Victor Wembanyama 25-26 Thread

jalengreen · Post #21 » by **jalengreen** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:50 am

He might be in BITW conversations this year ngl

TheGOATRises007 · Post #22 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:07 am

An absolutely ridiculous performance

He might be the best player in the league

Cavsfansince84 · Post #23 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:53 am

jalengreen wrote:He might be in BITW conversations this year ngl

That only means something if SA wins like 52+ and he gets them out 2nd rd. Even then if he loses to Shai or Jokic in the wcf they are in the driver's seat for that title. I think he's progressing like a potential top 10 player of all time should be though. Basically top 4-5 this year and then next year he'll prob compete for mvp for real.

One_and_Done · Post #24 » by **One_and_Done** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:57 am

I'm not surprised. Provided he was healthy I had Wemby winning the DPOY and being a top 5 MVP candidate this year.

The Spurs are a decent chance for the playoffs, and maybe more.

jalengreen · Post #25 » by **jalengreen** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:24 am

Cavsfansince84 wrote:
jalengreen wrote:He might be in BITW conversations this year ngl

That only means something if SA wins like 52+ and he gets them out 2nd rd. Even then if he loses to Shai or Jokic in the wcf they are in the driver's seat for that title. I think he's progressing like a potential top 10 player of all time should be though. Basically top 4-5 this year and then next year he'll prob compete for mvp for real.

Year 3 LeBron and Jordan were both MVP runner ups, I could definitely something like that for him. Bet he'll get friendly voting too early on as the shiny new toy

TroubleS0me · Post #26 » by **TroubleS0me** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:29 am

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Cavsfansince84 · Post #27 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:35 am

jalengreen wrote:
Year 3 LeBron and Jordan were both MVP runner ups, I could definitely something like that for him. Bet he'll get friendly voting too early on as the shiny new toy

It's within the realm of possibility though bpitw and mvp are not the same debate. Way bigger playoff emphasis on the former.

ReggiesKnicks · Post #28 » by **ReggiesKnicks** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:53 am

jalengreen wrote:
Cavsfansince84 wrote:
jalengreen wrote:He might be in BITW conversations this year ngl

That only means something if SA wins like 52+ and he gets them out 2nd rd. Even then if he loses to Shai or Jokic in the wcf they are in the driver's seat for that title. I think he's progressing like a potential top 10 player of all time should be though. Basically top 4-5 this year and then next year he'll prob compete for mvp for real.

Year 3 LeBron and Jordan were both MVP runner ups, I could definitely something like that for him. Bet he'll get friendly voting too early on as the shiny new toy

Jordan and LeBron also got shiny-new-toy voting.

jalengreen · Post #29 » by **jalengreen** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:54 am

Cavsfansince84 wrote:
jalengreen wrote:
Year 3 LeBron and Jordan were both MVP runner ups, I could definitely something like that for him. Bet he'll get friendly voting too early on as the shiny new toy

It's within the realm of possibility though bpitw and mvp are not the same debate. Way bigger playoff emphasis on the former.

Oh I just said that bc you mentioned mvp conversation next year. Yeah i dont think he'll be the slam dunk BITW or anything, I just think he'll be in the conversation, which is generally pretty open unless you have a prime LeBron, Jordan type (which we do not).

jalengreen · Post #30 » by **jalengreen** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:07 am

ReggiesKnicks wrote:
jalengreen wrote:
Cavsfansince84 wrote:
That only means something if SA wins like 52+ and he gets them out 2nd rd. Even then if he loses to Shai or Jokic in the wcf they are in the driver's seat for that title. I think he's progressing like a potential top 10 player of all time should be though. Basically top 4-5 this year and then next year he'll prob compete for mvp for real.

Year 3 LeBron and Jordan were both MVP runner ups, I could definitely something like that for him. Bet he'll get friendly voting too early on as the shiny new toy

Jordan and LeBron also got shiny-new-toy voting.

Yeah, so an apt comparison imo.

Special_Puppy · Post #31 » by **Special_Puppy** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:15 am

Cavsfansince84 wrote:
jalengreen wrote:He might be in BITW conversations this year ngl

That only means something if SA wins like 52+ and he gets them out 2nd rd. Even then if he loses to Shai or Jokic in the wcf they are in the driver's seat for that title. I think he's progressing like a potential top 10 player of all time should be though. Basically top 4-5 this year and then next year he'll prob compete for mvp for real.

He’s already +300 for MVP

Top10alltime · Post #32 » by **Top10alltime** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 11:52 am

Guys, Victor is a lock top 3 for this year. He was already top 3 last year (better than Giannis, Tatum, and Luka for sure). What doubt is there he will be top 2-3 this year?

jjgp111292 · Post #33 » by **jjgp111292** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:00 pm

Killed us all is what you've done, Hakeem!

homecourtloss · Post #34 » by **homecourtloss** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:10 pm

TroubleS0me wrote:

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This doesn’t even capture what he did best in the game, i.e., defense. Mavs shot 4-17 against him. AD was 2/8 on shots Wemby contested.

Jaivl · Post #35 » by **Jaivl** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:14 pm

Being trained by monks, coach Pop, Hakeem and KG plus being reminiscent of Kareem and KD gives way to a lot of interesting nicknames.

Don't disappoint me, b-ref.

eminence · Post #36 » by **eminence** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:36 pm

Jaivl wrote:Being trained by monks, coach Pop, Hakeem and KG plus being reminiscent of Kareem and KD gives way to a lot of interesting nicknames.

Don't disappoint me, b-ref.

Best we can do is VW1.

parsnips33 · Post #37 » by **parsnips33** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:11 pm

I just want him to have a long healthy career at this point

Jaivl · Post #38 » by **Jaivl** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:34 pm

eminence wrote:
Jaivl wrote:Being trained by monks, coach Pop, Hakeem and KG plus being reminiscent of Kareem and KD gives way to a lot of interesting nicknames.

Don't disappoint me, b-ref.

Best we can do is VW1.

I call "The Dream Ticket".

ball_takes23 · Post #39 » by **ball_takes23** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:40 pm

Dwight Howard also trained with Hakeem and it did nothing for him. plenty of guys have trained with Hakeem and not gotten close to these results. the fact that he was able to absorb this much in one summer is scary

Caneman786 · Post #40 » by **Caneman786** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:00 pm

ball_takes23 wrote:Dwight Howard also trained with Hakeem and it did nothing for him. plenty of guys have trained with Hakeem and not gotten close to these results. the fact that he was able to absorb this much in one summer is scary

We might be overstating what Hakeem can do honestly. Hakeem might have played a role in Wemby getting better, but I'm thinking it's like 5 to 10%.

As much as it hurts for me to admit this (as a Chris Paul fan), it looks like the Spurs may have just been goofing off last year with Wemby taking 9 threes a game. Maybe this is what it looks like when the Spurs are trying to win with no reservations.

Will he make 1st Team All NBA Team this season?