WEMBY JUST DROPPED A BAR:
"The lack of experience is a strength of us...because we could do impossible stuff because we don't know it's impossible" 🥶
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)
Wembanyama é milhas mais talentoso que o Chet.
Mas o Chet parece ser o caso de trabalho duro vence o talento. Já apareceu nessa temporada com coisas novas que estão se traduzindo em quadra.
A temporada do Chet continua incrível. A do Wemby continua medíocre.
It’s weird and funny how the narrative shifts.
The moment Wemby got drafted, every national talking head and half this app demanded the Spurs trade for “immediate help.”
“ Vic is generational, get him help NOW.”
Then Castle gets picked at 4, not only after THREE teams passed on him, but also after many voices preferred Dillingham, Matas, Holland, some even Clingan at 4 — and the same time voices wanted him flipped for Dame or Trae. “Experts” were saying Dillingham was the better fit. Even some Spurs fans said Steph was just a 3&D wing who couldn’t shoot and they preferred someone else.
Many were even calling Holland the best player in the entire class.
Spurs avoided all that noise and drafted Steph. But make no mistake during Castle’s rookie year we also heard it all..
“Trade him for Lauri.”
“Trade him for Trae.”
“He should be included For Fox.”
Now to Dylan — once Dylan was locked in at 2?
The noise began again.
“Package Castle or Dylan for Giannis.”
“Package both for Giannis.”
“Trade down to the Nets.”
“Trade down to Utah for Lauri.”
“He’s not a good fit because hE plAyS tHe SaMe pOsiTiOn aS FoX & StEPh.”
“They need a better fit now.”
“Just DO something.”
It.
Never.
Stopped.
Since the moment Vic was drafted.
Now those same voices are calling the Spurs “lucky” to have all three.
Lucky.
Credit to the front office for not flinching.
For not chasing approval.
For not buying the lazy take that Castles value would never be higher after winning ROTY.
Some Spurs fans even compared him to
Michael-Carter Williams.
Patience is a skill. Most franchises don’t have it. This one does.
Not only that but they picked Steph in a “bad draft with a lot of parity from 1-10” and they also avoided traded him for an old shiny name like Dame or an overrated shiny name like Trae.
I can’t tell you how many arguments I’ve had with people the past 2 years on all of these topics with big names on this app and loud voices on Spurs Twitter.
Saying they were simply lucky in hindsight is such a lazy way to put it.
I understand Sam gave some credit for them being smart, but there’s so many in recent weeks just harping on luck.
San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He is the youngest player in league history to win the award.
Um quase rasgando a regata do Wembanyama enquanto o outro tenta quebrar ele no meio
Apenas mais um dia da suposta defesa histórica que tudo pode dentro de uma quadra de basquete
O Oklahoma City Thunder estava em uma sequência de 16 vitórias seguidas... Até enfrentarem ele voltando de lesão.
O SAN ANTONIO SPURS ESTÁ NA FINAL DA COPA DA NBA.
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