San Antonio Spurs rookie ahead/middle Victor Wembanyama is the primary NBA rookie to report 200 or extra blocks in a single season since Tim Duncan in 1997-98.
The 7-foot-4 huge man reached the mark throughout San Antonio’s 117-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday evening. He amassed 17 factors, 9 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and three blocks in 33 minutes of motion.
Per a number of NBA betting websites, Wembanyama stays the present favourite to win NBA Rookie of the Yr. Sportsbooks are nonetheless exhibiting nice odds for Chet Holmgren.
Victor Wembanyama simply recorded his 2 hundredth block of the season.
He’s the primary rookie to have 200 blocks since Tim Duncan in 1997-98.#NBA | #PorVida pic.twitter.com/bgazHLISAg
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At solely 20 years and 71 days previous, Wembanyama logged his 2 hundredth profession block towards Denver with 15 video games left of the common season. At age 21, Duncan completed his rookie season in 1997-98 with 206 blocks.
Manute Bol posted 397 blocks with the Washington Bullets in his rookie season in 1985-86. With the Orlando Magic, Shaquille O’Neal had 286 in 1992-93. David Robinson had 319 in 1989-90 with San Antonio as effectively.
Moreover, Wembanyama additionally joined Raef LaFrentz on Friday as the one gamers in NBA historical past to tally 200 blocks and 100 3-pointers in a season since blocks had been formally recorded in 1973-74.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama grew to become the youngest NBA participant to submit 20 factors, 20 rebounds in a recreation
Earlier this season, Wemby grew to become the primary NBA participant to report a minimum of 350 factors, 50 assists, 25 steals, and 50 blocks in his first 20 profession video games.
NBA Corridor of Famer Invoice Walton and Wembanyama are the one two gamers in league historical past to register 50-plus assists and 50-plus blocks of their first 20 profession video games.
At 19 years and 338 days previous, the Frenchman grew to become the youngest participant in NBA historical past to tally 20 factors and 20 rebounds in a single recreation, passing the mark held by Dwight Howard in 2005 by simply 4 days.
At 19 years, 338 days previous, Victor Wembanyama turns into the youngest participant in NBA historical past to report a 20-PT, 20-REB recreation (Dwight Howard – 19 years, 342 days previous on 11/15/2005). https://t.co/aPXOK2YnFf
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) December 9, 2023
By 59 video games (all begins) Wembanyama is averaging 20.6 factors, 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals, an NBA-leading 3.4 blocks, and 28.9 minutes per recreation whereas taking pictures 46.5% from the sector, 33.1% from 3-point vary, and 80.6% on the foul line.
Per ESPN Stats & Data, no participant has averaged a minimum of 20 factors, 10 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks in a full season since Shaquille O’Neal in 1999-00. He would turn out to be the primary rookie to common such numbers.
Wemby sits twelfth in whole rebounds (607), eighth in defensive rebounds (479), 18th in steals (76), third in defensive field plus/minus (2.8), second in defensive score (107.3), and sixth in utilization proportion (31.6%).
The Spurs host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening.