The Parisian Patisserie of Victor Wembanyama

[Pauleta14]

Which other players is he competing with for POTM?

[Thomas82]

Which other players is he competing with for POTM?

SGA won it for November, so I imagine he's in the running for it again, and probably Jokic.

[Davidicus]

Interesting answer from Stephon at 3:07 on how Vic has worked best this month - he said teams aren’t putting their 5s on him as much and he’s taking advantage, with lower starting positions, going for easier buckets, and making jump shots over the top.

Love seeing Victor in the paint more.

[Pauleta14]

SGA won it for November, so I imagine he's in the running for it again, and probably Jokic.

Thx

Spurs's record won't help vs those 2 tbh

Those 3 winnable games we just lost could've made such a MASSIVE difference as much for the team's ranking than for Wemby's aura and MVP ranking as well

[Dejounte]

Interesting answer from Stephon at 3:07 on how Vic has worked best this month - he said teams aren’t putting their 5s on him as much and he’s taking advantage, with lower starting positions, going for easier buckets, and making jump shots over the top.

Love seeing Victor in the paint more.

Great find and it paints the picture why the Spurs won’t go for a traditional 5 next to Vic

if the opposing 5 isn’t guarding Vic on defense full time and is guarding the 4 instead, it makes sense for our 4 to be quick and versatile to take advantage of the 5’s lack of foot speed. Otherwise, having a traditional 5 to go toe to toe with their 5 will only get in Vic’s way if Vic tries to go in for a drive, or the traditional 5 will be cluttering the paint with Vic since they are both interior defenders. Vic is one of the best defenders in the paint and it needs to stay that way. The 4 guy next to him needs to be able to be able to switch, switch, switch (to 5’s and to wings and guards).

[skin27]

Should get Player of the Month locked up.

its hard to choose him over jokic. Tbh. Jokic has better stats and wy more conistent

[LeBowen]

its hard to choose him over jokic. Tbh. Jokic has better stats and wy more conistent

28/10/5 with 0.7 steals, 4.4 blocks and 3.3 turnovers on 49/38/89 for Wemby, 7-5 W-L.
32/12/8 with 2 steals, 0.3 blocks and 3 turnovers on 57/46/75 for Jokic, 8-6 W-L.

Ridiculous that Nuggets are so bad with Jokic putting up Wilt-like numbers.
Can't wait for Friday and Saturday, if Wemby actually manages to slow him down, we could even win a game.

[exstatic]

its hard to choose him over jokic. Tbh. Jokic has better stats and wy more conistent

Could be good for us if they do pick Jokic, with the two game series with the Nuggs coming up. Wemby tends to take like this seriously.

[R. DeMurre]

Too bad he ended with only 27pts and 9 rebounds

Only played 26 minutes due to blowout.

[skin27]

Only played 26 minutes due to blowout.

yeah but he has chance to get 1-2 more rebounds but refused to grab it.

[skin27]

28/10/5 with 0.7 steals, 4.4 blocks and 3.3 turnovers on 49/38/89 for Wemby, 7-5 W-L.
32/12/8 with 2 steals, 0.3 blocks and 3 turnovers on 57/46/75 for Jokic, 8-6 W-L.

Ridiculous that Nuggets are so bad with Jokic putting up Wilt-like numbers.
Can't wait for Friday and Saturday, if Wemby actually manages to slow him down, we could even win a game.

SGA also has a shot for player of the month.

[DAF86]

[Thomas82]

Thx

Spurs's record won't help vs those 2 tbh

Those 3 winnable games we just lost could've made such a MASSIVE difference as much for the team's ranking than for Wemby's aura and MVP ranking as well

Yeah, I can't help but think a winning streak of 5+ would do wonders for us, but that's still too much to ask right now.

[Pauleta14]

Yeah, I can't help but think a winning streak of 5+ would do wonders for us, but that's still too much to ask right now.

Jokic deserves it tbh, he's putting stupid, never seen numbers and has more wins.

Had we not lost 3 "marquee" winnable games, Wemby would have had a shot.

Let's keep Vic hungry, I like it

[LeBowen]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic lead their respective conferences in the first NBA All-Star 2025 voting returns.

Eastern Conference:
FRONTCOURT

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) - 1,710,630
2. Jayson Tatum (BOS) - 1,385,851
3. Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) - 1,099,966
4. Paolo Banchero (ORL) - 484,096
5. Jaylen Brown (BOS) - 433,636
6. Jimmy Butler (MIA) - 257,901
7. Franz Wagner (ORL) - 221,787
8. Joel Embiid (PHI) - 170,420
9. Paul George (PHI) - 167,613
10. Evan Mobley (CLE) - 145,623

GUARDS

1. LaMelo Ball (CHA) - 947,444
2. Donovan Mitc (CLE) - 718,084
3. Damian Lillard (MIL) - 704,914
4. Jalen Brunson (NYK) - 477,253
5. Trae Young (ATL) - 353,452
6. Cade Cunningham (DET) - 247,046
7. Tyrese Maxey (PHI) - 246,648
8. Jordan Poole (WAS) - 164,383
9. Tyler Herro (MIA) - 125,251
10. Derrick White (BOS) - 120,706

Western Conference:
FRONTCOURT

1. Nikola Jokic (DEN) - 1,422,121
2. Kevin Durant (PHX) - 1,268,799
3. LeBron James (LAL) - 1,167,661
4. Anthony Davis (LAL) - 999,540
5. Victor Wembanyama (SAS) - 928,501
6. Alperen Sengun (HOU) - 314,223
7. Jalen Williams (OKC) - 188,722
8. Andrew Wiggins (GSW) - 187,530
9. Domantas Sabonis (SAC) - 148,810
10. Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) - 103,142

GUARDS

1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) - 1,053,683
2. Luka Doncic (DAL) - 870,071
3. Stephen Curry (GSW) - 810,357
4. Kyrie Irving (DAL) - 503,567
5. Anthony Edwards (MIN) - 411,749
6. James Harden (LAC) - 314,452
7. Ja Morant (MEM) - 213,780
8. De'Aaron Fox (SAC) - 132,937
9. Devin Booker (PHX) - 120,602
10. Norman Powell (LAC) - 110,222

Damn, Wemby is already on par with most popular players in the league.
Get him some help!

[spurraider21]

lamelo has more votes than wemby

[scott]

JJJ wins WC DPOM for December, because voters are bored of just giving it to the best defender already.

What a joke, tbh

[DAF86]

JJJ wins WC DPOM for December, because voters are bored of just giving it to the best defender already.

What a joke, tbh

Didn't Wemby averaged an absurd amount of blocks this month?

I'm not saying blocks is a measurement of good defense, but we all know Wemby is the best defender by far, him having a career month in terms of blocks and not winning DPOM seems strange.

[scott]

Didn't Wemby averaged an absurd amount of blocks this month?

I'm not saying blocks is a measurement of good defense, but we all know Wemby is the best defender by far, him having a career month in terms of blocks and not winning DPOM seems strange.

Yeah, and if you asked everyone to vote for DPOY right now, I doubt JJJ is taking any first place votes away from Wemby. Seems strictly like a "we really can't just give this award to Wemby for the rest of time, can we?" type move.

[MannyIsGod]

JJJ December

DRTG - 105
Blocks - 22
Steals - 23
Rebounds - 92
Games - 14

Wemby

DRTG - 102
Blocks - 53!!!!!
Steals - 8
Rebounds - 120
Games - 12

So JJJ has way more steals but is behind in every other category despite having played 2 more games?

LOL

[CGD]

Awesome breakdown. This analyst is quite good

[Thomas82]

Jokic deserves it tbh, he's putting stupid, never seen numbers and has more wins.

Had we not lost 3 "marquee" winnable games, Wemby would have had a shot.

Let's keep Vic hungry, I like it

Well, Wemby already lost the DPOM for December to Jaren Jackson, so if he loses POM to Jokic too, I believe it would really light a fire under him similar to what we saw around this time last year.

[lefty20]

Voter fatigue after 1 month is ing insane. They've got literal dumb s deciding this e.

[Thomas82]

Voter fatigue after 1 month is ing insane. They've got literal dumb s deciding this e.

No argument from me on that one.

[Pauleta14]

Well, Wemby already lost the DPOM for December to Jaren Jackson, so if he loses POM to Jokic too, I believe it would really light a fire under him similar to what we saw around this time last year.

The pb is that he can do wonder, if the Spurs don't win (enough) he'll be ed.

I heard a journalist say with a straight face that Wemby didn't deserve DPOY bc Spurs were only 19th in defensive efficiency (at the time, we're probably a bit better but still not top 10)