NBA 2025-26: Will the best stage of Victor Wembanyama begin?
Víctor Wembayama, considered a generational talent, reaches its third NBA season. Will it be the beginning of the superstar for the French?
Victor Wembanyama It is a generational and unique talent. The same thing was said of LeBron James And second arrived in the most valuable player vote in his third season in the NBA. The same thing was said to Michael Jordan and won his first of 10 scoring titles in his third.
There was also talk in the same terms of Zion Williamson, But an injury kept him out of action in what was going to be his third campaign.
What will that third year of Wemby? There is no way to guess it, but everything indicates that, if there is not an incapacitating injury or condition, this may be the jump to the magnified version of everything we have seen of it: the consistent scorer, the pin with a vision of court, the effective defender, the perennial candidate for MVP and first of all, the shots blocker capable of changing the game on the other side of the court.
Will it sit in the MVP conversation? Will it be fully recovered from the health condition that caused your campaign to end in February? Will you make your first appearance in playoffs?
Our experts answer this and other questions.
1. Reality or fiction: Victor Wembanyama is ready to fight for the MVP since this next season.
Reality. If it is healthy, Wemby It will be in the NBA MVP discussion. The French progressed in that direction last season before being left out for a blood clot on his shoulder.
Wembanyama He still developed 21 years of age at the forefront of a young and talented team that points to the postseason. The west is loaded and the Spurs are not tested, but any improvement on .500 and/or appearance in the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19, will leave Wemby fully in the conversation by the MVP.
And I am not the only one who thinks. Only four players. – Víctor López
Fiction. Fiction. First of all, it must be clarified that Wemby It has great talent and must be considered one of the best players in the competition. That said, ensuring that it will fight to be the MVP, it does not turn out to be the correct answer, understanding that players such as Jokic, Giannis, Doncic OE itself even Donovan Mitchell or Jalen Brunson, can start with advantage in this race.
In addition to taking into account that when choosing the MVP the record of victories and defeats of the team counts, if we analyze the averages of Wemby In last season, the choice of fiction is reinforced. In 46 games with Wembythe Spurs gained 21 (45.6%). His averages were very good with 24.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.8 caps, 3.7 assists, although the shooting percentages were not so: 47.6% of court and 35.2% in triples. Repeating those numbers this season can be within your reach, but improving them will be something else.
It comes from a long recovery, of a long break and taking a rhythm of competition to become a candidate to win the MVP award can cost him despite his enormous talent. All this can be left out of that fight. – Marcelo Bousquet
2. A number about Víctor Wembanyama looking at the next season:
3.7. The average blockade of game of Victor Wembanyama In his two years of career. As expected since before being the number 1 selection in the 2023 draft, the Frenchman has dominated that line with 3.6 in its first season and 3.8 the second.
Wembanyama He has the potential to be a great scorer, as evidenced by his average of 24.3 at the time his season stopped in February for a blood clot. Dominant the remote shot, has a ball handling that would envy many large, a great vision of the court and with its stature of 2.21 meters (7’3 ”) it is heading to be a bouncer.
But its factory stamp is currently the blockade and how the shot of its rivals in painting changes. According to basketball-reference.com, Wemby He was the leader of the past two seasons in blocking percentage, an advanced statistic that makes an estimated blockade of two -point attempts from the player opponent when they are on the court. In addition, he led the liga in blockages per 100 possessions in 2023-24.
Wembanyama He achieved a fun combination in 2023-24: he became the first rookie in the history of the NBA that accumulates more at least 250 blockages (254) and at least 100 triples (128). It has been exactly how it was announced, so we will have to wait as long as it will improve in 2025-26 with 22 years and a year and a half of experience. – Hiram Martínez
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Wemby’s playing plays that mark their spectacular step in the NBA
Looking at some of the most dazzling plays of the superstar Victor Wembanyama in his career in the NBA so far.
3. The best version we could see from Wemby would be …
… the one that probably all fans of San Antonio Spurs And the NBA expect, that of a healthy and mature player who can lead to the young talent of the team and be together with De’aaron Fox the pillar of a season that on paper looks hopeful for the future of the franchise.
Yeah Wemby He has left behind or has controlled the problems of clots that moved him virtually all last season, for which he is about to start he will have to be the leader on both sides of the stub that at times was in his rookie year.
In its third year, Gallic must demonstrate that it has matured, both mentally and physically. His work in the gym must be reflected in a stronger complexion and within the stub will have to be smarter so as not to make mistakes or make forced shots such as what he sometimes tried in his rookie season.
Victor Wembanyama It still has a lot to demonstrate and given the growing arrival of talented wings-fever to the league, it cannot miss its stay in a team characterized by the development of players and thus confirm that it is one of the representatives for the near future of the NBA. – Rolando del Bosque
4. The worst version we would see from Wemby would be …
… that of the third year player who does not meet individual or collective expectations. In the case of Wembythe parameters are very high. If you look higher in this note, it is a more valuable player candidate for AM850 Bet. If it is not in the conversation, would it be a bad season?
We already saw how to generational talents like Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Zion Williamson in their respective seasons 3. Waiting for the latter not to approach the latter, from now on anything that does not approach the first two can be considered as a season under par. – Hiram Martínez
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Wemby shines with abilities yesterday and today
If Kevin Durant, Giannis and Ralph Sampson’s genes were combined, the result would be a player like French.
5 How much will San Antonio advance with Victor Wembanyama and young talent?
San Antonio The third season begins with Wembanyama with the illusion of achieving the best results achieved in many years. He has formed a template that combines talented young people with experienced role -playing players, allowing him to feed that expectation. The problem is that he plays in the west.
In the first season with Wembythey won just 22 games and ended in the draft lottery. The same happened the last year, although the triumph record went up to 34 with the Frenchman playing just 46 of the 82 games (just over half season).
The possibility of having a .500 mark is attainable for the squad it has, especially if Wemby can remain healthy. Become a playoff team and battle anyone who faces the postseason is not a utopia. –– Marcelo Bousquet
