The young French nugget has simply become the first player in history to combine 30 pts, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocks in less than 30 minutes of play. He is also the second rookie in history to have achieved a match at minimum 30 pts, 5 reb, 5 steps and 7 blocks.

Since the start of the season, Victor has shined in the American league with his various successes. As an example, we can cite the enormous performance achieved against Kevin Durant’s Phoenix Suns at the start of the season.

That evening Wemby gave the victory to the Spurs by displaying a monstrous statistical line with his 38 pts 10 reb 2 steps and 2 blocks. We also have in mind the enormous performance against the Chicago Bulls where the interior became the youngest player in history to achieve a double double/double with his 21 pts and 20 rebounds captured.

The match against the Los Angeles Lakers of Anthony Davis (one of the best interior players in the world) also had a profound impact. In this meeting, Wemby had carried out a monumental project in the Californian racket with his 30 pts 13 reb and 6 blocks.
What struck us in this performance was the clutch side of the Frenchman at the end of the match who managed to land two huge long distance shots to bring his team back up to par as well as his almost permanent defensive deterrence which marks the opponents.

And very recently (on the night of December 28 to 29) Victor left his mark on the history of the league even more (even though he only played 27 games in the NBA) following his enormous performance against the Portland Trail Blazers. Wemby displays a stratospheric stats line with 30 pts scored (9/14 shooting including 2/4 at 3pts) 6 rebounds captured, 6 passes distributed and above all 7 blocks made in just 24 minutes!!!

of playing time. With this XXL performance, the young nugget simply becomes the first player in history to combine 30 pts, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocks in less than 30 minutes of play. He is also the second rookie in the history of having achieved a match with at least 30 pts, 5 reb, 5 steps and 7 blocks.

All of these exceptional performances make the young French interior a truly global phenomenon. Indeed, since the start of the season, Wemby is quite simply the second player in the league (behind the unbeatable LeBron James) most watched on social networks. In fact, number 1 in the draft has more than 500 million views!!! on all NBA networks.

However, these first weeks of competition were also marked by moments of doubt and questioning. We remember the nightmarish evening that Victor experienced at Madison Square Garden in New York, being mocked and jeered by the public following his poor performance. We will also remember his meetings against Indiana, the Clippers, Oklahoma City and Chicago where the Frenchman got through it completely by being systematically pushed around by the physical intensity and aggressiveness of the opponent.

It is therefore time to take stock, during this end-of-year period, to judge Victor’s first months in the big league.

What we liked in 2023:

1) Its defensive impact

Since the start of the season, several NBA stars who have already faced Victor on the floor are unanimous. Wemby is revolutionizing and changing the game, particularly thanks to its defensive impact. In just a few matches, the Frenchman has already positioned himself as one of the best defenders in the league.

Indeed, due to its unique horizontal mobility (in view of its morphology), its sense of timing to pick up attackers on the counter as well as its long segments and its verticality; the young nugget is a massive deterrent weapon that puts doubt in the heads of his opponents when they have to attack the circle. The statistics therefore speak for him, Victor is quite simply the best blocker in the NBA with an average of 3.2 blocks / game as well as the 7th best defensive rebounder with 8.2 rebounds / game.

2) His offensive palette near the circle

A question is starting to take root in the heads of all NBA coaches: How to stop Victor when he is served near the circle?

Indeed, since the start of the season Wemby has demonstrated a certain virtuosity in scoring near the circle when it is served at the right time by his teammates. Due to his size, his mobility as well as his ability to position himself in relation to the circle when he is suspended, Wemby becomes unstoppable for opposing defenses. Since last October, countless offensive sequences show that on Alley-Oop Victor is simply indefensible because due to his size no defender can go into a duel to recover the ball. The const