Incredible numbers make Victor Wembanyama prime candidate for All-NBA team

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 at 13:00

The San Antonio Spurs' young sensation Victor Wembanyama is having a fabulous season by every standard. The 20-year-old is already regarded as one of the most highly-rated players currently playing in the competition.

Wembanyama’s performances became so noticeable, largely because of how poor Spurs have been throughout the campaign as they are placed at the bottom of the Western Conference table with just 16 wins and 56 defeats.

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The Le Chesnay-born has been registering 20.7 points per game, the best by any Spurs player this season. To go with that, he is also contributing 10.4 rebounds per game which is the 12th-best in the competition.

Wembanyama’s best performance this season came in the match against the Phoenix Suns back in November where he registered 38 points to go with 10 rebounds and two assists.

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Wembanyama’s numbers are just too good to ignore but whether it will be good enough to make it to one of the All-NBA team of the year, only time will tell. However, if he manages to reach there, he will only become the fifth rookie in the history of the NBA to be selected in that prestigious group of players.

Previously, Larry Bird (1980), Michael Jordan (1985), David Robinson (1990) and Tim Duncan (1998) were selected for the first, second and third teams as a rookie player.