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San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama drives against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game Friday, July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs are prepared for what should be one of the most demanding tasks this NBA season: Answering questions about rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama.
The 19-year-old from France has already been compared to some of the game’s most skilled long-range shooters, best shot blockers and top passers while also standing as one of the league’s tallest players ever. While the Spurs are doing their best to diffuse the hoopla, his new teammates also can’t help but add to the hype.
“I think every game he’s going to do something to where you just turn around and be like ‘huh,’” Spurs guard Devin Vassell said. “It just doesn’t make sense. Sometimes he makes the hoop just look so little or he does something like shoot a step-back and you’re like, ‘Did he really just shoot that,’ and he makes it. So, you all are going to have a great time watching him play this season, it’s going to be fun.
Where Wembanyama fits is still unknown giving his unique set of skills. Popovich is uncertain if Wembanyama will start at center, power forward or maybe even small forward. Wembanyama prepared for the season by adding 10 to 15 pounds of muscle since the Spurs drafted him with the No. 1 pick on June 22.He also added a black cowboy hat he wore while spending the past two weeks visiting the Alamo along with San Antonio’s newest landmarks – murals of Wembanyama.
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