[Highlight] Wemby beats the halftime buzzer with a pumpfake and a 3
that motherfucker is not real
He’s real and he’s spectacular
He’s flouting society’s conventions!
WemBenesyama
Teri Hatcher
Wembenyatcher
Ball Atreides
Too bad Jerry never got to see those all natural beauties
We are all Jerry on this blessed day
Wemboobyama
We finally figured out what that woman in the plane from that one time was seeing.
« He’s not real!! »
absolutely filthy holy shit
One could say, he’s an alien.
This is his league.
I cant even make him in 2k
Post the meme..lmao..
#0 scratching his head after that lmao
I don’t think we’ve ever seen a player with so many highlight plays in every game. If bro was around when Sportscenter was still Sportscenter, he’d be half the Top-10 plays every night.
I mean, the dude was already in the Top 3 most viewed players in the league during his rookie season (behind Lebron and Curry): 1.3 Billion.
His highlight reel that year would be a pretty good career one for a 35-year-old borderline HOFer…
where does that aggregate number of views come from?
Social media (official NBA accounts on all platforms)!
Numbers are recorded by the NBA, and they release an official post every year now:
https://www.nba.com/news/10-most-viewed-players-nba-platforms-2023-24
For the record, he was also 4th in his sophomore season, having played only half of it.
He’s leading this season with Luka.
Oh I see. Naturally last season Luka passed him, honestly surprised Luka didn’t top the list last year
Steph and LeBron will probably take a backseat because of how many games they’ve missed. Otherwise I think they’d still both be top 3 this season
So it’s just based off of official NBA accounts and what they choose to post and where they try to drive views
Wemby got me into the NBA. His size and skill draws you in(from my perspective). First started in the spurs 22-60 ‘22 season I believe lol
I’ve been slowly saving and accumulating footage since his rookie season, seen nearly every one of his games with us. Idk how you would ever put together a highlight reel, there’s too much
Only include the sequences where he strings together a defensive and an offensive highlight
He’s the only player with an hour long of highlights for his offense and defense, just for his rookie year. Into year 3 and he still does stuff I’ve never seen before
His signature move is basically the entire block-outlet-run the floor-catch alley oop-dunk sequence
Personally I prefer the snatch-block-to-logo-three signature combo
actually, the thing about this play is that if a 6’6 player did it, no one would bat an eye. It’s the fact that someone with Wemby’s build is doing it that’s surprising. Then again, plays are all about context so I suppose the opposite applies for short players as well.
I suppose the opposite applies for short players as well
Yeah I mean if Payton Pritchard did a windmill dunk or something I’d go crazy lol
His first season highlight real is legitamtely one of the greatest and equivalent to a HOFs entire career highlights; it’s insane.
I’ve never watched basketball in my life before and I’m fiendishly seeking out Wemby plays.
The only other one is young MJ
That dude could turn any defense into an easy layup. Never seen anything like it before or since.
Naw, ESPN hates the Spurs
2016 curry level highlights
There was a point in the mid 2000s where we got a bunch of highlights from Kobe, Wade, LeBron, Carter and Nash on a nightly basis. We used to eat ridiculously well.
It’s because he’s so tall lol if that was Corey Kispert hitting a sidestep three to end the half, no one is posting it. It makes no sense that someone that tall is doing that
I bet over the years teams will learn how to defend him better… like what good does closing out on him do? Has anyone ever blocked him shooting a three? Just keep your hand in his face and try to block his vision
By “learn how to defend him better” do you mean genetically engineer another sentient life form with his size, athleticism, and mental fortitude?
Tbf a lot of the highlights are highlights mainly because it’s someone his size doing them
Dude’s for real. His hype, if anything, is watered down.
His impact on defense is like Stephs on offense. Spurs so lucky!
Not to mention he just carts this out every night. Consistently. Add to that his refreshing level of competitiveness and yeah — he’s hella fun to watch.
that’s the coolest thing with him imo. it’s not just his height and skills. he truly plays like he wants to win every single possession, on either end. his approach to the ASG told us everything we need to know. this dude wants to be the best for real. he’s insane. love it.
Yeah. He sprints like a role playing big every chance he gets.
Sprints to double someone like a role player.
Perfectly content taking below 15 or 10 shots a game like a role player.
When he says he plays ethical basketball, he means it and this trickles down to the entire roster. When the franchise player is doing the dirty work and isn’t getting “his” for the sake of winning, then everybody gets in line.
He reminds me of Josh Allen. Crazy talented enough to just phone it in sometimes if he wanted to, but still treats every possession like he has something to prove.
It’s crazy this isn’t the norm.
Steph Castle’s defense is unmatched by any other guard wtf.
With the freedom to play close up and gamble when he needs to knowing the best rim protector and help defender in the world is backing him up.
I think they meant Steph Curry, especially with the warriors flair
oh I thought this was the Spurs sub
the Spurs sub is actually hot garbage nowadays.
after a perfect February where we went like 11-0, we lost one game and people were immediately saying we need to trade Fox.
it’s not a serious place anymore - it used to be the best sub circa 2016 which is ten years ago omg.
Team subs bring out the worst takes especially in game threads.
I would say Whemby is looking like a slightly Frencher and slightly more giant Larry Bird.
Are you saying he’s Big Bird?
The biggest the largest
That’s such a good way to put it. It’s like the Spurs are the only team with a goalie.
That homey on Youtube that yells at the shitty coaching said it best a few Spurs videos ago
i swear the spurs are the second luckiest team of all time, just behind the lakers. They always get some bullshit to go their way
It’s more than just luck. The organization as a whole doesn’t squander the opportunities that come their way.
2021 and 2022 draft say hi. Especially 2022.
That was pre-Wemby. Those don’t count lol
If a franchise drafts one generational talent you could call that luck. After doing it three times it’s clearly skill. /s
You’re lucky 3x!
Wemby also have steph like gravity on offense whenever he’s asking for the ball in the post or rolling to the rim and when his shot is on even when he’s popping.
Even FT rebounds. After the 2 julian miss FT vs the clippers wemby managed to tip it out for an offensive rebound. Then castle got fouled and castle was able to grab the offensive rebound off his miss FT cause mathurin who was supposed to box out castle was helping box out wemby which allowed castle to get his own miss and a game sealing layup. He has done this in similar scenarios about 3x this year. Crucial offensive boards.
This isn’t remotely fair lol
Love how Fox knew immediately it was going in LOL
Look at the effort too. He’s fighting for that basket like it’s to win the game when they already have a solid lead. Wemby wants every game.
I’m so glad I’m in the universe where we got Wemby.
Lol, yeah send the best international basketball prospect to the most successful organization with international basketball players. He was coming there from the get go.
I love when the league colludes in my favor!
I wouldn’t have wanted him anywhere else either to be honest.
Ethical collusion
Bank error in your favor! Collect $200
Don’t mind if I do!
Yall ethical basketball too so I am fine. Cant stand Thunder’s foulings. They didnt even deserve to win the Finals over Pacers if Refs didnt rig in their favor
That game wasn’t rigged.
I have to add to this comment. If you actually believe the game is rigged at that level, why on earth do you watch it? If I actually believed that, I’d never turn on the NBA again.
People just like to use hyperboles, they usually mean that the refs seemed biased one way or the other.
Or maybe that person meant it was actually rigged lol, but I’d wager they wouldn’t be willing to die on that hill.
Personally I watched that game with my wife (it was basically her first time watching an NBA game in a while) and although I kept my mouth shut the whole time she ended up asking me why it seemed like the refs were biased and I kinda cringed at that lol.
I’d honestly be pissed if he went to the Blazers, Hornets, Jazz, Rockets, Bulls or Wizards.
3 generations, 3 generational big men.
And I’m lucky enough to get to watch all 3
Oh man. If Wemby gets as muscular as D-Rob while still almost as flexible the league would break.
Its insane how much he fits in the culture too just impossible odds
And he’s French! Tony Parker and Boris Diaw sipping espressos and smiling.
Dude literally grew up a Spurs fan because of Tony. And now he has a chance to be the greatest Spur of all time.
There’s some luck here but it’s also a lot of work. People don’t just fit culture or vice versa automatically. A good culture would find a way to welcome people, to convince them to buy in, in day-to-day activities and interpersonal relationships.
And there’s results - everyone on the team plays better, both individually and collectively. This confirms it works and it gets into a good cycle.
There’s something we have to sacrifice as well. We can’t bring in talented stars that fundamentally disrupt the culture. We can’t squeeze the most out of our players in trades.
Yeah you definitely have more rings in your future. Hell maybe in a couple months. How someone that size can be as graceful as a ballerina just blows my mind.
Harambe died for this…
Wizards had a 6 in 11 chance of nabbing Wembanyama after 3 of the 4 lottery balls were selected.
Imagine victor in washington
It was the least likely place (out of the top 4 from 2023) for his career to be wasted too.
MVP
I don’t understand the argument against him or why it’s he’s just top 5
Only thing they say is inconsistent offense if thats consistent i mean hes the best player in the league at that point
Even with “inconsistent” offense he’s averaging 30 points per 36 minutes
Per 36 will never be a good metric
It’s a good metric, but not for the MVP conversation. It’s great to judge a player’s productivity,effectiveness and peak.
In the MVP discussion you’re talking about what they actually brought to the table in the minutes they were on the court. If Wemby had played at this level and not missed games or been on minutes restrictions, he’d be a forerunner for MVP. Maybe next year?
That’s the thing, he doesn’t have to put up huge numbers every game. That one game where he had just 5 shots, if a person is just reading the box scores, they’ll think he did bad. But he controlled the flow of that game. Very very few people can do that.
People say he should only win DPOY because that’s what the award is for, so I guess MVP should just go to the scoring leader each year because it’s not for the “Most Valuable”
The award for the most valuable player isn’t given to the player who’s the most valuable to their team, it’s given to the player who has the best teammates
That’s not true either, it’s far too inconsistent for it to have an actual recipe. It just goes to whoever best fits whatever narrative NBA media is pushing that given year.
They don’t take into account defense for some reason. Which is dumb. He should be #2 after Shai imo.
I agree. Don’t think he should be mvp because SGA is so good but he’s gotta be 2 at this point
Because like many superstars, only 50% of the game is considered
Because, stupidly, MVP voters don’t take defensive impact in account. Kind of like how the MVP award in football is “the best QB in the league.” Basketball’s MVP is the best offensive player.
He should definitely be 2nd behind SGA don’t understand how we’re Denver is in the standings that Jokic is over wemby at this point.
Cuz sometimes he looks a little awkward and it costs aura (I’m not joking this is the reason)
Oh we just acting like Shai doesn’t make a meme-worthy face during every drive to the basket?
And dare I say, it’s not even close.
Nobody else alters the game as much when he checks in. Nobody!
Perhaps later.
Fake, take…. make!
Awesome commentating.
You mean you don’t like announcers who do this professionally and see this every game reduced to screaming catchphrases all night that could be applied to any situation like you’re listening to your roommate playing 2k while he eats cold Chinese food with a fork? BAAAANG!
JB said it best, he don’t count
Rockets suck ass lmao
FVV was such a big loss for them. His intangibles are underrated
They literally rely solely on kd on offense it feels to create his and others shots
Having no point guard makes them slog.
Raptors will beat them next game.
Udoka is a basketball terrorist. How the hell do the rockets lose to the gleague warriors with their talent.
I fucking love your Reddit name, MMA bro
WeMVP
great call
FAKE! TAKE! MAKE!
Tirico is the shit. Having him on the call instantly raises the quality of a game
Dude doesn’t even need to pump fake lmao
He’s training this good habit before a 8ft rookie joins the NBA
Training to play the Monstars after they destroyed his home planet
He’s doing it to demoralize the defense, not because it’s needed. Like a cat toying with a mouse. He’s slowly gaining that aura that Jordan had where he’d walk onto the court and the other team already felt that he’s gonna make them look like a fool.
What a call, love Tirico
Epic call.
Unreal. As a Spurs hater this dude is a joy to watch lol
Fox knew it was a bucket before the ball even left Wemby’s hand hahaha
Stop the count!
Buzzer beater to reach 69 points
Nice
Man Mike Tirico is one hell of an announcer
He’s great honestly. Like I don’t really care about commentaries usually unless it’s Pro Wrestling because it’s important for storytelling but clearly Tirico whether it’s NFL or NBA is impressive not gonna lie.
“Hes just 7’5 not impressive”
Isn’t that a travel
FAKE! TAKE… MAKE! Is a sick call!
I can’t wait to see playoff wemby
Johnson and Fox knew it was going in before he even shot it. Vet move.
can’t believe people saw him as a rookie and thought he was overrated lol 😂 pistons fan here this mf is as legit as they come PLUS he cares. that’s what separates the great ones
Crazy thing about the Spurs is the supporting cast is legit solid. Fox, Castle, Vassell, Kornet. Young guys, experienced guys, all bringing it night in night out. Very fun to watch
Best young core in the league. I’m not biased.
Basketball in 50 years just gonna be 10 of these dudes on a court
Owns fraud dickerson and the rockets
He make!
“Fake, take… MAKE!” is a legendary call.
are we sure he isn’t MVP?
like, 100% sure?
because… his defensive impact is… honestly… maybe the MOST impact I’ve ever seen from a single player.
and on top of that, he’s a problem on offense – and getting better and more refined by the game.
are we sure SGA impacts games more than Wemby in a positive way and is more “valuable”? are we sure sure?
Great call by Mike Tirico!
He does something every game I’m not sure I’ve ever seen before for someone his size.
7’6” does a pump fake at way beyond the line and the defense bites, and cant even blame him. Guy is just unreal.
Listen, as an OKC fan and my undying love and affection for not only SGA but the entire league hating him… I hate Wemby, but fuck he’s a literal cheat code.
As long as he stays healthy he’ll be the greatest basketball player of all time when he’s done. It might not actually even be that close.
Travel
Most definitely
Great call by Mikey
Give him MVP
I think this Wembanyama guy might be good enough to play in the NBA
Ice. Fucking. Cold.
He should he MVP and i dont care what anyone says.
You know how disappointed KD must be that he didn’t find his way to SA?
Playing with Sengun? Pshhhhhh.
Gotta love it
Laker fan here and we gotta protect this kid at all costs. Need this kind of effort and face of the league.
Man when he starts getting playoff minutes, his numbers are gonna get historic. Just watch.
Thank you, Christ. Thank you for letting me live to see Wemby. This guy… like, wow
He is the unreal player you always wanna be on 2K. Unbelievable.
Bari scratching his head like “fuck am I suppose to do?”
This guy is an alien
To high five him they gotta nearly fully extend their arms 😭😭 he always breaks my mind
He’s gonna go insane these playoffs
that was nice
Brother man, does this boy have 2 x 4s on his feet?
I guess he got real good sleep lol
I wonder if at a certain height, statistically if the game is easier due to where the height of ball is being shot from in relation to the rim, and in his case. Everest.
Wish they had angle that included the Spurs bench reaction.
I’m going to tell my kids this was Godzilla
My god
We all agree this is the face of the nba for the foreseeable future
What do you get when you combine Luka’s clutch shot making and Wemby’s Height?
Fake, Take, and Make!
Man I hope they don’t hurt him in the playoffs
This guy is not fucking real
This motherfucker is just unfair lmao
Alien move 👽
7’4 doin logo pumpfake. It can be debatable if eating the bait was dumb or not.
Whoah
fake, take, make was tough, Tirico
He is just scratching the surface of his talent!
Crazy how the bigs of today are all shot hitters. He’s got the KG frame and even better touch. He’s gonna be fun to watch.
Why is he pump faking?! Lol
Bro moves like Durant but 6 inches bigger.
This a goat call. Fake. Take. Make!