Victor Wembanyama this season:
• Fastest player to reach 1K+ PTS, 500+ REB, and 150+ BLK in their career ( 1423 minutes )
• First player in NBA history to average a 5x5 over a two-game span
• Youngest player to record a 5x5 game (only 15 players have ever had a 5x5 game)
• Youngest player to record a 20-20 game
• Youngest player to record a triple-double with blocks
• Youngest center to record a triple-double
• Youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double with 0 turnovers
• ONLY player in NBA history to average at least 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, and one 3-pointer per game
• ONLY player in NBA history to have these numbers in a season 150+ BLK, 150+ AST, and 75+ threes
• 2nd player ever to record back-to-back 5+ STL, 5+ BLK games (MJ is the other player)
• 2nd player ever to record 25+ PTS, 10+ REB, 5+ AST, 5+ STL, and 5+ BLK in a game (Hakeem Olajuwon is the other player)
• Averaging 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK in a season, last player to do this was MVP Shaq
• Most Consecutive Double-Doubles by a Teenager in NBA History
• 2nd-youngest player to record 10 blocks in a game
• Leads NBA in blocks with 3.3
• Lead NBA in stocks (stls + blocks) with 4.6
• Blocks in February:
33 - Victor Wembanyama
32 - Knicks
30 - Pistons
26 - Trail Blazers
23 - Heat
The face of the NBA is here
Fans are already anticipating his arrival in San Antonio and showing how much they are ready to welcome the French basketball phenom with open arms. https://t.co/UFf8DuCBdK
"There's a special relation between France and the Spurs because of Tony [Parker] and Boris [Diaw]. I know half of the country, maybe if not, the whole country wanted the Spurs to have the first pick."
— Victor Wembanyama
(via @NBA)