Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale surveyed the entire NBA to find the most likely future Hall of Famer on their respective rosters, and when it came to the San Antonio Spurs, well, let’s just say it was not a hard call. Given the Spurs are neck deep in a major rebuild that truly hit its stride when San Antonio drafted French forward phenom Victor Wembanyama, there aren’t other options worth considering.
And it is not just because of the youth and inexperience on the roster, given Wembanyama has already confirmed he is a generational prospect in the few short months he’s played of his rookie season so far. “Winning Defensive Player of the Year right out of the gate isn’t happening,” writes Favale.
“But Wemby could be the first player to nab First Team All-Defense honors in his debut season.”
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“And we know he’s going to run away with Rookie of the Year at a time when there’s another historically significant new kid on the block in Oklahoma City,” he adds.
“Wemby has established himself as an interstellar anomaly, the type of dominant force who, when all’s said and done, could have multiple seasons in which he wins both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.”
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