[Highlight] Wembanyama locks down Nembhard, blocks Siakam, throws a lob to Bryant, then screams at Nembhard mid-play while locking him down again.
And he’s only 22 btw
And already the best player in the history of all sports (don’t mind my flair)
Sir that is ousmane Dieng
League is fucked. I love it 😂😂
VIVE LA FRANCE
It’s not fair that you guys are so good at rugby, basketball and soccer now. Leave some for the rest of us.
Bielle-Biarrey and Wemby are both 22. They could be the best players in the world in their respective sports for a long time, and they’re both French :(
I know it’s not a team sport, but you forgot Leon Marchand, Wemby Mbappe and Marchand did a photo op for Nike it was dope https://www.instagram.com/p/DMiIhMiPy19/?igsh=dng5aDZ6OXJzeGtx
And we’ve been pretty good at handball too… And we’ve got the best judoka in history. Yeah we do alright in sports we’re all super proud of that for sure!
(And I’m personally super high on Isack Hadjar 😍)
And somehow we’re winning all volleyball Olympics now.
Bro wipe your chin
lol, an American getting upset another country is getting praise. What’s a surprise
I love wemby, but dupont is exists.
Yeah I’m winning to bet Dupont would manage to find a way to dominate basketball if he bothered to try.
2028 vergence in LA? Let’s see a France Canada final
22 was Jordan’s last year before rattling off the scoring titles, the year he averaged 40 against the Celtics. 22 was LeBron’s first finals trip. Kareem was actually a rookie at 22, but he averaged 35/17/4 in the playoffs (& won a ring the next year lol).
Wemby’s right on track. He honestly might be better now than all of them were at 22. Maybe not Kareem bc the league was split, but I don’t think Jordan or LeBron were top 3 players in their age 22 seasons and I think Wemby clearly has been this year.
Lebron was #2 in MVP voting at 21, he dropped out of top 3 the next 2 years for whatever dumb voter reason but he won his first mvp at 24
MJ was injured his year 22 season but was #2 the following year and mvp at 24 too
Kareem was #3 as a 22 yo rookie and won back to MVP at 23 and 24 (part of a run winning 5 MVPs in 7 years)
Wemby is right up there with them currently but if he wins MVP and Finals MVP this year hes surpassed their accomplishments at the same age of 22 as none of them were MVP or champs at age 22
Then its maintaining that dominance for 15 more years though 😅, if he wants to be the Goat
Dumb reason being 3 people were more valuable
Steve Nash didnt deserve his MVPs or to be top 3 in 2007.
KG led most advanced stats in 2005 with Lebron right behind
Dirk did the same in 2006 with Lebron right behind.
Nash didnt even have team success in 2006 and didnt really lead any advanced stats other than TS%
Steve Nash didnt deserve his MVPs or to be top 3 in 2007
You clearly didn’t watch the league back then. There was no doubt in anybody mind he was a top 3 in 2007.
The only players arguably better than him are all in their respective primes
He’s not even the best player in the league right now
The scary part is he’s still figuring out the game. His ceiling is terrifying.
the Wemby - Carter Bryant pick and roll, sheesh
And the oop isn’t to who you thinkkkkk
That combo is gonna be a nightmare for defenses all season, they already look so in sync.
This guy had 8 points by the end of 3rd. I thought well, one of those nights…
I took a shit briefly and when I came back he has 20 points with 7 minutes or so left in the 4th. 😂
With the worst game whistle I’ve seen all season.
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I mean every team will try to do this against him in the playoffs, problem was Tony Brothers imo
But I’d understand if you are a competitive team fighting for seedings (like the Detroit game). Pacers are a bottom feeder and spurs were blowing them out. And wemby wasn’t even doing anything at the time. If he was scorching hot like Bam’s 83 game, I’d understand. But wemby wasn’t. He was passive. I see no reason to push and grab him like this was matinee game. They were pretty horrible defensively this game but so scrappy and dirty towards only to wemby. It’s infuriating.
bro - these are professional athletes. they have pride. they’re going to try against whoever they play.
I used to like them and rooted for them last year. But they are so unlikable now
Ha. My god I think some fans are unfamiliar with physical basketball and think any contact is dirty play.
Pacers are disgustingly dirty and insufferable since halis gone
Cool story.
dude do you not poop at halftime
fuckin amateurs
Unfortunately, I have this condition where my poo gets to decide when he’s going out.
Do you also not have a gall-bladder like me? Lol
Gotta use your phone then.
Always poop on company time.
10 points in 4 minute stretch of the 4th.
Pacers players were begging him to go for the fake and he just stood there with arms extended
Guys are gonna learn not to bother faking with Wemby. Either put it up immediately when you first create the tiniest bit of space or get rid of the ball. He’s not gonna bite on a fake cause he doesn’t need to jump to block you, so all a fake does is give him time to get to a better position.
That’s not true. Wemby jumps for pumpfakes all the time
he jump on 3pt pump fake because he actually needs to jump to block those. I very rarely see him jump on pump fake at the rim
That’s what I found most impressive here lol. I was just waiting for Wemby to bite on a pump fake.
Dude’s got the patience of a saint, just waited for the panic to set in.
This guy is incredible
Like wtf are you supposed to do. Crazy seeing highlight after highlight, team after team, drive to the paint and you can see them in realtime realize it’s not an option. Then throw up a desperation shot only for it to get blocked lol
The way he impacts both ends of the floor on consecutive possessions is just unreal.
If he doesn’t get majorly injured this guy will be the best player of all time
God I am so sick of seeing this type of energy. Why even make the “if he doesn’t get injured” comment?
its a fair point. health is definitely the one thing holding Wemby back
But that’s something everybody knows already. I just want to experience what is readily available to us rather than dooming on a potentiality.
Because he’s extremely tall and long and will be injury prone? If seeing people concerned about wembys health stresses you out this much you should get off the internet
Yeah imagine good Kareem could’ve been had he played 20 years. He might’ve broken the league’s record for all time points and held it for a generation.
You’re nervous he’s going to jinx it?
The scary part is he’s already impacting games like this as a rookie. If he stays healthy, the ceiling is truly terrifying.
wtf
That last play - are you fucking serious? BTL-BTB combo into an assist. He’s 7’6” doing PG shit. I mean I’ve seen so many highlights but it seems like every game he has a strong chance to impress again.
There’s clips of announcers amazed at Jordan doing a BTB dribble. Someone like Wemby moving like this was never supposed to happen
What he yellin for 😭
Being 7’4” isn’t intimidating enough
To assert dominance over earthlings
He wants their high pick, I guess
He’s learning how to be more effective defensively. Learning he doesn’t need to jump all the time, learning to block softer to get the rebound. Makes him so much more effective then the raw block numbers indicate.
And his ball handling just keeps coming along. I wasn’t prepared for that part of his game to look so clean.
Didn’t catch the scream since I was watching the game on mute 😭
Hes face of the league for me
Just a casual between-the-legs, behind-the-back dribble into a one-legged assist for the alley-oop by a 7’5” center
MVP
This dude is not normal.
He is the Dragon Reborn.
The Dragonborn
Alien 👽 sighting
Fucks teams up and beams back to his UFO
I got no words. Absolutely incredible. Putting aside the height, the effort is immense. I love how much he cares.
When Wemby is there, the paint is a black hole.
This aint making no sense bro. Unreal.
what the fuck man
Defensive boogie man.
And that’s him playing badly
Yeah stats didn’t look nice in the first half but he was dominating
He’s got 5 blocks and a steal. Even the boxscore looks good wtf
It sounded like a compliment though, did you take it as an insult?
Maybe I’m being generous, but I’m taking it as him saying, “and he’s not even at his full power”. Badly in this context can be relative not absolute. Like he’s playing badly compared to his best or peak.
I’m not trying to play devil’s advocate, but that’s just how I took it.
I watched the whole game. Wemby wasn’t even at 50%
What are you even supposed to do against this lol. Those arms go up to the ceiling
This dude is fucking crazy
So unfair fr
this guy is just unfair. not only can anyone block his shot, but no one can reach his passes neither.
Where would they be without him?