The Rookie of the Century 

We can finally say “the biggest prospect in basketball since Victor Wembanyama”

Micheal Jordan then Lebron James, and now Victor Wembanyama this new era of basketball is going to be crazy

True story: I met Victor 2 years ago, when he was playing for my city (ASVEL, Lyon Villeurbanne, France Tony Parker team 🤟) I was with my 6 years old nephew walking in the street and my nephew asked him strait UP: comment tu fais pipi en étant aussi grand (how do you pee being so big 😂) Victor answered: just like you (je vise le trou) i aim for the hole . Victor is a cool man, seriously 👍🤟👏👏👏

Stats are just stats, what really makes him different/special is the way he moves as if he was 6 feet.

I believe that Wemby is going to make such an impact in basketball that he’ll be the the next player to score 100 points 20 rebounds and 10 blocks plus 5 assists and 5 steals. Mark my words people!!

Victor is changing the game. A 7'4 dude whose a offensive god. All these newer kids were born around 2010 where 3pt shooting was very popular. No wonder people like alexander sarr are amazing C/Pgs

He’s born to end the GOAT conversation

There's a reason why the Rookie of the Year award is called the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy. Recentism and ignorance is no excuse.

15:33 He didn’t make over 300 3s, he attempted over 300 3s 😆

As a football (soccer) fan it's astounding how many different records american sports keep track of. We count goals, assists, some other stuff too, but you know exactly how many players made 30 points and 7 blocks in 30 mins or less

Wilt Chamberlain AVERAGED 37.6 pts and 27.0 rebounds per game in his ROOKIE season. To put that into perspective, even if he had retired after that rookie season, both of those would stand as single season records not just for rookies, but for any player in their best seasons. Only Wilt himself has ever broken either of those records. He was also blocking a LOT of shots back then as well, but they weren't officially recorded yet at that time. He was already the BEST player in the world before the end of the season, and arguably before he even played his first NBA game. Nobody has ever been anywhere near that impressive in their rookie season. Wemby is great, but this was NOT the greatest rookie season of all time. You recency bias is obvious.

Excellent overview. Thanks.

Victor and Rudy in the french paint for the next olympics tournament... It will be fun 😊

🔥 video The 300+ three's though 😆

This guy ain’t a unicorn, he’s an alien 👽

He attempted over 300 threes he only made 128 but that still pretty damn good for a rookie center

First ever RotY & DPotY!!! Let's Go Wemby!!!!

2nd frenchy to get 5by5 after batum.. he would soon be 2nd french to get DPOY after his mentor rudy.. and they bot cool like dream team drown in paris2024 paint with no 3sec rules .. henhenhen

Here is a (very theoretical) statistic: Wemby played 29.7 minutes per game, Luka 37.5. If we just calculate Wemby stats for 37.5 minutes, he would have had: 27 ppg, 13,4 rpg, 4,9 apg, 4,5 bpg

You know a player good when you watch them and just be like wtf was that 😂 future goat 100+ scorer

HOLY THATS CRAZY

Wemby gonna start averaging a quad double lol

*Victor Wembanyama is already a pioneer in sports history.* *#GOSPURS*

He's one hell of a player and we are going to be contending for the championship next year GO SPURS GO

Some other Centers who excelled in blocks, steals and assists were- Bill Russell, who invented the block shot run the floor, pass and dunk fast break.(6'10 with a long wingspan.) Wilt Chamberlain, who played a year for the trick passing Harlem Globe Trotters before the NBA. And who was the greatest rebounder of all time.(7'2). And Lew Alcidor/Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who lost 3 games in College(not the Finals). And was the all time leader in NBA blocks and points. He played to the age of 43.(7'3).

Hope to see one next year

And remember that Manute Bol was actually in his forties when he was drafted, making wemby the only true rookie to lead the lead in blocks

Though I have high hopes for the boy, I don't think you can really compare his rookie campaign to either Duncan, Robinson, Robertson, MJ, Bird, or Wilt.

Best rookie ever and only managed 20 wins damn that bar been dropped real low.

He can do everything but my most favorite thing is he is very hard worker

He can break all records ever where longevity isn’t a factor

Wilt Chamberlain rookie year: 37.6 points per game, 27 rebounds per game, 2.7 assists per game, Rookie of the Year, All Star Game MVP, NBA League MVP. Only player ever to get all three awards simultaneously.

Wamba Wamba!

7:18 still one of my favorites

Stop it. Oscar Robertson averaged 30-9.7-10.5

Wemby was amazing this season. If he stays healthy, he will be a top-5 center lifetime

5:12 👀 🤣🤣🤣

you can tell he’s ver aware and wants the have an all time great career

This Tittle in Really accurate !! Thanks

Wemby is going to be the greatest to ever do it when his career is done.

Didn’t Magic Johnson drop 40 in the nba finals as a rookie

The only problem is the spurs finishing 2nd to last in the rankings... That's what you can call very bad results for the team.

Greatest rookie season is larry Bird's rookie season. With just him added to the celtics team, from the prvious cellar dwelling position of 29W-53L, the celtics went on to have the league best record winning 61 games. They also went to the eastern conference lineup where they eventually lost to the much talented Sixers led by Dr. J. at six games. The next year on his sophomore year, they won the NBA championship. Nobody comes close to larry Bird's rookie year, his impact to his team in his rookie year.

He can and will break all of them, as long as he doesn’t break a bone first

scue your french bro at the end over 200 3s lol

This video feels like it was voiced by an ai

I don't think the title is true without some caveats. Yes this is mostly the best rookie season if you factor in the # of minutes played statistically. We can only project how much of an impact he would've had if he played minimum 36min (based on his late play at the end, it's massive). It's a shame they did the Sochan experiment, the Spurs would've had quite a bit more wins if they went with Tre from the get-go.

Wemby is incredible but how do you measure a rookies contribution? In 1979 the Celtics were 29-53. In 1980 they kept the starting 5 but added a rookie and they went 61-21.

Wemby is a great young player, but let’s not say he’s had the best rookie season ever. Wilt was 37pts / 27 rebounds a game. He won rookie of the year “and” MVP. Thats why the Rookie of the Year trophy is called the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy. We can give Wemby his praises without over exaggerating

As a spurs fan. Ain't no way he hit over 300 3s this year.

Wilt/Kareem caliber, but smoother and more rounded.

Who could have imagined a 7'4" shooting guard would take over the league?

If anyone is going to get the NBA’s fifth quadruple double, it’s Wemby

No we haven't. This is historic season for sure. But pump the break on the greatest rookie season hyperbole.

To the narrator plz stop calling victor a “ KID” he is a young man.

Shaq: Wemby is like Bol Bol.

2026: most quadruple doubles in a week... :)

He just needs to master trash talking and he'll be a true Frenchman.

Oh, did someone erase Kareem Abdul Jabbar from the record books? Weird.

All while only playing 30 mins a game!!

Magic’s rookie season was 18-7-7, with an all star appearance, chip and finals MVP for comparison. Also played every position in the last finals game

👏👏👏👍

@5:12 the spurs were what ?

If no major injury, he’ll be one of the greatest… probably another GOAT argument…

Hes great but so was Michael Carter William's when he had a green light. He didnt bring wins to the team and is on holidays. Individual Stats are hollow. Chets numbers werent as good but hes breaking rookie playoff numbers and helped his team to number 1 in the wesr.

As a european watching football I always ask myself, why dont you just say how many threes or points he made instead of awards like 5x5 and triple double double❤

Good video but "history" also deserves a shout out: eg. Wilt, Oscar Robertson, Bird........ etc

Jordan scored 28 per game his rookie season, compared to wemby's 21 ppg. Wemby's length is ridiculous. We thought KD was dangerous...I agree that wemby, if he can stay injury free, will be the next face of the league. Better a player, than Adam silver or a referee

i think he has the best chance of getting a quadruple-double with blocks.

we’ve witnessed the worst season in the spur history ever.

What about that one guy on the Pelicans? He was supposed to be the new face of the NBA after LeBron

I just hope he stays healthy and more importantly never puts himself over the game like Lebron did.

The amount of people who discredit or forget wilt Chamberlain is insane, wilts rookie season he averaged 37 27 won ROY and MVP was #1 PER and #1 Win shares. Its wilt and then theres everybody else

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Numbers are great I guess...

All time rebounds point and blocks

Tim Duncan but flashy

300 threes ?? That's not true (penultimate record mentioned)

Victor had the best statistical stats but lebron had a better rookie season aka stat inflation

Wemby only had 128 3-point shoots this season so how did he break the 300 record? 🤔

We all know Michael Jordan holds the eternal record for most points in only 15 regular seasons in the NBA and won 6 titles (40%). Jordan is the NBA GOAT and this fact will be written in stone for decades to come. LeBron and others scored more points *in more than 15 regular seasons*. My respect to LeBron James for playing more than 20 seasons and his record of more than 40,000 points in the NBA, but he did not surpass MJ. LeBron spends $1.5 million a year on training and nutrition, and missed the chance to break Jordan's record of 15 regular seasons. LeBron did not win 6 titles even in his 20 regular seasons (2003-2023). Larry Bird and Magic Johnson chose Michael Jordan as the NBA GOAT, because of MJ's plays that they witnessed. Wilt Chamberlain was tall and athletic, but he didn't win 22 NBA awards like Michael Jordan did. What would have happened if MJ hadn't retired in 1993? I would have obtained more records and even an additional title... Phil Jackson believes the NBA GOAT is Michael Jordan: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qlLOc_xRb_c.html Phil Jackson won 11 rings: . 6 rings with Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, and . 5 rings with Lakers and Kobe Bryant. NBA GOAT Career Points Per Game Ranking: 1.Michael Jordan 30.12 points 2.Wilt Chamberlain 30.07 points 3.Luka Doncic 28.40 points 4.Joel Embiid 27.85 points The NBA record for points in a single game is held by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks in 1962. Bill Russell has 17 NBA awards, including 11 NBA championship rings. Jordan has 22 NBA awards. I dropped the mic right here (enough data). Jordan was MVP 6 times in 6 NBA Finals and won 6 titles in only 15 regular seasons. Jordan has 6 NBA championship rings (6 MVPs in those finals), 5 times regular season MVP, 3 All Star MVPs, 1 time named best defender of the year, 1 time rookie of the year and other awards. Jordan was the NBA's leading scorer 10 times from 1986-1993. He left the NBA for a year and then won the same award from 1995-1998. In the 86-87 season MJ scored a record of 37.1 points per game. MJ won *Regular Season MVP* 5 times which is *tied with Bill Russell* (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 6 regular season MVPs in his Hall of Fame career with the Bucks and Lakers).

Despite being pushed to the moon by the media and NBA, Wemby could not lift Spurs into playoffs😅

Victor is wilt chamberlain incarnate 😂😂😂

Spurs need to cash out and get him some help. He has to break records just for them to win

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Why is Wilt ignored so often? I guarantee he has a much longer rookie double-double streak. He set all time records for ppg and rpg in his rookie season (not just for rookies, for any season by any player). To this day, these records have never been beaten by any player in any season of their career not named Wilt Chamberlain.

and people think Chet deserves the ROY lol.

Glaze

Roty, dpoty. Easy.

NBA IS NOT NBA ANYMORE. I don’t see all this talent…. I see a giant.. nothing more.

Magic had the best Rookie season of all time.

If curry had him as a center 😶

How do the Spurs keep having 1st picks when an absolutely generational talent is on the board! What do they have on the NBA where they get a #1 pick every 20 years that is franchise making!

How about 40,20 dude ?

🇨🇵 wemby🇫🇷 💪

How about 7foot7 tacko Fall

wow

It sickens me how Wilt is always left out of everything. They didnt record blocks and steals when he played cause he was dominant in those stats. They started recording those as stats the year after he retired. Prime Wilt would dominate any and everyone in history. Triple teamed in the paint and still able to score, in this era you cant really even double team him or its an open 3 or a good cut for an open layup

Steph curry record is unbeatable

Wilt Chamberlain had FIFTY-SIX (56) Double-double as a rookie in 1959-60. He averaged 37 points and 27 rebounds. Do your research.