‘ ASTONISHING PLAY’ : Patrick Beverley responds to Victor Wembanyama’s great game with a perfect alien answer.
Victor Wembanyama is still very talented. The big man for the San Antonio Spurs led the club to victory against the Indiana Pacers for the second straight game, coming off of a strong performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Wemby finished with a double-double of 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 blocks, and 31 points. Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was drawn to Wembanyama’s performance and used just one emoji to characterize the guy.
Yes, an alien. Victor Wembanyama’s seven-foot-four frame just executed an in-and-out dribble that resulted in a step-back three-pointer, as seen in the video that Beverley provided. A player like him was only in the minds of fans and on video game create-a-player profiles decades ago. A new generation of seven-foot giants with skill sets similar to guards is emerging in the basketball community.
Other centers like Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Kristaps Porzingis had already begun to alter the big-man game before Wembanyama. The days of centers camping out on the block to score points are long gone, as they now stretch the floor with their long-range shots.
Returning to Wembanyama, he and fellow rookie Chet Holmgren represent the most recent iterations of a five position that is always evolving. Both have the ability to create and shoot off the dribble. Furthermore, Wembanyama himself appears ready to take home the Rookie of the Year trophy as of late.
At the moment, the Frenchman is averaging 10.2 rebounds and 20.9 points per game. Out of all the players in his draft batch, he has already recorded the most double-doubles this season with 32. The scary part of it all is that he hasn’t even begun to explore his full potential.
