{"id":834498,"date":"2026-09-13T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/834498\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:15:23","slug":"victor-wembanyamas-epic-roman-numerals-quote-from-when-nba-superstar-was-16-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/834498\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s epic &#8216;Roman numerals&#8217; quote from when NBA superstar was 16 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Victor Wembanyama\u2019s unique mentality has been evident since he was just 16 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Victor Wembanyama may be just 22 years old, but he got his first professional basketball experience at the tender age of 15 back in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman was with Nanterre 92 in France, after a coach had spotted him on the bench at an U-11s game because of his size and brought Wemby to the club. <\/p>\n<p>He has already come a long way, having led the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals in 2026. He is also the reigning Defensive Player of the Year. And even though his life has changed, Wemby\u2019s always been the same. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2191400570-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"San Antonio Spurs v New York Knicks\" class=\"wp-image-2582021\" \/>Photo by Luke Hales\/Getty ImagesVictor Wembanyama told his coach the V in his name means he plays all five positions on the court<\/p>\n<p>Wemby has become known for his extreme confidence and desire to improve despite already being one of the best. This was seen last offseason, when he went to train with Shaolin monks, for example. <\/p>\n<p>And while he\u2019s never stopped trying to be better, it seems the confidence has always been there. The Spurs man is a unicorn, he moves like a guard despite being 7\u20195. When he was 16, he explained why he\u2019s so versatile in a truly surprising fashion. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018You know, Coach, my name is Victor,\u2019\u201d his former coach Micha\u00ebl Bur recalled. \u201cI said, \u2018Well, yes.\u2019 He said, \u2018What letter does it start with?\u2019 And I said, \u2018the letter V\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he said, \u2018V in Roman numerals means 5. My name is Victor because I can play all five positions.\u2019 And I thought that was extraordinary for a 16-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE VICTOR WEMBANYAMA STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Fans have known Wembanyama is special since he was just 16 years old. His natural gifts combined with his confidence and his intelligence mean that every NBA team should be worried about the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Victor Wembanyama\u2019s unique mentality has been evident since he was just 16 years&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834499,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3797],"tags":[7,6,969,474,4075,4074,534,693],"class_list":["post-834498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio-spurs","tag-basketball","tag-nba","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sanantonio","tag-sanantoniospurs","tag-spurs","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117264392440873862","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}