With a single stretch of his arm, Victor Wembanyama helped ensure both a short-term win for the San Antonio Spurs, and a long-term win for his Rookie of the Year case. Just a few sequences removed from a string of back-to-back 3-pointers to catapult his team into a nine-point edge, the dazzling first-year star turns his attention to the more thankless side of the floor, mirroring a similarly-talented Oklahoma City Thunder big on his drive before blocking his shot and recovering the attempt in one motion. Rising to the occasion in one of the 2023-24 NBA season’s most anticipated duels, Wembanyama embedded his name into league history in recording 28 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, five blocks, and five 3-pointers, the latter helping it become the first statline of its kind. As the cherry on top, the Spurs came out victorious against one of the Association’s elites on February 29, 2024. · Mar 1, 2024