Victor Wembanyama on being the face of the NBA: “I definitely see it happening. Supply and demand. I’m here to supply.”
What a bar
He’s got the confidence of a GOAT already
That line is cold he knows exactly who he is and where he is headed
He’s got a villain arc coming at some point with that confidence.
Tim Duncan with swag
not exactly tough to do.
Duncan was basically Windows 95 compared to Wemby as an advanced AI model
95 was super reliable for me growing up. Runner up is XP for me
You could say 95 was the big fundamental
I’m a Spurs fan and I love them both, but that comparison is nonsense to me, because I would take windows 95 in a heartbeat over AI riddled OS
Also Duncan just wasn’t loud and bombastic as other NBA players. Dude was having LAN parties on the team plane, and taking them to Paintball wars and riding quads. He sounds like he was/is fun as fuck if you actually learn about the guy.
sad that we live in a world where being a normal human being without scandals is considered boring
Everyone would prefer 95 windows over ai tech trash lmao.
WembaLyricist
Penbanyama
Lmao this the one
Straight up fuego
Face of the league and selling a pen follow the same economic model
“The Supplier”
I have such a love/hate reaction to the Spurs being able to draft him. Like I know he got drafted to a top notch organization who’s not going to waste his career like other organizations which is great for the league, but damn this dude had to be drafted by this mf organization who’s about to terrorize the Lakers for the next 15 years
The thing is I honestly feel the Pelicans (and maybe the Bulls but even they maximised on Josh Giddey) are the only organisation who could have ruined him. Every other organisation has some level of either coaching competence or at least an solid attacking player with whom Wemby would have meshed with, like for all their flaws even the Kings developed Fox to a damn good degree and let Wemby do Wemby shit
I would have had Charlotte here two months ago but they seem to have turned a page genuinely.
If the Kings drafted him he’d already be traded to Chicago anyway.
I have seen this word several times on this topic. As a non native English speaker, the meaning is lost on me; even though I can kinda guess from context that it means something like “based speech” maybe?
Please someone explain :‘(
Pusha V
Face of the league
Move jerseys
like some folks move keys
YUUGH!
Why is every fucking quote out of this man a bar?
He spent a summer learning rhymes at the shaolin temple.
“Art of Rhymes” - Wei Vìctzō
“Art of War” - Bone Thugs
He entered the 36 chambers
You guys make fun of his training, but the Shaolin stuff works. Whenever he sits on the bench meditating, he would come back in balling lol
It obviously works a millionaire nba player with goat potential isn’t wasting weeks of his time doing absolutely nothing
Wu tang clam ain’t nothing to fuck with
Wemby-Tang!!!
He reads a lot and was literally a monk
Thats what’s happens when you’re well read
Hes French.
They might be dirty and smelly but their philosophers go hard.
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/421
grew up listening to French rap
BOOBA 👁️ 👄 👁️
Ok
He reads
Honest to god, a case study in the difference between European and American education systems. It’s night and day. I split time between Europe (France) and the US (Chicago) and when I’m in the US I think I don’t want kids, and then I go back to France and realize actually maybe I do, and I’m just petrified by the realities of raising a child in the American system.
Part of me wants to say it’s performative but he’s uber competitive so it feels genuine.
He’s smart and he has an enormous ego, It’s a good combo lol
He reads these things called books.
Sounds like something you would hear from Alonzo in Training Day lmao. Wemby has been a breath of fresh air
Wemby has been a breath of fresh air
I wonder what minor, inoffensive thing he will do that will turn the entire NBA fandom against him.
Win.
And I’m here for it. We saw a preview of dark Wemby in the first quarter of that last Laker’s game.
When they start hating, you know you made it.
We’ve had a few samples this season already. Not huge, but still (Ethical hoop comes to mind)
It’s already happening to a smaller extent. He’s just hard to hate on right now because we haven’t won anything, and he’s blown all of his expectations out of the water.
But when he starts winning and he keeps talking like he knows he’s the shit, lots of people will turn on him just because that’s what they’ve been trained to do. Especially nba fans. Like clockwork.
Yep, okc becoming absurdly hated is a prime example
Eventually become the best player in the world and win several rings
Be French
American fries
Freedom Toast
The minute he got excited that he wasn’t coming to Houston, I knew I’d root against him his whole career.
Get a minor injury and sit out half the season to secure a lotto pick….. lmao 🤣
I think he’ll be a lot like KD where some people hate him for his confidence and just saying whatever he wants
my goat is Shakespearean
Hopefully not of the tragedy variety. Though if I had to guess, his fatal flaw would be that he isn’t invincible.
Wemby thinks the spurs were shopping him for trades, but in reality they are trying to find him a co star. Wemby demands a trade, and moves to Houston to become the most hated player in the nba. Wemby goes on to win a chip, by eliminating San Antonio in the conference finals. He the finds out SAS never shopped him, and it was an mis communication. He asks pop for the team to put an offer for him to return. He signs with the spurs again. The fandom forgives him. He the dies in the plane returning to San Antonio when it crashes. Adam silver awards SAS the number 1 overall pick the next draft
its refreshing to see someone so good also embrace/want to be the face of the league. Feels like Jokic, Luka, and Ant just want to play ball and enjoy their millions without being under a microscope (and there’s nothing wrong with that).
I don’t much like LeBron but his point last year about “why would someone WANT to be face of the league?” was absolutely on point when you are constantly held to unreachable standards just to be berated by Stephan A. five mornings a week while the casuals online crucify you over every missed clutch shot or out of context quote.
The only guy outside Wemby I can think of that has actively campaigned to be the Face is Jayson Tatum.
Your goat is Tim Duncan!! But that might change in the next ten years
The league has desperately needed a player with Wemby’s personality.
Him saving the all star game will be his first act of greatness
We really need to enjoy this man now because within the next few years he’s gonna keep going further with the talk and 29 fanbases will hate him lmao
The talk doesn’t matter, all that matters is if he’s winning or not tbh
If he never comes to actually dominate the league he’ll stay beloved, if he starts getting into “got a ring, what’s next” territory that’s when people will 100% turn
nah ppl hate players who dont have post season success as well. It just takes longer.
The moment Wemby starts averaging insane FTs it’s where people will turn sooner I bet
Luka says hi.
They could never make me hate him. Bro is genetically nonsensical. I’m a Lakers fan, but as a basketball fan, I gotta see what this dude looks like when he’s the best he can possibly be.
I think this warrants an economics-inspired nickname.
Victor Wembanomics
I’ll see myself out.
Yous supposed to be pushing wembistics
all due reshpect, you got no fuckin idea what it’s like bein number one.
-wemby probably
He was gay? Chris Paul?
GO OUT THAT AND CRACK SOME FUCKIN HEADS CREATE SOME FUCKIN EARNERS
Wembology? The study of Wemby? Its first grade SpongeBob
The stimulus package
It’s not a nickname, but announcers could say “laissez not faire!” after he makes defensive plays
The US had the Square Deal, the New Deal and now the french might have the Real Deal
The Big Deal
“There goes Scarcity Viktor seizing the means of production again.”
3 in the keynes
Lmfao
The Commodity
The Supply
The Young Friedman
Capitalism with Wemby Characteristics
Supply & Wembmand
(/S)
I don’t hate The Supply
The Visible Hand
Supply side Wemby
The visible hand
Dominique Strauss-Kahnyama
The Wembanyama Economic Forum
His nickname is already Wemby, nothing is going to top that honestly
The Louisiana Purchase.. The Louisiyama Purchase
The Upside.
Austerity
Dismal Man
Elastic Supplier
The Elastic Asset
The Market Disruptor
The externality.
Gross Foreign Product
The Outlier
The Doctor of Wembynomics
The Means of Production
The Bull Market… on second thought, maybe save this one for a future Bulls player.
Infiltrate the dealer, find the supplier!
We get to be brothers?
If we find the supplier first, we don’t have to worry about the dealers
Give the fucking guy some water, he’s black, he’s been through a lot
Hey! Hey! Stop fucking with Korean Jesus. He ain’t got time for your problems. He’s busy. With Korean shit!
The Supplier
I’m pretty sure he said, “ We Jump Street, and we’re gonna jump on your ass” right before dropping 40+ on the Lakers last week.
Jordan like quote.
Jordan never had quotes like this. Wasnt his style to do the corny instagram caption shit
That quote goes hard damn
Ethical supply.
Big Wemby tha Plug
Being this quotable and dropping bars in your second language is too tufff
He’s nice but he’s no Yang Hansen
He wishes he was the Big Tariff.
This guy taught himself English when he was a teenager.
What does he sound like in French? Arthur Rimbaud?
He sounds slightly posh in french, particularly when compared to guys of his generation. You can tell he is from a fairly well off family.
He really does seem more fluent in English than even Rudy over here
He doesn’t sound posh, he sounds normal. He just doesn’t have this shitty accent/intonations that a lot of young people use, to try to have street creds
It would be hilarious if Wemby had a French version of a Cockney accent yet his English in general being very understandable and typically proper.
He sound well read just like he does in English.
what’s happening?
he’s beginning to believe
I know you’re quoting the Matrix but when have we ever seen Wemby not believe in himself?
Yeah he legit said he was better than jokic shai and giannis months ago lmao
Damm that’s a good quote
we don’t demand wemby tho we demand zaccharie risacher
Exactly I demand Zacc to come to the Lakers
Facts
Wembanomics.
He’s the one
He’ll never be the face if just announces it without having an announcement about the upcoming announcement first.
Wemby spitting bars like he is a character from the Wire.
For me personally, as soon as LeBron retires, he’s the face of the league already.
I just came in my pants
Jonathan Kuminga in shambles
Fallen to his knees in the citgo (bone bruise dnp)
Big fan of Wemby so far. I hope he stays humble and level headed. I will rally behind this dude big time if he can. What a fantastic player and hopefully even better human being.
Humble isn’t quite the right word for wemby, this quote itself is a great example. Especially for a modern Gen Z player, where you rarely see the best players talking smack and it’s nice. Kobe MJ and LeBron weren’t humble either at least with quotes and stuff.
I think one reason why both Tim Duncan and SGA were/are less popular is because they lacked the flair and showmanship other superstars had in terms of demeanor, statements and so on.
NBA is best when there’s really healthy competitiveness between the best of the best. Wembys game and insane gifts alone would make him a huge draw but this kinda stuff is what the face of the league WOULD say
I hope he stays humble
He sounds more arrogant than humble tbh. Self-confidence sounds differently too.
This dude. Lol.
I’m glad he’s having fun with it. Like because he’s this way for the cameras but when you get him to really sit down and talk he’s a serious dude with a lot to say.
He already has so many good quotes. I am twice his age… lived most of my life away from France, communicating in english daily… and yet, I would probably sound stupid answering those questions.
Fuck, hes got an economics degree too?!
The kid is a walking quote…I’m definitely writing it ✍️ down
Aura
Not only is this quote tuff but he perfectly explained why athletes and celebrities get paid as much as they do if he even realizes it (pretty sure he does tho)
The ego on this man haha. You love to see it.
Where’s SAS & Perkins with the “International players cant be the face of the league!” this guy WANTS IT & can be IT.
As big fan of wemby it would be a lot harder if he said he was in demand. This sounds like he is a truck driver or some other logistics person.
People gotta stop calling this dude humble. He’s not humble at all. Which I’m perfectly fine with btw. If you got it talk your shit but let’s keep it real
Yeah he’s not your typical superhero that most people love. He’s not a pure villain either. Like, he has the crowd favorite aura but at the same time, he can come across as a punk and arrogant. And that’s what makes him so interesting.
Not really comparable, but a bit similar to Han Solo and/or Muhammad Ali. Some parts of him repels you (arrogance, showoff, unpredictability), yet you actually find him intriguing and fun to watch (substance, humor, humility, talent, competitiveness).
Not if he can’t stay healthy
If SGA or tatum said that I’d be perceived much differently
Judging by the comments, he already has some haters and I honestly love it.
It means he’s truly hitting the next level. You can’t call yourself a real superstar if you don’t have haters praying on your downfall.
I love this guy
I like Big Perk BUT SAS is a🤡…AND both wrong
Have to see it to believe it 1st!! If I see the Refs blowing their whistle more in his favor then yes. But if I see people grabbing him while rebounding or pushing him or smacking his arms while dunking and no whistle then no. That means that Adam will have to talk to the zebras!!
My man! Just supplying that ethical game!
Wem-bar-yama at it again
Someone sat him down and him about his real job
bro reads
Dude within like the first 5 years of his career should easily be the best French-Born Player in NBA history
bruh, Wemby is so fucking cool
Reddit quote
I’m really for the wemby loads!!!
This mf is so fucking cool
Victor “The Doctor Of Economics” Wembanyama
Victor “ETHICAL” Wembanyana
This guy rules
Cold af
Love the current stage where it seems like he is the hero and most beloved in this sub. Just give it a couple years 😂😂😂
Spurs fan and you couldn’t be more right 😂.. The darling phase ain’t over yet, even the spurs are already ascending. I suspect wemby will start to really annoy a lot of fanbases come playoffs time LMAO
Dude couldn’t even make a definitive statement about Minnesota because he’s French. Tyrese is the face of the NBA
Supply deez nuts to OKC
“I definitely see it happen”.
Wow talk about an ego….
A king doesn’t beg for his throne, he calmly sits upon it.
It won’t be him.
Victor “The Supply” Wembanyama.
Really hope he can stay healthy and have a long career, he’s bringing much-needed WWE energy to the NBA.
NBA is ready for our intellectual king
Wemby is so tuff
Is this about drugs?
Is there demand tho?
Lil dicky dropped a song that name checked Wemby. Think we’ll be seeing more of that.
” out here on my wembanyama, I’m the biggest victor. Pop with the gameplan but this is spur of the moment.”
Lil Dicky-Philly Freestyle
Victor “get high off of your own supply” Wembanyama
Bros so tall I had to hit the Tap to Unmute button just to see his head.
I love that haughty frenchman. I hope his body holds up so he can give us 15+ years of entertainment on and off the court.
This sub will hate this man in 2-3 years
That lanky bitch will never be the face of the NBA. No charisma, made of glass, perennial All-Star for sure but never the face.