Victor Wembanyama is ready! The alien started collective training with the French team last Friday, but did not need more time to adapt. He rolled over Turkey with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 19 minutes and defensive statistics almost never seen.
The Turkish interiors had a nightmare evening this Thursday night. Already suffering against Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort and Guershon Yabusele, they were tortured by Victor Wembanyama for 19 minutes. The French genius did everything to his direct opponents whether it was near the basket, further out or in distribution. Get out the popcorn, we’re going to have a treat this summer.
We’re going to eat Gucci all summer long pic.twitter.com/IefrrvVQ7P
— Benoît TrashTalk (@We_Want_Tacos) July 3, 2024
First lined up at position 4, the W delighted with the pass in the first quarter. A caviar on a high/low system to start, a pocket pass three actions later and we already saw one of his greatest strengths on the court, his vision of the game. In FIBA, the players are tighter, but he is above, literally, and sees what the others don’t even see.
His verticality will be useful in the second quarter. This time used in position 5, he enjoys himself in the air and strings together alley-oop conclusions like Obelix takes down wild boars. Nando de Colo, Matthew Strazel or even Nicolas Batum, all enjoy sending prayers into the sky and Wemby knows how to answer them.
Wembanyama with the alley oop, before, a minute later, easily scoring his first 3-pointer.
Huge intensity of the Blues who lead by 21 points against Turkey > #lequipeBASKET pic.twitter.com/OqlZkQEanv
— the L’Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) July 3, 2024
In defense, it’s a sketch. The Spurs player is everywhere and at the end of the game, the numbers are clear: we have never seen such intimidation force in FIBA. In his 19 minutes of playing time, the Turks scored 10 points on 1/24 shooting and had 9 turnovers. An offensive rating of 28.6. Absolutely lunar.
Turkey’s stats in 20 mins with Wemby on the floor:
10 pts
9 tov
1/24 fg (4.2%)
1/10 2p (10%)
0/14 3p (0%)
28.6 ORTG pic.twitter.com/dJkHbQUJwn
— Automatic (@automaticnba) July 3, 2024
In attack, it is almost as effective and the Tricolore does not hesitate to continue its massacre in the second act. At the end of the match Wemby compiles 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks at 10/14 shooting, 2/4 from afar and 2/2 on the linea monster. Oh and the cherry on the cake, a +/- to +44…
Another point of satisfaction was the association with Rudy Gobert. The experience only lasted six minutes, but the two men never stopped looking for and finding each other. At the end of the meeting, the Timberwolves player spoke to L’Équipe:
“It’s nice to play with a unique player. We saw it tonight, he likes to pass the ball, he wants to and I’m not even talking about the things we can do defensively. I can’t wait to have fun every night and help him integrate. Every day, it’s going to be a challenge for me to help him progress and become better.”
Victor Wembanyama has convinced everyone. Elusive in attack and impassable in defense, he is already essential for the French team.
2024-07-03 22:03:00
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