Wemby transformed after just 25 games 

He already got 10 assists and one day he got 8 blocks. This guy is gonna get that quadruple double.

For the month of January Wemby's averaging 24, 9 and 3 on 50% from the field and a modest 32% from deep. Add in almost 3 and a half blocks per game with elite defense and rim protection and those stats become elite. Add in the fact he's doing all of this in just under 27 minutes a night and it becomes remarkable... Insane stats from a player with seemingly limitless potential.

Coolest thing about Wemby to me is that he seems like he’s a level headed, normal dude. I hope we all get to see him play for many years to come!

It’s just Surreal how Wemby is living up to the HYPE!

You forgot to mention: He hit's his free's, too. No Whack-A-Wemby will ever happen.

3:13 Kelley Oubre just like "My head... at his shoulder. Alright, yep, good on ya kid." 😂

his rookie campaign is eerily similar to LeBron. Coming to the leauge with such unreal hype that even his own teammates seems annoyed about it, but quickly proving to everyone that yes, he is THE GUY.

God was tired of the goat debates

Not only is Wemby's catch radius gigantic, but his body control and hand-eye coordination are insane. Teams are starting to commit more defenders to him, daring Tre to shoot. Spurs gonna need a three level scorer at PG.

I can't imagine him 5-7 years from now barring any serious injuries.. This guy is scary..

One thing that’s kinda hit on in this vid is that there are a lot of times you can see Victor, the rookie, coaching up guys during time outs and leading the conversation. Vessel just got a new contract and there was a time Vic was clearly telling him how he wants something does and Devin just took it in stride. Another is the insane ability he has to get a lob shot going up even if he’s already going down. Like the passer probably just wants to get it to him and he’s making a shot literally only he can off of hang time. The height and length is the cover of the book but there’s so much Wemby does that just makes no sense even with that.

I've never seen a rookie with confidence, control, and awareness like this. Bro really is next level.

Wemby is the definition of what scouts and analysts talk about when they say “generational talent”. And he still hasn’t completely figured out the game yet. When he does, we might see an mj-like run of unparalleled success.

Finally someone talks about Wemby's off-ball game. Seriously, his off-ball game is eerily like MJ's. The jukes, the fade-outs, the v-cuts, the spin-outs, the backdoors, positioning in transition, with scoring opportunities covering every area under the 3-Pt line , and the overactivity of when he does these off-ball techniques are MJ-like. This also means he does a great job of helping his teammates to find him better (though it doesn't seem his teammates are taking advantage of it, he's literally doing the hard work for them to actually find him, and they still don't take the chance to pass him the ball); He can distribute his gravity to prevent their offense from stagnating and create more out-of-play scoring opportunities; He can also get more offensive rebounds and therefore more opportunities for second chance points; He doesn't need to control the offense through playmaking to help create scoring opportunities for others (I seriously hope he can get a good playmaker to compliment him); He doesn't need to go into isolation plays to score. Even when he does get the ball in isolation, he doesn't overextend his possession, he doesn't overdribble whenever he gets the ball, he doesn't wait for his defender to establish position against him, he just does something almost immediate whenever he gets the ball; Also a lot of catch-and-shoot opportunities for him; It still blows my mind how a 7'4" guy can even do those off-ball moves at all. I don't think anyone his size is supposed to move like him. Although being 7'4" I'm pretty sure he's going to f'ck up his knees earlier than MJ did as skillful and as active playing off-ball like this. But at least we now know even if his team is losing, he actually sacrifices his knees to get a bucket AND help prevent the team's offense from pausing. His off-ball skillset will be critical if he ever gets the chance to play for a championship. I just hope he gets that chance earlier because he's actually putting a lot of stress on his body playing the off-ball like he does.

out of all his insane talents we saw in France, I never thought he would’ve been able to dribble and playmake at this level this fast. wemby is gonna break the NBA

I just hope he stays healthy and keeps adapting, he’s already so much fun to watch

Victors ceiling is literally the best player ever.

It was so obvious wemby was gonna be great just like Jordan and lebron he’s the main character

If Wemby keeps this up he should most definitely win ROY and be in conversation with 1st team all defense along with his mentor Rudy Gobert. Can’t wait to see him in the Olympics this summer as well that should be a really fun team.

He's the Goat and we are early to the party... cant wait until he gets more aggressive downlow and demands the ball more

My jaw will never recover from the drop after that shammgod he pulled at 9:58 on RUDY GOBERT OF ALL PEOPLE?

wemby just won player of the month for january, im happy you made this video now

Mans is already borderline top 25/30 and he isn’t even at this first all star break, insane.

I recently saw a great video by Michael MacKelvie about how European teams are making it increasingly difficult for the American national team because they focus much more on passing and off-ball movement. I think it is that approach that Wemby is now really benefiting from as well

The highlights vs Embiid were impressive, and gave that feeling that none of them could guard the other. Embiid did look enormous compared to him, with a much stronger build, and any contact seemed enough for him to get space. And on the other side, Embiid looked like he had a hard time fighting the movement and height of Wemby. Clearly, adding muscles slowly over the next 5 years will help him in these match ups.

So impressed by his basketball IQ. We've seen other freakish big, freakish talented guys like Wiseman flame out, but Wemby just fundamentally understands basketball. He is a phenomenal team player, high motor, willing passer, and seems to learn incredibly quickly.

I still remember his first summer league nba game, he looked like a giraffe with how much he was stumbling and falling, nervous as can be. He seems to be only be getting better by the day.

Imagine Wemby playing with a real pass first playmaker.

Big take away for me is that Wemby is not just a basketball freak for his size. He has very quickly elevated his vision and passing ability, and as you rightly point out, he has a decent motor and keeps working constantly in O & D.

One thing I don't hear a lot of people mention is just how much heart this guy plays with. Love to watch him

this dude’s highlight reel is just utterly AMAZING right now… and he’s barely 20 years old. OMG 😳

Ben Taylor you are a gem 💎. I love your work . Please do more spurs content . I am a huge spurs fan ❤

This dude is a modernized Kareem and it’s crazy.

Really don't get the Chet>Wemby discourse. Chet is really good and could be great with time, but that year of familiarity and being on a top 2 team in the West, with an MVP candidate, is doing a lot of work to make it look closer than it is. Wemby is clearly the ROTY. As always, great video, Ben!

His personality and willingness to take criticism can't be understated. Hard not to root for him

That Avatar clip is just chef's kiss

Perfectly said. Wemby is unreal and he's still just scratching the surface of his potential. 30-15-5-5 doesn't seem out of the question at all

He's not even human This guy was literally created to play basketball

His vision/passing and his offball movement were what scared me the MOST from the day he stepped on an NBA court. He has potential at his peak to be the best defensive player in the league AND one of, if not the most, valuable offensive players in the league when factoring in his playstyle (i.e. how much easier it would be to build around a guy the ball doesn't stick with compared to like a Luka-type player)

One more amazing video! Thank you, thank you, thank you! It put a big smile in my face... Makes me happy that you really got how freaking good Wemby is! Baring injuries this kid is going to DOMINATE the league in a couple of years.

Not crazy to say wembys an All-Star, there’s no reason he can’t be a reserve this year, especially with fan voting. If anyone says otherwise then they are probably just hating lots. Not saying if you don’t think he’s an all star then he sucks, but, if you say he’s not and have not a great reason then you’re just hating.

Wemby is the future enough said

He’s the best young player we’ve ever seen and anyone that says otherwise just doesn’t get basketball

Praying to God this kid reach his max potential!!

He NEEDS an elite playmaking PG NOW! Not 5 years from now but right now!

this is the greatest basketball player of all time

Great footage man !!! I’ve never seen Wilt so clear! This is GOOD

Sometimes just sometimes all the stars aline and give us a "has it all" talent like him. He is so mature for his age its insane, intelligent with insanely high ball iq, the game comes so naturally to him. Seems to have a great training as a child with team basketball as main theme, but still enough room to develop his guard skills beside his size, all the flexebility and conditioning. Defens, ofens, leadership, with all this natural body gifts. And than the situation he landed in... getting Pop to bring you in the league with all them old spurs mentor players he loved seeing as a kid. Just a pure joy to watch this guy develop and have fun playing at the highest level not to be popular and rich, but because to get better and be the best version of himself. Man I wish him all the best in the world an some luck to get good team around in his prime! And am spurs hating Mavs fan :D

Love your analysis as always. It would be really interesting if you can do a retro breakdown of KDs rookie year and how it relates to Wembys

the haters had to go into the witness protection program they we're so wrong about wemby

this was one of the best analyses ive seen of any player

Awesome timing with the edit synchronizing it with Wemby's jump.

And he JUST turned 20 last month! Crazy.

It’s safe to assume he’s going to be an absolute monster in the future. Perhaps a potential stat-line of 26-28 points 5+ assists 1.5 steals 4 blocks 12+ rebounds On 50+ FG, 36+ 3PT, and 83+ FT

Been waiting for this one

I've watched basketball my entire life and have never seen a player like this. He is something new---that has never been before.

Wemby is the monstar in front of us the whole time

3:13 Kelly my favorite player man🤣🤣🤣🤣

Superb analysis. I learn more basketball in this. Keep it up!

Very well compiled. Good Job

It’s going to be difficult to score in the paint against France. Damn.

Shaq after this 3 months “Yeah, Bol Bol still better”

I love how you break it down for us , well deserved thumb up from me.

I’ve been waiting for this episode

i really believe that pop has a HUGE influence in this transformation, how he put wemby in a lot of unconfortable situations in real matches, imagine what they practice during the week... hes gonna be a beast.

This dude is elite

I knew he'd be a legend when i saw him put-back dunk his own missed 3 without dribbling last year. That is one of the best basketball highlights ever.

Great video TB!

Even tho their play style is completely different he still reminds me of Kareem the most. I think their build and athleticism is about the same

Is idealized Wembys endgame like rolex Anthony Davis. An absolute defensive terror with elite finishing ability with more playmaking chops. I don't think you want wemby being the best playmaker on your team, but if he's the second best I have a hard time believing that team is anything less than a championship contender. Could be looking at the best Defensive #1 and Offensive #2 in history, and that is some rarified air.

thx for the video !

Great video! It looks like because of his size he is literally playing a simpler version of the game and on top of that he has vision and athletic ability. This will get interesting.

Hall of Fame is the bare minimum expectations on him, that's crazy

the spurs starting with no point gaurd and a center with a 7foot 4 guy at pf is actually absurd when you think about it

When you said he’s a Navi version of Steph off the ball I laughed at the imagery and the accuracy of the comparison 😂

Been such a treat being a spurs fan and watching wemby this season

Crazy to think that if Steph Curry was the king of x and y-axis gravity, Wemby could really be the king of z-axis gravity

It's the team that transformed when popovich stopped the sochan PG experiment, slide wemby to center then put jones in the starting lineup. Had it been like that from the very beginning, wemby woulda average 24ppg this season and be an allstar

Great content 🔥

Bro the move to the left faking a hand switch to hitting the dribble on the entire other side of his body from where he was faking snapping the defenders ankles to then fingertip lay it in was the smoothest I've ever seen a man that size handle the ball maybe ever. That was ridiculous.

Everyone who called him a bust is hiding. Even I was wrong! I didn’t call him a bust but I also didn’t expect him to be nearly as durable as he’s been. Also expected nba level defenders to easily pick his pockets since he’s a rookie and super tall but I was wrong about that too!

This young brother is incredible

His game against the raptors is the most freakish thing you’ll ever see. We know how his combination of height, agility and skill meshes together but for him to also be that great of a passer is just unfair. Obviously there’s then his defense. All these things together are really making it easy to imagine him one day being the best player ever, where that peak begins as soon as like 2 years from now

First of all, thank you for starting with the passing. It's getting real sp000ky out there. In particular I love that you highlighted the baseball style pass at 2:33. That one got me off my seat for some reason but it didn't seem to pick up as much steam as a highlight. It just looks insane, like it's at a higher frame rate or something. Everything seems higher, faster. Because it probably is.

He's a better pg then sochan 😅

They can be a play in team next year

he's already something else in his rookie year but i know the league is dreading the 2nd-5th year leaps into his prime, so exciting to see

Point guard point you made is so valid. I hear other guys like Russillo talk about it too - can you imagine if they just start a normal PG with Wemby

So crazy this is probably his worst season

Spurs trade for trae young and weby will average 30 in 15 mins

Victor running the point and making pocket passes to guards cutting to the rim off the short roll is some mind blowing things that I have seen

Btw "best rookie month in the last 25 years" is due to Duncan's rookie season 26 years ago where he made the all NBA 1st team.

We will trade our entire Laker team and 20 years of draft picks for Wemby.

3:30 Glad you called this out. I’m surprised we don’t see this much more often from nba players. I do this constantly in open gyms, probly on almost all offensive possessions. The goal of bball is easy shots, and players should relay information to each other like this any time there’s an advantage that’s not being noticed.

Its wild seeing a giant move and pkay like he did, hope he has long healthy career hes fun to watch

his everything goes right for him ceiling is greatest player of all time.

Great analysis. Thanks

I kept NBA League Pass because of Wemby. He is fascinating to watch. This is what happens when you get a Russell/Wilt/Kareem level big man who comes up in the modern era. Some of his defensive highlights really do remind me of a young Wilt - that preposterous length and perfect timing just erasing opponents' shots. His motor is great as well. He plays HARD. He moves without the ball, loves setting screens, and runs the floor like a wing. I wish his teammates would reward him more often for running the floor like that; most big men don't. Offensively, I've noticed that he has picked up a quasi-hook, quasi-push shot with either hand from the low to mid block...at his height, modern Kareem definitely comes to mind. His ceiling is Rushmore. Plain and simple. No idea whether he'll make it, but he seems to have a head on his shoulders and the tools are more than there. I would say that injury is the big issue to look out for. It will definitely be fun to watch him develop. I've been enjoying the Spurs games even though they are absolutely terrible because Victor does something amazing every single time he plays.

I’ve been waiting for this video for 2 months.

The hype was real