For his very first season in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama has been exceptional in his performances so far. The praise for him is numerous, and Paul Pierce also wanted to participate in this shower of compliments towards the Spurs rookie.
In just over half the season, Victor Wembanyama was able to showcase his talents and show some of his immense potential. Heralded as one of the best, if not the best player in the making by many observers, the 1st pick of the last edition of the Draft is one of the biggest attractions of recent years, and he is right to these same analysts.
Despite the fact that the Spurs continue to flounder in last place in the West with a record of 11 wins and 44 losses, Texas fans can at least boast of witnessing a great spectacle every week from the young star at the AT&T Center. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough for him to be selected to the All-Star Game, much to the chagrin of Paul Pierce, who made a strong statement about it on his show with Kevin Garnett.
Wembanyama, praised by Paul Pierce
For starters, Wembanyama should have made the All-Star Game. He must at least be among the reserves. He is the first rookie to be able to win the ROY and the DPOY in the same year in my opinion. He must be in the discussions! No one is talking about it! He is the leader in the ranking of the best blockers. It absolutely must be mentioned in the debates! No seriously, who else has made 10 blocks this season?
It’s just him, he’s the only one! He absolutely must be voted Rookie of the Year and DPOY. I don’t know if it’s ever been done before, but he needs to get both titles and he should have been at the All-Star Game. He should have participated with LeBron James.
It was alongside his former teammate Kevin Garnett that the Celtics legend praised Victor Wembanyama.
The latter is in fact campaigning for the former Mets 92 to not only be elected Rookie of the Year, but also to be mentioned in the DPOY race. This is a statement that has no shortage of arguments in its favor, because the interior runs at 3.2 blocks per game and positions itself as the leader of the entire NBA in this category. In addition, he also dominates the ranking of rookies in interceptions with 1.1 stolen balls on average.
Defensively, the 20-year-old nugget ranks among the most prolific players in the league, and no one does better than him among the beginners in terms of points scored per game with his 20.5 units scored on average. We won’t have the opportunity to see Wemby All-Star Game this year, but will he be able to win the ROTY and DPOY this season? Response in a few months.
In just a few months, Victor Wembanyama was able to convince almost all NBA followers. Currently, he is positioned as the big favorite in ROTY, but he could also win the DPOY title according to Paul Pierce.
