At this level, if Victor Wembanyama is taking part in you may as properly simply have the Statead tab open, as a result of chances are high you are going to be checking some kind of historic stat line by the point the sport is completed.
It occurred once more on Saturday, when Wembanyama grew to become simply the sixth player in history — and, notably, the youngest — to file 30 factors and 10 blocks in a sport, becoming a member of Hakeem Olajuwon (5 instances) David Robinson (3 instances) Artis Gilmore, Dwight Howard and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Check out Wembanyama’s remaining line in San Antonio’s 114-94 win over the Portland Path Blazers: 30 factors, 10 blocks, seven rebounds and 4 assists in half-hour. Dude blocked a shot for each three minutes he was on the court docket!
Wembanyama additionally made 4 of his eight 3-pointers, which makes him the primary participant in historical past to dam 10 pictures and hit 4 3s in the identical sport. This mixture of rim safety and taking pictures is unprecedented.
I imply significantly, the man has half of the league’s 4 10-block video games since 2019 (shout out Clint Capela and Hassan Whiteside) and, in keeping with Spurs PR, has additionally reached 200 profession made 3-pointers quicker than Stephen Curry, James Harden and Ray Allen — the three most prolific 3-point shooters of all-time.
Sure, that is an indication of the fashionable sport. Curry and Harden, and particularly Allen, got here into the league when 3-pointers had been nonetheless a small a part of a suitable shot weight loss program, and Wemby is not something near an all-time shooter. Hell, he isn’t even a median one for those who look solely at his percentages thus far.
Nonetheless, it is wild to contemplate {that a} participant this measurement can shoot like this.
Again to the blocks: Wemby has now recorded no less than one block in 62 straight video games, transferring him previous David Robinson for the Spurs franchise file. Over his final two video games, Wembanyama has recorded 72 factors, 14 blocks and 11 3-pointers.
Most significantly, the Spurs are successful. They’re now 15-13, having received 4 of their final 5. If the season ended right this moment, the Spurs can be within the Play-In event and Wembanyama can be a digital lock for All-NBA and Defensive Participant of the 12 months. Oh by the way in which, he is 20 years previous.
