Victor Wembanyama's Rookie Season to Remember | Ringer NBA 

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So you're saying Kareem Abdul Jabar 2.0💯

Wowwwww

he's more than intelligent, he's literally so wise. it's wild

@@peteblaxmith youre right... it's amazing to witness. He is almost unbelievable.

you misspelled the next 20+ years

he’ll be bout 29 in 10 years lol that’s like the beginning of his prime that’s just crazy

After beating Denver, he and Jokic were having a chat. Jokic had his back to the court, and Wemby had hisback to the scorers table, facing the main full court camera. He covered his mouth so that no one could later lip read the video. He’s always been cognizant of being on camera, and what comes from that.

Smart is not enough... he is wise.

Someone in the forums stated he led the league in OUT : Opponent U-Turns. Haha I thought that was a clever acronym for the effect he has on players driving to the rim.

+ sense of humour = high IQ

lol

At which minute of the video does he say this please ?

​@@AZBYCX20080 around 45:30

Thank you so much ! :-) ​@@c0up

Same bro! Future looks bright!

I stay about an hour from San Antonio and I love to see the worldwide fans appreciation! I mean if course we kno we’re world wide but it’s still awesome! Much love ✌🏽🫡!!

Tony set the table well for this connection

Btw, I expect him to have a hell of an Olympic run.

@@gregorydeleon8394 French Connexion and International Culture baby! San Antonio seems like a very "European-like" city as well. Low key, lovely lifestyle, some art, some nature, the river. European Basketball players are less about money/fame and the bright lights of the Big Markets compared to American kids or young Europeans gifted athletes who chase fame with Football/Soccer. Basketball pays way more money and brings more media attention in any NBA team than in any club in Europe, so it's already a lot to take in. This is why European players tend to stay in their franchise longer if things go well Basketball wise. They usually care less about LA or NY and the lifestyle that go with these massive cities. Hopefully, the Spurs will manage the Post-Pop era well enough to bring Victor contention opportunities until he retires. It's probably the only thing that would make him leave: Kid wants to be the goat so he needs a great team and a lot of rings for that. But he couldn't have landed in a better franchise to make that happen. A match made in heaven! Like it was written. Victor was destined to be a Spur.

KOC intervieweing rookie wemby is gonna be stuff to remember

@@MadHatProduction017 Totally. Happy for KOC and The Ringer. Love the idea of the bosses at ESPN and Disney watching Wemby bring his articulate, humble, youthful vibe exclusively to this space and thinking... oops.

Literally

Is this his first interview? Understandable if it is, but did you people not think those questions were horrible? "You are already the best all around defender in the NBA, what is your ceiling?" This was mostly the interview. Glazing Wemby than giving him a question that's so dumb and empty. It's clear Wemby has a good head on him and can fill in answers, but this guy was very amatuer and for someone with the potential of Wemby, it would've been nice to get a proper interviewer opposed to a newbie asking airhead questions. "You are the best, can you be better?"

Facts I was waiting to see someone say this a lot of the questions were horrible or atleast the way he asked them

I'm fascinated by his hands.. They are unreals..

And he's not the kind of self-centered person that only focuses on himself. He's more than conscious and considerate of those in his life, so it's incredibly easy to see how capable he is to not only improve himself, but also help improve the people around him

@@DatzCanny I mean, he said that his best memory of the season is when his grandmother called him to say she's proud of him. What a wholesome thing to say.

I got what you meant and I agree with you, but there's a difference between being centered and being self-centered (Wemby being the former).

@@ghostofkenny Sorry, you are right, not my first language. But I guess people got what I meant.

From an interview he did in France before the NBA season I got the feeling this guy is really aware and focused like a meditative Buddhist monk could be. He is so focused and self conscious only injuries could stop him from becoming the GOAT

"What do you have inside you" lol

Are you trying to tell us something 🤔👽

♥️

We don’t care

Go Spurs Go!

Minus his melodrama-which I mostly agree with you on, and the irrefutable shortcomings in his career, LeBron is 1A and 1B with Jordan in the GOAT conversation, and Wemby being almost fated for that echelon about twenty years after LeBron was like LeBron was about twenty years after Jordan was, is all amazing to witness. Generational shifts

same here.

Ah c'est un sans-faute pour sa première saison, il nous tellement fiers !

Il est juste parfait on and off the court, proud of the person he is before anything else

Wemby is already way more skillful than kd😂 the post up skill and the rebounding skills are UNREAL

​@@Kryoflyxreally ignorant take

@@Kryoflyxhe was uplifting both players. Yeah Wemby is probably better if you wanna think like that, but there’s no way life’s enjoyable just thinking about who’s better. KD is a certified HOFer and was the first successful “unicorn” type of player.

Is "give flowers" some kind of French idiom for "give props" or "pay respect to"?

@@idnoble idk if it has its roots in French but yeah that’s what it means

p.s. great interview KOC 👏👏just wish the room around you guys had a bit more vibe, it feels dead as f***! What about some artwork, or for god's sake offer the kid a glass of wine or cup of coffee, something to put on that table to give it some purpose lol

@@empireoflightzhe can’t legally drink yet in the us atleast 😂

​@@empireoflightz artwork is Wemby's other passion, it's a good idea ❤

​@@Keiiluminatihe can in France 😂😂 I suppose he'll préfère water.. ❤

​@MimieThalie yes, give him some water or a cup of tea at least 😅 poor guy has to hold the mic for 50mins

For a rookie who is 20 or under, yes. Back when players spent three or four years in college, some rookies had even more success than Wemby.

Fuck no. What? 🤣

​@@dimitrijetucovic1307you may state your argument. but wemby is the best defender in his rookie year day 1.

@@ChristianAliBaybayan Ever heard of Wilt Chamberlain? Michael Jordan? Shaquille O'Neal? Oscar Robertson? Kareem Abdul Jabbar? Need i go on?

@@dimitrijetucovic1307he had a way better rookie season than MJ on BOTH sides and he put up season averages thats only been done since prime shaq let alone rookie season shaq. This was hnds down one of the greatest rookie seasons of all time. And number 1 when youre talking about 19-20 year olds. He strted the season 19 breh

Shaq aka "ive seen that before" O'Neal

@@user-tt1hx2nm4phe’s still trying to keep bolbol in the conversation. I’m trying to know how long he can keep this up. 😂

@@user-tt1hx2nm4p Shaq gets jealous of every big man that has more potential than him.

This about to be the most viewed Ringer video

In this interview he mostly showed greatness in acquired mentality rather than innate abilities

You just forget about Bron?

@@jedkyle5873 had a chance but underperformed at every stop.

@@BreadstickJesseLol, im a French Wemby fan (And also a Bron fan) and if Wemby go to 10 Finals, is the best player on the court in 8 of them, win 4 title and all 4FMVP, and also 4 MVP+ that insane longevity, 20 years as a Top 10 player, and off those 20 he was the best in a good 10-12 years between 08 and 2020 … If Wemby do that he is a lock for Top 3 player ever so i don’t know what you’re talking about, Lebron is 39 in his 21st season still going strong, winning the first IST MVP ever at this age is crazy, and his career isn’t even finished yet lol, Lebron could win another 1 or 2 title if he is lucky like Kawhi in 2019 (KD and Klay injured) Curry in 2015 (Kyrie and Love injured) or 2022 Curry (Murray and MPJ injured) … Saying Lebron underachive is the craziest thing i ever heard 😂Nobody except him is in the GOAT debate with MJ and dont talk about Kareem, Magic or even worse, Kobe 😂

@@jedkyle5873he didn’t forget, MJ is the Goat followed by In no particular order, Larry Bird, Kareem, Bill Russel, Tim Duncan, Kobe, and then LaBron

He won’t pass LeBron. Bigs peak at a certain point and have shorter careers. He damn sure ain’t passing Jordan

Respect

The Lebrun brothers ,bro! Felix and Alexis , i will add Earvin N'Gapeth at volley-ball

@@laurentmendibixta5992 yes sorry

Figure skating: Adam Siao Him Fa

Il a fait un sacré boulot c'est vrai. Et merci aussi à Pop d'avoir fait attention à sa santé. Il est zn de bonnes mains pour résister physiquement en tout cas. ❤❤.

Lmao I was thinking the same thing

right? when he was talking about everyone having certain experiences even if they've lived a good life... I was like damn he already gets it at such a young age.

💪💪🦾🦾❤💙

we’ll be back on top soon, GSG 🖤🤍

take care of him love from paris and i hope he will beat y'all in JO ^^

He use slang but in French i dont know if he know the usa slang

​​@@micahjohnson138I am French and while I have not kept track of all his interviews in the ones I heard he was very articulate in French and did sound like an educated person

@@Crystalgeometry because its interview he say wesh and i dont think people like you like that wemby parle en verlan il et juste comme mbappe il s'exprime bien devant les caméra et derrière les caméra ils sont normaux ils parlent pas comme ça entre jeunes 🤣

It wasn't his second langage. He learned alone, watching American's series when he was young because he wanted to play in NBA. It proves his détermination . And he learned English at school too.

@@MimieThalie c'est la definition de second language lol...

@@MimieThalieit’s is a second langage in France except school there’s no English speaking even our shows are translated.

No we need to let Wemby rest and focus on upgrading his skills so he can continue his path to dominance

@@barcelonadgreatesight but you can’t tell me you wouldn’t love to see him on podcast p

@@novaismajin Man, I would love to see him on Podcast P.

@@barcelonadgreates I know that's a given but I love to hear him speak

I mean, if Luka ends up there you might as well just give them the next 5 championships right now

@@empireoflightzfax😂

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​@@empireoflightzluka would probably prefered to go to Denver with his friend. ❤

Trae young/wemby duo could be the greatest ever

There is something in the water in Europe. All the Euro greats are humble.

Yeah, because Giannis and Jokic are so not-humble, right?

no sir! it was the European players who brought back this humiliated! and guess what? European players are the best in the league right now...

Egotrip is something that came from the black populated ghetto from the US and got traction through hip hop. In Europe you can feel it on soccer players sometimes but basketball not being that big help eu players have this down to earth attitude and that's probably for the best

@@Crystalgeometry Thats why Mario Hezonja was such a different person XD

recurring minor ankle issues do worry me at that size, but I agree, it's a really good sign for the rest of his career

Humble and chilled but super confident, it's such an interesting combo

I'VE BEEN A LOYAL $PUR$ FAN SINCE 1977,I HAVE NEVER SEEN A ROOKIE THE DAMAGE VICTOR HAS DONE TO VETERAN PLAYERS. #1

I designed 5 VICTOR TSHIRTS AND THEY ARE 1 OF 1 WICKED LOOKING TSHIRTS. $PUR$ FOR LIFE.1977 AND STILL!!!

That's cause Victor reads all the time and is very intelligent. Embiid doesn't look like a bright fella.

@@dimitrijetucovic1307that’s gotta be racist

@@boneless9311 cope

​Why? Is embiid black?

​@@dimitrijetucovic1307i'm french and wemby learn english since young

feel ya frere , nanterre fam !

😂😂

This is your coming out! No shame 😅

Did he say it's never been done before? I thought he just said that it doesn't happen often

Surprisingly, Dirk only had 1 50/40/90 season. I thought he had more.

yeah I was confused by that, too lazy to double check but I thought Dirk was known for that

But realistically it’s getting beat on the perimeter by fast guards

or….is he?

🧢 those were not great questions he blew it with the selections of questions. What player did you study growing up? He has said this in twenty different interviews

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