Victor Wembanyama Rumors

Kevin Garnett on Victor Wembanyama: One thing I want to speak on is just Wemby's development. If I'm him, I’m working on core strength because when… Paul will tell you, I'm not the biggest guy, right? But he'll tell you when I sit down and post up, can you move me? Paul Pierce: No, he's strong. Garnett: I'm probably one of the strongest people you could ever run up on and look like how I look, but when it came down there to setting up on that block and then pitching and getting it off down there, yeah, I was the best at that. I would love to work with Big Fella, but this generation has a preference on how they want to work out. And I have to respect that. But yeah, I'm open to all… Listen, I'm looking for big years from not just Wemby. I'm looking for big years from Chet Holmgren. I'm looking for a big summer from Zion Williamson. I'm looking for a big summer from Kyrie Irving. I'm looking for Jayson Tatum to have a big summer.

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Jared McCain on Victor Wembanyama: I was going to ask for Wemby's jersey, but like now that he sent a hit on me, I can’t. Like, I don't know if I… Friend: That's got to be the thumbnail for the video. Wemby sent a hit on me and… McCain: Wemby tried to kill me…  Gone wrong.

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Internally, the Spurs remain committed to Fox as their franchise starting point guard. Sources called De’Aaron Fox a calming presence and the team's closer for most of the season, adding that one rough series essentially playing on one leg doesn't change that. The four-year, $229 million contract extension Fox signed last summer kicks in next season, raising his salary from $37.1 million to $49.8 million. He's scheduled to make $61.7 million in the final year of the deal in 2029-30, when he'll be 32 years old. It's expected that calls from Harper's camp for a spot in the starting lineup will grow louder going into next season. But it's not an issue San Antonio needs to address right away. Fox's contract won't become a potential eyesore until after Wembanyama's upcoming rookie extension kicks in, and when the Spurs are looking next summer to extend Castle to what should be a max deal.

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San Antonio could use a backup stretch big as it reloads for next season, and a combo stretch big man who can start and possibly play alongside Wembanyama in bigger lineups such as Rui Hachimura. The opportunity to play alongside Wembanyama, the franchise's success, its culture and collective youth make San Antonio a preferred destination, sources said, adding that multiple big men are already trying to get to south Texas.

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Coming from a basketball family, and with Victor Wembanyama as your brother, do you feel pressure from the comparisons, or do you tune out the noise? Oscar Wembanyama: I mean, it's definitely not easy. I think every athlete that has a family member that went pro knows what it is. People recognize you without you doing nothing. But I think I just don't care about a lot of things. social media, people knowing you. Like, I don't care about that. I care about the people that are close to me. So I think I do a pretty good job just shutting the noise around me. But it's definitely, it's definitely like I have a big name. my brother's the best player in the world. So I cannot ignore that. And nobody does, I'd say it's a different type of pressure.

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Coming from a basketball family, and with Victor Wembanyama as your brother, do you feel pressure from the comparisons, or do you tune out the noise? Oscar Wembanyama: I mean, it's definitely not easy. I think every athlete that has a family member that went pro knows what it is. People recognize you without you doing nothing. But I think I just don't care about a lot of things. social media, people knowing you. Like, I don't care about that. I care about the people that are close to me. So I think I do a pretty good job just shutting the noise around me. But it's definitely, it's definitely like I have a big name. my brother's the best player in the world. So I cannot ignore that. And nobody does, I'd say it's a different type of pressure.

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Kendrick Perkins: "I voted for Mitch Johnson for coach of the year. I thought he did an outstanding job in the regular season, even throughout the course of the playoffs. The number one thing was his substitution pattern was horrible throughout the Finals. I go back to Game 3, why was Dylan Harper on the bench in and out of the lineup so much in that fourth quarter when they had that collapse? I mean in Game 4, he was 21 points, eight for 12 from the field, plus 12 on the stat sheet, and I just didn't understand. They had no answer for that young man, he should have been in the game. One could say Victor Wembanyama played too many extended minutes at times, that comes on coaching. Big Shot, you just highlighted earlier in the show about Harrison Barnes and not really getting quality minutes there. I thought on the defensive side of the basketball, he could have done a better job. Once you see Jalen Brunson, Jalen Brunson had too many spurts where he was just busting their ass. At some point when you see that this motherf*cker got it going, somebody got to beat him. I'm trapping him until he gives up the ball and he's not getting it back. If they do make a play and make a shot, you got to show me that you can do it again."

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Eddie A Johnson: Shaq. You are arguably next to Wilt. The most dominant basketball player ever in the paint, but Wemby has the ability to become a threat all over the court and be more dominant than you that way!

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NBACentral: Rich Paul says De’Aaron Fox is Tony Parker, Stephon Castle is Kawhi Leonard, Dylan Harper is Manu Ginóbili, and Victor Wembanyama is Tim Duncan

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According to ESPN's Bobby Marks, the Spurs have the financial flexibility to be active in free agency and could target a stretch forward capable of complementing Wembanyama. "The Spurs have the flexibility to go out and do some free-agency shopping," Marks said during ESPN's NBA Today. "When you look at the playoffs, they need a combo big man who can complement Victor [Wembanyama]. When you look at a stretch 4, a player like Rui Hachimura from the Lakers, you pair him up with a big who can shoot. Regardless, the Spurs are set up really nicely for the future."

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‪NBA Stat‬: Victor Wembanyama finished the 2026 postseason with 524 points, 239 rebounds, 59 assists, 21 steals, and 78 blocks. Only one player in league history has exceeded all five marks in a single playoff run: Hakeem Olajuwon (664/254/98/40/92 in 1994). (via CrazyStats) #NA

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Jalen Brunson Toasting to "F*** Wemby" Last Night at Knicks Team Party

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Wemby and Champagnie dropping in for a surprise visit at a San Antonio Children's Hospital today

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Maxime Aubin: I can confirm it was Wemby’s idea. Last Saturday, after the loss, he asked if he could visit a children’s hospital before heading back to France.

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