San Antonio Spurs rookie forward phenom Victor Wembanyama has smashed our early impressions of his early-career capabilities, morphing from a competent defender to a real Defensive Player of the Year award candidate. And while the French phenom may not have taken home that particular piece of season-long hardware, he did win Rookie of the Year handily, and has now broken yet another record.
Wemby has just been named to the NBA’s 2023-24 Kia All-Defensive First Team, and is the first rookie player in the history of the league to earn such an honor — as well as his being the youngest to make First Team.
The folks who put together the Spurs’ official YouTube channel put together a highlight reel of some of the best defensive plays made by Wembanyama with San Antonio from the Spurs’ 2023-24 campaign for our collective enjoyment in their offseason.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to see it for yourself.
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