if jalen brunson pulls this off it’s gonna be like a dirk nowitzki level championship where the one championship is actually worth like three championships
Been thinking about this. It's not about hoops, but it is about a hooper.
Give Wemby and his marketing team major credit.
For three or four years now he's been saying yes. Access. Interviews. Riding the subway. Playing chess. Living with monks. Voiced geopolitical takes. Stunt-y or not, doesn't matter.
I think reporters have been starved of actual access from NBA stars for a long time. From LeBron to Jokic, you only got the few crumbs that the player and his sneaker brand and his agency wanted you to have. Then, journalists (and talkshow hosts) would have to make a meal out of crumbs. (Crumbs that often came with strings attached.)
Wemby's kind've bucked that trend. So now that he's got the biggest stage of his career, those same access-starved reporters (who also, fwiw, tend to align with his politics and disposition) have got stories, angles, and the "superhero" they've craved to cover.
Whether Wemby's genuinely that guy or just plays one really well, I don't know. But from a media and marketing standpoint, he and his team ran their long play about as well as we've seen it run in a long time.
Salute.
2023… Wemby drafted 1st overall
2024… Wemby wins Rookie of the Year
2025… Wemby named an NBA All-Star
2026… Wemby leads Spurs to NBA Finals
This is what a generational talent looks like.
The irony in this is that a former star Duke 1 & done draftee who was actually on a better basketball trajectory than SGA when a motorcycle accident ended his career, is being told by an unathletic twitter user that he isn’t qualified to speak on basketball 😂 gotta love this app