The number one in the draft needed rest, he will have it. The Spurs have decided, according to the San Antonio ExpressNews media, to dismiss Victor Wembanyama for the rest of the franchise’s games in the Summer League, a summer championship without impact on the NBA regular season.
The former Boulogne-Levallois Mets player played the first two games in Las Vegas. The first, against the Charlotte Hornets (76-68) had left a bitter taste in the French, author of a mixed performance.
A bit of vacation before the resumption in October
“Unfortunately, I was sometimes a little off the game plan, I had trouble reacting to the initiatives of my teammates. I didn’t really have time to adapt,” he reacted at the end of the match. Before declaring that he “needed a rest”.
The second meeting he played, however, went much better, despite the defeat of Spurs against Portland (85-80). Author of 27 points and 12 rebounds, the French left a good impression before going on vacation.
According to ExpressNews, Wembanyama’s non-participation in the rest of the Summer League with Spurs only means that the coaching staff saw what they wanted to see from the young Frenchman (2.22m), before the NBA regular season resumed in next October. He will be coached by Gregg Popovich (74), legendary San Antonio coach and record holder for the number of NBA victories, who has just returned for five years with the Texas franchise.
