

1677155834193649665

It's entirely possible Victor's decision not to play for France this summer is due to that self-serving statement by the French coach. This my be alluding to that.

[playblair]

It's entirely possible Victor's decision not to play for France this summer is due to that self-serving statement by the French coach. This my be alluding to that.
what statement

[Obstructed_View]

what statement
He said something like Victor playing for the national team would really help Victor in the NBA. It didn't make much sense at the time since Vic was going to have a really busy summer with virtually no rest.

[ElNono]

Hopefully he doesn't have an uncle named Dennis, tbh...

[spursparker9]

So far, seems like Spurs learnt Kawhi's lesson and has been listening and accepting Wemby's requests.

[Maddog]

So far, seems like Spurs learnt Kawhi's lesson and has been listening and accepting Wemby's requests.

They listened to Nephews request to the tune of 67 second opinions....
I'm exaggerating but they did listen to his requests

[emanueldavidginobili]

Holy shit Victor Wembanyama plays basketball today in a Spurs uniform.

[cutewizard]

1675964376908460037

Draymond should have played under Pop

imagine that

[cutewizard]

its Wembyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy time fellas

[lefty]

1677074946839961600
And this is why Jorpoker is overrated

[ismael-robert]

What u talking about jokic does make his team better

[Spursmania]

1 reason i can see webanyama leaving san antonio is he will never get invited to the all white party playing in a small market...........
1676363041288462338

I disagree. I don't think partying is his 10 year plan.

[Kermit]

1 reason i can see webanyama leaving san antonio is he will never get invited to the all white party playing in a small market...........
1676363041288462338

Where is a meteor when you need one?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

So far, seems like Spurs learnt Kawhi's lesson and has been listening and accepting Wemby's requests.

Or that Wemby's trainers and such are not a bunch of asshats and they saw merit in bringing them in as opposed to what Kawhi brought in.

[jeebus]

My boy Bricktor doing his best to help out with the housing crisis. Classy as fuuuuuuuck

[slick'81]

Definitely as good as advertised

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/JakeLFischer/status/1677791586057621505

[BacktoBasics]

My boy Bricktor doing his best to help out with the housing crisis. Classy as fuuuuuuuck

Go root for another team dumbfuck

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMO_3h4Tx2Q

[cutewizard]

https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/nba/spurs/spurs-fans-roasting-victor-wembanyama-haters-social-media-nba-san-antonio/273-fc390cb5-d2d5-48ee-8536-2d5e8544d660?tag1=kensshare&fbclid=IwAR2FGwUugBeH1ekxQX_csElPTy8SOZa1gGIS7Sr1I 9ykjo8l84iWb2yFHFk


Following his NBA Summer League debut, Spurs fans are banding together to fight off Wembanyama naysayers online.

Author: Jeff Garcia (KENS)
Published: 1:35 PM CDT July 8, 2023
Updated: 1:35 PM CDT July 8, 2023

SAN ANTONIO — It was not the electric NBA Summer League debut for San Antonio Spurs (https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-san-antonio/spurs-show/on-the-spurs-summer-play-in-sacramento-victor-wembanyamas-summer-debut-and-the-slap-locked-on-spurs/273-bcde0cab-6cdc-464b-8288-ca715bdb087a) rookie Victor Wembanyama but it certainly was one that showed glimpses of his overall impact on the court as he gains more experience.

Wembanyama recorded five blocks, scored nine points, six assists, and eight rebounds off 2-13 shooting versus the Hornets.


“I’ve had a couple of practices with the roster guys, this is pretty much all of the basketball I could do,” Wembanyama said postgame versus Charlotte. “I was working out by myself a couple of days before this."

After the game, and to no one's surprise, Wembanyama naysayers came pouring out on social media, bashing the 19-year-old's performance in just one game.

Some are calling him a bust and more and immediately, Spurs fans came to his defense to squash the haters.

Here's a sample of the wars of social media words between Spurs fans and Wembanyama doubters:

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And these tweets are just the tip of the iceberg of Silver and Black fans roasting the Wemby haters.

It will be interesting to see the Spurs rookie in game two of the Summer League.

It'll be another marquee matchup versus Scoot Henderson (if he does play after injury) and to see how the young Spur performs after a taste of the NBA level.

Let us know what you think on Twitter at @KENS5 (http://www.twitter.com/kens5) and at @JeffGSpursKENS5 (http://www.twitter.com/jeffgspurszone).









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