We rarely see a prospect that comes into the NBA looking to change the entire trajectory of the team they are drafted to and possibly, the entire league. NBA fans had a similar feeling about a player when a certain forward from St. Vincent St. Mary came straight out of high school in 2003 and took the entire league by storm. A similar feeling is now being experienced as NBA fans are waiting anxiously for the San Antonio Spurs 19-year-old rookie to over the league as he is expected to.
Victor Wembanyama is a generational talent and that is putting it lightly. There is so much upside to Wembanyama that teams were rumored to be intentionally losing games so that they could land a better chance of drafting the phenom. Standing at 7 ‘4, Webanyama is truly a freak of nature. He has the height and defensive prowess of Rudy Gobert while having the poise and dexterity to handle the basketball as an NBA guard. NBA scouts truly believe that this can be the nightmare matchup no coach wants to prepare for. And by getting a chance to play with legendary coach Gregg Popovich and the excellent Spurs management, it will almost be a foregone conclusion that Wembanyama will be one of the top players in the NBA in no time.
Wembanyama is currently listed as the tallest active player in the NBA and given his age, he may still be growing which means he can grow to be taller than what he is listed as, turning him into one of most unguardable physical specimens in the league.
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Victor Wembanyama’s 3 point percentage
If Victor Webanyama had the skill set of the average NBA center, he wouldn’t be getting the attention and hype he is getting right now. With guard-like abilities and high freakish strides, Webanyama can be an absolute force in transition handling the basketball.
But what separates him from other centers and puts him directly in conversation with Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid, two league MVPs, is his shooting ability. Someone as tall as Wembanyama shouldn’t have the hand coordination to be making jump shots consistently but Wembanyama has shown time and again that he has the ability to step-back and make the 3 point jumper when necessary.
According to InStat, Wembanyama is shooting just 25% on his 3 point attempts per game, which are mostly off pick-and-pops and on isolations. But the numbers fail to show that most of Wembanyama’s threes are extremely high difficulty and might skew the percentages against his favor. Wembanyama is a respectable shooter from spot-up and off pick-and-pops and is expected to make these types of shots in the NBA.
Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Stats
NBA League Average 3 point percentage
The NBA league average 3 point percentage for the 2023/24 season is 36.2%, as of December 2023.
FAQs
A. Currently, Wembanyama is shooting 25% from three.
A. Victor Wembanyama is currently 19 years old. He was born on January 4, 2004.
A. The San Antonio Spurs drafted the 19 year old phenom in the 2023 NBA Draft.
A. While Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in NBA history is yet to be seen, but he is certainly one of the most anticipated and hype up prospects in recent memory.
