Tim Duncan, who is the first person in Spurs history, is the golden signature of the Spurs' illustrious 20 years (making the playoffs 20 years in a row). O'Neal, Duncan, James, these three super champions, they are all the pride of the sky, they are at the peak as soon as they debut, and they play superstar data and strength as soon as they debut. Therefore, many NBA champions later wanted to benchmark against them, hoping to play as sharp as their dominance. However, superstars like O'Neal, Duncan and James are not easy to chase, and it is especially difficult to catch up with them with them as a benchmark. Boom 30+13+6+3+3!Congratulations to the Spurs, congratulations to Popovich, the super-top pick is finally catching up with Duncan.
The San Antonio Spurs, in the 2023 NBA Draft, selected basketball talent Wembanyama as a super top pick. Wembanyama is extremely physically gifted: 226 meters, arm span 2At 44 meters, he has the most exaggerated height and reach in NBA history. At the same time, Wembanyama's dynamic talent is amazing, his speed and handling ability are comparable to Durant's, and he can play the low post inside like Olajuwon and shoot from the long range like Durant. Moreover, Wembanyama's defensive blocking ability is particularly strong, and he played the strongest defensive blocking ability in the league as soon as he debuted, competing for the block king and the best defensive player trophy.
In the regular season between the Spurs and the Lakers, although Brother Bushy Mei bombarded indiscriminately and led the team to a narrow victory, the Spurs' Wembanyama also efficiently bombarded the data of 30 points + 13 rebounds + 6 blocks + 3 assists + 3 steals. As a rookie, it would have been difficult to cut the 30+10 stats, but Wembanyama also handed out 6 blocks and 3 steals, which was even more unbelievable. Wembanyama is now a superstar in both offense and defense, averaging 30 blocks (No. 1 block king in the league). A rookie, as soon as he came up, played a super DPOY defensive dominance, such a thing, Duncan didn't do it back then.
According to statistics released by the American media, the Spurs super champion show, Wembanyama has contributed an average of 20 per game in the last 8 games8 points +135 rebounds + 24 assists +12 steals +32 blocks and 50 percent from the field2% (Wembanyama's shooting form was not good before, but his shooting percentage has finally increased a bit recently). In the first season of his career, Duncan averaged 211 point +119 rebounds +27 assists +07 steals +25 blocks and 54 percent from the field9%。In contrast, Wembanyama, the super champion Xiu, finally caught up with Duncan's data and strength back then, and Wembanyama's ability to grab rebounds and blocks seems to be even crazier than Duncan, because his height and arm span are more advantageous.
In the latest rookie list officially announced by the NBA, Wembanyama overtook Holmgren and re-rose to No. 1. Holmgren hasn't been playing well lately, and his shooting efficiency has dropped. Wembanyama seized the opportunity, exploded wildly, played better stats and strength, and overtook his opponent. This season, Wembanyama has repeatedly delivered 6 steals and 6 blocks in a single game, and his defensive ability has reached the strongest level in the active league. In the NBA small-ball era, the league advocated offense, and everyone advocated offensive scoring, but there were fewer and fewer stars who defended well. Wembanyama and Holmgren are both very good defensively.
American media NBA experts wrote an article to analyze that Popovich's way of cultivating Wembanyama is more "cruel", and at the beginning he gave Wembanyama more opportunities to play, so that he could experience all kinds of cruel confrontations, and the opponent would definitely make Wembanyama uncomfortable, and only after experiencing various cruel defensive challenges can Wembanyama grow more rapidly. It definitely pays to put the young rookies through some more brutal challenges. Popovich's way of nurturing young people has its own unique "frustration" approach to education. Wembanyama is now on the cutting edge and has a chance to become a superstar like Duncan and a core cornerstone of the Spurs' future.
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