Victor Wembanyama ends his first season as the first rookie in NBA history with 1,500 points, 250 assists and 250 blocks. Only 4 players EVER have reached those numbers at ANY point in their careers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Hakeem Olajuwon David Robinson Victor Wembanyama (Howenstine)

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1. 5 if you count Shaq’s imaginary version of Bol Bol.

   Bol Bol, career (5 years):

   995 points, 128 blocks, 104 assists

2. finally a record without the 3s included ! that’s a good one too !

3. Wemby’s last name is Howenstine?

4. best rookie since shaq argue with a wall

5. Has the Spurs said he’s not playing tomorrow or?

6. Boy I can’t wait for this sophomore jump

7. The guy is literally unreal.

8. Like to take this time to remind yall the last American born mvp was James Harden in 17-18. It’s belonged to the eastern hemisphere ever since.

9. And he’s only getting better

10. Man has a Broken skillset. Couldn’t build this player in 2k even if I tried

11. Absolutely amazing stat, this kid is going far

12. Whaaa

13. Lived up to the hype. Hope to see it continue.

14. Fucking he’ll. Took me a while to realize this meant in one season.

15. I mean, the more conditions you set for a stat, the less people are naturally going to meet the requirements. Having 3 here with arbitrary numbers is, well… something

16. I assume Chamberlain isn’t on the list because they weren’t counting blocks?

17. Most cherry-picked player of all time?

18. I can’t stop calling him “Victor Womba Womba”

19. Wemby is the only one of the 4 who also made 125 3’s in the same season.

20. Holy shit.

21. I bet on Scoot (not big money) for ROY before the season because I figured Victor and Chet were unlikely to meet the games played requirement to wi the award. I now know that there is no games played for ROY and Scoot is not as good as I thought he was.

22. Even if you remove the points part of that, 250 each steals and blocks list is only

    5* Kareem
    2* Hakeem
    2* Robinson
    1* Marcus Camby
    1* Wembanyama.

    And even though some of other seasons exceeded this by a big margin, Wemby managed to join the list in his rookie season with very low minutes played to compete for an all time (or since the 70s at least) volume record

23. Wilt probably did this several times through out his career as they never recorded blocks during his time.

24. Just what the Spurs wanted to hear.

25. Maybe he isn’t a bust after all. 

26. Lol enjoy this offseason NBA. This dude is still gonna get better.

27. If Vic is as good as Kareem, The Dream or The Admiral then that will be one of the 15 greatest players of all time. He is going to be greater than that. I think we need to start getting comfortable with the fact that his unique set of skills and height make him the perfect basketball player. He’s the guy we create in NBA2K that has our last name on the back of his jersey.

    As of April 13, 2024 Victor Wembanyama is
    – the greatest interior defender in the NBA today. If Victor Wembanyama is in the paint, he limits offensive players options greater than anything I’ve ever seen.
    – his length and quickness makes him probably the best help defender ever. He is a solid defensive rebounder, and he destroys any passing lanes near him.
    – Offensively, he is very inconsistent and inefficient. By the eyeball test, he seems to have an incredible sense of his body within 3 feet of the basket. His coordination right near the rim with his length is something I’ve never seen before. All that up and under BS and scoop shot garbage we all tried to get away with as teenagers, this guy finishes them. His touch around the basket is incredible. I think this is because he can do a lot of this from a stable standing base. The rest of us have to run and jump which makes it much harder.

    This is why it is so essential to get a guy that can get him the ball in those situations and can stretch the defense so that those opportunities are there. That is why Trae Young is so intriguing to me even though he is a shit defender and a bit of a ball hog…despite leading the league in assists. If Pop can turn him into Steve Nash, then the NBA is over, and I think he has the skills to do it.
    Wemby’s mid and 3pt shooting is unfortunately still a net negative. He significantly improved his 3pt shot over the course of this season. At this pace, he is a few months away from making it a net neutral, which for a center opens up tremendous opportunities.

    Finally his turnovers are shit. I’m going to go ahead just pin that on the fact that he is a dumb ass rookie trying to figure out the league and his teammates suck. I am certain he is going to figure this out.

    I’ve been a Spurs fan since they drafted David Robinson. Baring injury this kid WILL be better than Tim Duncan and David Robinson. That is Jordan, LeBron and Kareem. Anything less than top 10 all time will be a disapointment. His celling is undisputed GOAT.