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All through the 2022-23 season, many waited with a number of anticipation for French phenom Victor Wembanyama to enter the NBA, and he was arguably probably the most hyped rookie to ever come into the league.
Final season, he lived as much as the hype by averaging 21.4 factors, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and three.6 blocked photographs a recreation for the San Antonio Spurs, and it has made many surprise how significantly better he shall be in simply a few years when he’ll nonetheless be a good distance away from getting into his prime.
Loads of persons are predicting that inside the subsequent 5 years or so, Wembanyama will change into arguably the perfect basketball participant on the planet, however the Memphis Grizzlies’ GG Jackson went a step additional and stated he’ll “be the greatest player to ever play the game,” per Legion Hoops.
GG Jackson on Victor Wembanyama:
“He’s gonna be the greatest player to ever play the game in my opinion.”
Proper now, the 20-year-old’s offensive recreation could be very uncooked, and he nonetheless lacks the lower-body and core power wanted to carry his place and be an inside menace on offense.
However he’s already a nightmare on the defensive finish, and he led the NBA in blocks per recreation final season as a rookie.
The Spurs received the equal of a Powerball jackpot by attending to take him No. 1 in final 12 months’s draft, and now the problem is to construct a squad round him that may constantly contend for the NBA championship.
If Wembanyama stays wholesome and collects a minimum of 5 championship rings, maybe he’ll make good on Jackson’s proclamation.
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