The San Antonio Spurs changed the course of their franchise forever last summer when they drafted Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick. Heading into the year, Wembanyama had a ton of expectations placed on his back, but luckily for the Spurs organization, he was absolutely incredible.
Wembanyama led the league in total blocks as a rookie, and it wasn’t particularly close. Plus, his offensive game steadily improved throughout the course of the year as he developed more and more chemistry with his teammates. He looks like one of the best players in the NBA already, and he’s only 20 years old.
However, according to Wembanyama himself, he didn’t quite live up to expectations. When posed with the notion that he exceeded expectations, he pushed back, telling Mike Monroe of The Athletic that he thinks he should have done more.
“That is not how I feel,” Wembanyama said. “Maybe it’s the case, but it’s not how I feel because I always, every day, try to push harder and do more, get more achievements, more records, more wins. But the next day I always tell myself that I didn’t do enough and to push me even more. So, it’s my first impression that I didn’t exceed any expectations, that I should have done more.”
Wembanyama’s thoughts aside, the Spurs have to be extremely pleased with how he performed in his rookie year.
[lawrence-auto-related count=3]