Why Victor Wembanyama Will CHANGE The NBA | Full Summer League Highlights 

Victor's defense is his most valuable attribute for the NBA game in my opinion. His ability to block and effect shot attempts was on show throughout the minutes he played in Summer League and having a 7'3, mobile, shot blocking defensive anchor is a precious asset from day one and that's regardless of how well his offensive game will translate to his rookie year in the NBA. Offensively I think he needs to adjust to the physicality of the league, but that undoubtedly will come too and the regular season will likely be similar to his two Summer League games, some where he'll have off shooting nights and some where he'll look like the game-changing prodigy fans expect. But his defensive impact will be seen through Game 1 to 82 and that's where we're going to see how special he is during his rookie year.

Sounds like a lot of problems can be solved by good coaching and training. Good thing is he is with the Spurs + has fantastic work attitude.

His mid range fadeaway is the new skyhook lmao literally unblockable

Wemby I'd gonna be the best help defense the league has ever seen. He can basically guard the corner 3 and contest at the rim at the same time. Straight up cheatcode

Even thought he got dunked on, the fact that he was able to cover the pick and roll and be met at the rim is unreal

Even after the first SL game I was convinced this guy was a pro. He passed the eye test for me in a major way. The shots just didn’t go in-but they were quality looks and he showed a propensity to get the whistle.This kid can recover on defense and move with quickness for a guy his size. Shot blocking is unquestionable. To me he’s a lock for all-star his by his 2nd year if he doesn’t ball tf out in his first.

Let's hope injury won't be an issue and he'll put on some weight. His footwork offensively and defensively are superb.

Welcome back to Spurs coverage Coach. We’ve missed you.

He’s going to be a historic defender guards don’t even want to iso him because he can block they jumper…even if you blow past him he still has a good chance of recovering and blocking your shit

Actually i love 1 thing from wemby that nobody talks about He fallsdown "easily" Its like he did it on purpose to avoid injury, his body is used to avoid hyperextension, that a little bit of roll on the joint will just make him fall instead of forcing the joint to stay standing

Tbh I think falling decreases injuries. Instead of staying up and putting weight on a turned ankle you fall and remove the weight. Him falling is a good thing and he can still improve his overall balance

Coach Nick: Wemby will change the NBA as we know it KAT: I already did

To all the people hating on the KID just appreciate the greatness hes about to give us

This gives me high hopes considering coach nick made a video about Kawhi having the potential to become a great scorer way before he actually did become one

Tim Duncan, despite being swindled out of $20 million by his financial advisor, took $5 million contracts his final two seasons so the Spurs could transition successfully into the Kawhi era. Pachulia cheap shot and Kawhi's reaction to that more or less squandered that sacrifice. Getting to draft Wembanyama is as much of a redemption for Duncan as for anyone, strangely enough.

How awesome would it be to have Wemby learn the sky hook!

Great breakdown coach! 🏀 🔥. Ive never seen someone soo tall, young and coordinated! The kid is literally still growing into his body. He could be anything in a few years. 💯

He could easily win defensive player of the year , look at when Rudy won it and past bigs they were not moving/guarding like Victor does guarding smaller guards from the perimeter

Bold prediction: Rough rookie year but improves greatly after. He has to work on 3 ball, and has to work on building muscle for his body type.

You'd hope the replies to BBALLBREAKDOWN would be slightly more educated but I'm seeing people comparing Wemby to players like Bol Bol, Mo Bamba and Thon Maker. There are a lot of people in these replies who know nothing about the game of basketball and are going to have to find a way to cope with being Wembanyama being very good for a very long time.

He's 19, still developing, once he adapt well, he will dominate the league.

it's crazy that he's literally a head taller than everyone else on the court, all of whom are well above six feet tall themselves.

I love how draymond green said he will be an elite defender immediately and now everyone in the comments and social media says it like it’s some marvelous insight they came up with 💡

Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content 🤙🏾

You brought what I like back! The beat. Please keep it. Main reason I subbed when I watched the Dlo vid.

Great breakdown. (And the music is back!) Good stuff.

On scoring with the left hand. I don't know how it works in the USA, but in France we learn "paint" moves (lay-ups, hook-shot...) with the right and left hand. Sometimes it felt like a rule to use the left hand when on the left and the right hand on the right

Almost as tall as Shawn Bradley and moves like Durant. Scary.

AWESOME BREAKDOWN thanks coach !

Great video my guy!

Great vid!!

I’m just excited for big men to dominate the game again especially with steph getting older

Dude is super gifted,literally a max out physical attribute 2k player,potential future HOF

What is webby good at?He's not strong enough for the post but too tall to handle the ball on the perimeter. The real potential rest in his jumper. it looks pretty but when you look at his European league stats, I have my doubts. It is rare when someone becomes a good shooter after entering the NBA. Most times they show potential in the lower leagues. He is 27 percent from 3. He has one option. If he can become a good shooter he will always get his shoot due to his height. That will unlock his offensive, if not he will live as a rim protector.

He needs that Giannis workout regiment ASAP.

As someone who studied biomechanics before, I hope he develops a lot of physical strength and balance to avoid career-altering injuries. Otherwise, wow, I normally don't say this (even with Zion who was also the greatest prospect since Lebron James). But I am super excited to see how well Wemby develops! It's not every generation we actually get to see someone with the freakish build and unique skills like Kareem play in today's NBA

FINALLY back to the iconic track!! Had us waiting for a hot minute!

I'm so excited to hear you talk about the spurs again

I pray he stays healthy. I want to see all that his career has to offer.

This is the video we've been waiting for

Coach Nick's take is what I was waiting for!

excellent analysis

Great break down

He needs to stay on the lighter end, I am not sure that skeletal system will be able to handle the muscle growth beyond reason. His height is his advantage.

Trying to feel grateful to have gotten an excellent number 1 pick as a magic fan.

Great breakdown

THE GOOD MUSIC!

I hope Wemby succeeds so that the NBA can bring back hand-checks. He and Luka both said the NBA's not physical enough, so the league's gotta bring back the touches. We don't care if guys like Curry or Embiid struggle because of it, bring it back to make defense relevant again

I remember one of the vids here wemby commented appreciating you and his willingness to improve

Thank you Coach Nick.

I don't really know anything about basketball to be honest but this is absolutely fascinating to watch, poetry in motion!!!

he will be the best player in the league after he gets 2 or 3 seasons of nba experience

Stopped everything I was doing to join the conversation. You in?

I pray pop is already making him aware of those vulnerable spots like screening with the knee. Come on Wemby, we need you to stay healthy

Wonderful breakdown Coach Nick🔥

oh yeahhh

If in 2016 you told me my Spurs would select a 7'5" Kristap Porzingis/ Rudy Gobert hybrid with the 1st overall pick who had Tony Parker as his mentor I would have called you insane

Wemby game is good, he can literally operate anywhere on the court, it will take him a bit to adjust but he will jus get better as he goes

Great Breakdown. I did notice when watching him vs Monaco also his rebounding was not good at his size. A lot felt because of how much he helped too also but that should be a easy fix. He fill out his body and he learning from the best coaches off all time along with some great mentoring big men in Tim Duncan and David Robinson. I think scoring will be more struggle year 1 because rookies tend to always struggle there. His passing also stood out in France when I watched along with summer league too. There only been 4 quadruple doubles ever recorded in the NBA(Im sure Wilt had some that not official), Wemby has a chance to be next on that list at some point #1 option offensive talent(with 3 point shooting) with DPOY talent upside

He is a ticking injury bomb.

He should develop a sky hook

if this dude can get his jumper down he'll be a force! looking forward to seeing him play ball.

What i like is that he had a few 3 point shoots tipped and / or blocked, which in turn will disrupt some 3 point shooters rhythm. While doing so, he's already 2 steps ahead for the easy post up and / or alley oops.

Aller Victor !!! On est avec toi !!!!

The only thing that will stop Wemby, is himself, it'll come down to health, handle, or adjustments to feedback. You can't hope to stop or slow down a Tacko Fall sized guard with elite shooting, a Giannis-level mentality, and KD's (warrior's era) defensive prowess. He doesn't need to be lockdown, he just needs to be a threat on defense, if he does that it's a wrap

I love the smirk on the coaches face!

Great unbiased analysis

The good, the bad and the ugly about Wemby is evident before he plays a real game. The good is that he'll be fine offensively. He has plenty of room to grow and there isnt anything that you have to break down and rebuild. As coach points out, his posture is a little off sometimes but it looks to me like he's doing that to keep his dribble as low to the ground as he can. I don't think we're really going to see a ton of him doing Kyrie type stuff like that but it's great that he has that package in his game. NBA coaches like to trim a lot of fat out of rookies' playstyles, and I think this is one area where the Spurs will say, "we're just gonna let the guards do most of that". He'll still have plenty of opportunities on face ups, attacking out of the triple threat and transitions to pull it out though. Defensively he'll have an adjustment period as he adapts to the NBA game, but he looks like he'll be fine there. He has quick hands and good hand-eye coordination already and even though this is summer league, you can already see how he gets his hands on jumpers even though he has given more than enough space for guys to get shots off. He surprised a lot of players with that already. The bad is that there's not much else there in San Antonio around him yet. There will be more to come for sure, but I'm expecting San Antonio to not rush things and not have him out there trying to one-man wrecking ball the league as a rookie. They'll want to bring him along slow and methodically and the way the media works, he's going to have a lot of doubters and haters when he doesnt come out tossing out 30pt/20rb/10ast/10blk games like the hype is already expecting. And that ties into the ugly, which is the hype. The media situation is going to get real old real fast. He will never live up to the hype and expectations because they're higher than any human will ever attain. Nothing will ever be good enough. 60 win season? With that roster? Come on. 30ppg? Record setting triple doubles on a nightly basis? Even if he did it, which he just wont, it wont be enough for the hype train. And the biggest ugly is the cloud of injury worry hanging overhead. Of all of the big men over seven feet tall the game has seen, only Kareem has had longevity and he had his injuries too. People talk about him getting stronger and putting on weight, which will only slow him down and put more stress on his body, increasing some specific injury risks. And he will eventually lose the youthful athleticism and quickness, even without injuries and he will have to adapt to that like everyone else of any size. We are all going to be holding our breath at every awkward fall or bump, and let's face it now: he is GOING to get injured. Nobody goes unscathed. And the first serious injury is going to have a billion I told you so's everywhere.

You can not imagine what this kid will be. Allez Victor ! Montre leur qui tu es ! 🇨🇵🇨🇵

2 games and people are judging him so much ... after the 1st game " he's a bust!!". After the 2nd "he'll be the GOAT"... Stop making vids about him, let him live pls. He's 19 years old, let the young man grow... All of what people is doing is dangerous.

He won’t change it he’s just going to dominate it. The only way I see him changing it is by making other teams believe that they have use for those builds. More faith in players like Bol Bol and such

I think what's amazing is not what he is doing now but the potential he has with this size

Immediate defensive impact, slight project on offense but that's mostly putting on healthy weight and adjusting to the athletes in the NBA. Cleaning up his handle and dialing in that jumper.

I pray he stays healthy and running for at least the first 5 years of his career so that learning curve doesn’t get abruptly stopped. That's crucial for him reaching his ceiling. After a certain age massive growth to your game just doesn't happen as much.

Im fine with him setting screens because he will get a good shot everytime. I dont think they should do it all the time but i think its a good go to when you need a good reliable look.

0:01 Not even a second into video and I see pop smiling like he got away with the biggest heist 😂💀

Go Spurs Go!!!!!!!!!!

his game needs to be built around finesse. Don't take too long to back down in the post. Get to your spot and get the shot up. You're too tall for anyone down there.

so much hypeeeeeeeeeeeee

Knowing the Spurs, his offensive game will definitely blossom. Wemby's defense though, or at least his rim protection. And oh, he blocked three point shots too - in each of the games he played so far. Damn. I'm gonna start a count on that in the regular season.

He'll be great reminds me of giannis with his motor, blocking and hustling back to play d, if he can get even half as strong as the greek then oh boy

Wemby will be the next great dominate player in the league. Started with Wilt, then Kareem, then Bird and Magic, after them MJ, then Kobe, LeBron after him, and now Wemby

I don't think he'll ever live up to the hype the media has placed on him but that doesn't mean he can't have a solid, hall-of-fame worthy, long nba career

Floor: HOF Ceiling: GOAT

Ay we praying for Wemby success. We need a new goat

5:43 Good god that looks absolutely unguardable

Pop is going to have a lot of fun

Thanks coach for mentioning/noticing how he s doesn't hesitate to use his left hand. Also you re correct, he puts his head too forward at times when he dribbles.

My first thought about him has always been concern for injuries. Hopefully, he won't be injury prone throughout his career.

People making a huge deal on Wemby stats from his first game. Media only talks about the 9 points. Lets forget his stat line also includes 8 rebounds and 5 blocks... We romanticize offense too much. There are many other ways to affect the game of basketball, other than scoring. Wemby's defense along with his offensive presence when having the ball, will be a nightmare for many teams... One thing I noticed was how every time Wemby had the ball, the defense would collapse, thus allowing Wemby to pass the ball to open guys for easy buckets! When i say easy buckets, i mean the way it used to be in the golden era, when players werent shooting 3s for no reason. Why shoot a 3, when the lane is wide open for you to make a dunk/layup?

I feel Spurs wanted to see how he would fit into an offense centered around him playing fluctuating minutes. His 2nd game having 27, 12, and 3 on 9/13 in 27 minutes was all they needed to see. Hell thrive with NBA spacing. That’s why they shut him down. Pop is smart. He’ll be ready come the start of the season.

You said the best rebounders don’t box out. Makes sense that that would boost the individuals stats but does it help or hurt the team overall?

He had to bring the classic music for this one.

Spurs again get The Man.And to have POP work with him could make him a future HOFamer.Just stay Healthy Pop will show you how the game is played right.Leave Ego at the door.Rings will follow.

you dissect him so well coach

The feature is bright

The main question is CAN HE STAY HEALTHY. He'll need 2 muscle up in the next few years

Iono about the one foot fade away, but if he adds the sky hook he would be unstoppable.

I'd looooove 2 c Weby vs Luka. That should b a veeeeeeery interesting match-up

cant wait Wemby playing against original unicorn Porzingis next season. very curious about what will happen.