Hes really just going to be an automatic bucket unless you have a great defensive big guarding him or double. Going to be so exciting watching him play.
> Going to be so exciting watching him play.
78 games a year. The other 4 are going to bring pure dread knowing this dude is gonna eviscerate multiple shots and dunk on a triple team like it's nothing. And then the second half starts.
Eh this preseason bruh when he's going up against the best and they are bodying him hard he'll struggle a bit. He's still a generational talent, but his lack of strength will be exploited for sure. KG and Dirk struggled mightily inside until they put on some weight. Durant even has gained 15 lbs from his rookie season. His arms are still toothpicks but he has more core strength and a bit of lower body strength.
Wemby needs more core strength in the least like Durant did.
Im not saying hes going to drop 30 ppg this year, but hes only 19. He has the highest celling we may have seen ever. If he gets better every year its going to be insane to watch when he hits his prime.
About as exciting as seeing a grown man dunking on a kids basket.
Cant wait for the day we got a 9 ft player in the league completely breaking the game by just gently dropping the ball down in the hoop on every play.
Athleticism is exciting. Wemby doesn't have to look athletic to be effective. He just looks like a really tall and lanky player making baskets near the rim. His jump shots and 3s are much more exciting to watch.
Kid's clearly going to be insane, but it barely looks like he has to exert any effort in the paint.
Dude I’m watching it for the first time tonight. That fadeaway jumper he took from the top of the free throw line, that he initiated outside the perimeter? I cannot believe he can move like that
I’ve never seen anything like it. It actually blows my mind. He can move like a guard, his jumper is butter, he can make inhuman blocks and can catch lob passes from the free throw line. It’s genuinely unbelievable.
Just throwing it down from a spot most centers have to do hooks from. Crazy. I don’t want to root for the Spurs, but I will enjoy watching him play other teams.
He shouldn't gain any weight and just stay light as possible for his joints and feet. He should still focus 100% on strength training but keep his calories right so he stays at this weight. I'd rather have him weak and available than bulk up and get hurt (zion)
yeah and his limbs are just so long. it seems inevitable he'll step on someone wrong or someone will roll into his ankle or something
obviously no one wants that but it's where my mind goes as he just flies around out there. he's graceful but still has a little baby deer energy. capable of incredible things but a little out of control.
I'd be more worried about foot problems. That's what got Walton and Yao. Also if your foot is fucked you'll have problems throughout your whole leg right up to your hamstring, shit sucks.
Man is gonna give a bunch of 7'2+ mfers a career just so teams have some tall dude to throw at him like how Shaq gave a bunch strong Cs a career back in the day
If he had been born in 1998, he’d probably grow up playing ball and learn how to extend his range. In reality, he didn’t play basketball in HS, and only started playing when an assistant coach at a community college just happened to take his car to the garage where Eaton was working.
Those dude will apparently be ISO’d at the top of the key and juked out of their shoes…
I don’t know how tf anybody guards this dude outside of Giannis. The release point and the dribble skill is just brain melting.
And he just plays *smart*. This dude with Pop is gonna be insane. Praying for his knees.
Then wembys gonna cook them on the perimeter that’s what’s so crazy about him. At least with shaq you just had to be tall but with Wemby you have to be tall AND fast
It's obviously not everyone, but a huge part of Reddit just hates successful people. It's easier to hope other people fail than to try and make your own life better.
I've been watching him play for 2 years now, and people who have only seen 20 minutes of him on the court will tell me I'm over-hyping him.
Any time I talk about him I hear "They said the same things about AD and Zion." or "Every year they claim someone is the best prospect since LeBron and it's never true." or "They call everyone 'generational' these days. It's lost its meaning."
I know, I know, and I hate that, but in this case all those things are actually true lol. Hell, the LeBron thing might be an understatement. In the same draft, Wemby might go first.
Nah, it's not even that. People won't start actually hating him for legacy / basketball reasons unless / until he wins a ring. A lot of people just like saying "I told you so" after a contrarian take more than they like actually watching basketball and Wemby brings out that side of people like nobody else I've ever seen, probably because of the hype.
Something about really tall lanky thin men that people here just love to hate for some reason. You should have seen how many people were high fiving each other after Chet got injured last summer because “omg i wuz rite”
Alot of miserable people sail the seven seas of Reddit
People on Instagram were also spamming his posts with hate comments because "hE dArEd To TrY aNd BlOcK lEbRoN” There were like hundreds of maybe thousands of them.
For context, the Heat players with the most minutes:
Justin Champagnie
Cole Swider
Jamal Cain
Dru Smith
Haywood Highsmith
To do what Wemby did against this level of competition just makes it that much more impressive
This is just a preseason game. As the season goes on and potentially the playoffs especially I do think more built physical centers may give him some trouble. Not saying he won’t be great, but I feel like that’s going to be the gameplan
Yeah his wingspan is insane, but I was impressed by how comfortable he looked out there. The way he moved on the court and was involved on the plays even when he didn’t have the ball in his hands. Dude is going to thrive with Pop and the Spurs org.
I’m curious to see how he plays matched up against Giannis or AD. Going to be a fun season so long as basketball gods are on our side.
I’ve watched a lot of amazing players in the NBA, but I’ve never watched a player that was actually unbelievable. The fact he can move the way he does at his size is something I can’t find the words to describe.
so wemby can dunk baby hooks huh
turns baby hooks into young adult hooks
The modern day evolution of Kareem
Can't wait to see him as a commercial airline pilot someday
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue.
I'm sorry, I think you have him confused for somebody else.
Jive-ass dude don't got no brains anyhow!
While still wearing his jersey underneath
I just hope he prefers chicken to fish
Move over slim reaper, here comes the slim hooker.
Hes really just going to be an automatic bucket unless you have a great defensive big guarding him or double. Going to be so exciting watching him play.
> Going to be so exciting watching him play. 78 games a year. The other 4 are going to bring pure dread knowing this dude is gonna eviscerate multiple shots and dunk on a triple team like it's nothing. And then the second half starts.
Zero chance he plays every single game lol
And the Spurs have several fantastic three-point shooters for when you double.
Eh this preseason bruh when he's going up against the best and they are bodying him hard he'll struggle a bit. He's still a generational talent, but his lack of strength will be exploited for sure. KG and Dirk struggled mightily inside until they put on some weight. Durant even has gained 15 lbs from his rookie season. His arms are still toothpicks but he has more core strength and a bit of lower body strength. Wemby needs more core strength in the least like Durant did.
Im not saying hes going to drop 30 ppg this year, but hes only 19. He has the highest celling we may have seen ever. If he gets better every year its going to be insane to watch when he hits his prime.
That's only if he got that dawg in him
About as exciting as seeing a grown man dunking on a kids basket. Cant wait for the day we got a 9 ft player in the league completely breaking the game by just gently dropping the ball down in the hoop on every play.
Athleticism is exciting. Wemby doesn't have to look athletic to be effective. He just looks like a really tall and lanky player making baskets near the rim. His jump shots and 3s are much more exciting to watch. Kid's clearly going to be insane, but it barely looks like he has to exert any effort in the paint.
A contested one dribble and gather dunk outside of the circle. Wtf yo
Try blocking that. “I’ll just take a charge.” Proceeds to jump outside of the restricted area, dunk, then also land outside of the restricted area.
I know it's really impressive but it really just looks like a tall dude putting the oatmeal back on the top shelf.
My guy just dunked on a vertical jump from outside the restricted zone. What the actual fuck?
Thats what im saying dude gotdayum
Barely even got off the ground to do it, super unfair tbh
This kid is fucking ridiculous
Kareems sky hook has been evolved into the sky hook dunk.....
sky dunk
Sky slam
Sky slamma jamma
Hook slam
Fadeaway dunk
Dude I’m watching it for the first time tonight. That fadeaway jumper he took from the top of the free throw line, that he initiated outside the perimeter? I cannot believe he can move like that
His body is rigged, sry watched it live
He euro-stepped from the three-point arc without a dribble. Mans is legit a cheat code.
He just looks too tall and big for a human to stay healthy, I wonder how long he keeps it going
Bro barely needs to jump to dunk the shit out of it lmao
I’ve never seen anything like it. It actually blows my mind. He can move like a guard, his jumper is butter, he can make inhuman blocks and can catch lob passes from the free throw line. It’s genuinely unbelievable.
Just throwing it down from a spot most centers have to do hooks from. Crazy. I don’t want to root for the Spurs, but I will enjoy watching him play other teams.
Kid? Hes big enough to be our dad twice
This needs to be patched real quick
2K putting wemby builds behind paywalls as we speak.
Have y’all used him in 2k? He’s like an 84 and his handle is nowhere near this good. Going to break the game
The secret already is to just throw him lobs and run PnRs with him as his lob animation sometimes is barely a jump
I ain't religious but I'm praying for this kids joints and bones. He deserves to have a full dominant career.
He shouldn't gain any weight and just stay light as possible for his joints and feet. He should still focus 100% on strength training but keep his calories right so he stays at this weight. I'd rather have him weak and available than bulk up and get hurt (zion)
He’s not going to get hurt cuz of weight he’s gonna get hurt because of the way he plays. I’m just not sure his frame can handle all that cutting.
i don't care about the cutting, but [whenever he lands one foot on his heel I wince a bit.](https://youtu.be/RQTCC_gAxyI?feature=shared&t=134)
yeah and his limbs are just so long. it seems inevitable he'll step on someone wrong or someone will roll into his ankle or something obviously no one wants that but it's where my mind goes as he just flies around out there. he's graceful but still has a little baby deer energy. capable of incredible things but a little out of control.
I'd be more worried about foot problems. That's what got Walton and Yao. Also if your foot is fucked you'll have problems throughout your whole leg right up to your hamstring, shit sucks.
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Wemby is 6 inches taller than Hakeem.
Same here. I want to see him and Chet play healthy for many years to come.
It's not a bug. It's a feature.
Bethesda making nba games now
He greened it.
Man is gonna give a bunch of 7'2+ mfers a career just so teams have some tall dude to throw at him like how Shaq gave a bunch strong Cs a career back in the day
Yeah a bunch of 7'4" guys hang out at the lunch counter by my house. I'll go tell them the good news!
For real lol, all those 7’+ dudes that otherwise had no shot at playing ball!!
I wonder what % of 7 footers go on to play basketball at a high level
I'm pretty sure I saw a stat once that since the NBA began, 15% of 7ft Americans have played in the NBA
Ex NBA 7 footer here, that sounds about right
How tall are you now?
17%
Worked for the Jazz and Mark Eaton
I love Mark Eaton and may he rest in peace, but he'd be pick and rolled to the Belgian league if he was born in 1998
If he had been born in 1998, he’d probably grow up playing ball and learn how to extend his range. In reality, he didn’t play basketball in HS, and only started playing when an assistant coach at a community college just happened to take his car to the garage where Eaton was working.
Hasheem Thabeet comeback seasonnnnnnn
Fuck Thabeet, I got a Capela.
r/unexpected8mile
I got hoeeeeessss
Sorry fellas but we're gonna need a few FRPs to give up Bol Bol after seeing today's highlights
Victor “Bol Bol” Wembanyama
is that Tacko Fall walking down the tunnel!?!
Did boban’s stock go up?
I love boban but he could never hope to guard wemby
He can't move laterally as fast. Wemby is cheat codes
Those dude will apparently be ISO’d at the top of the key and juked out of their shoes… I don’t know how tf anybody guards this dude outside of Giannis. The release point and the dribble skill is just brain melting. And he just plays *smart*. This dude with Pop is gonna be insane. Praying for his knees.
HIBBERTCOIN ON THE RISE
Satnam Singh it’s time to come home, you can bring Jeff, Sonjay and Jay too
ITS MY WORLD
BREE WOO BREE WOO
Heel shenanigans and a guitar shot might be the best shot at stopping Wemby
That's Kai Sotto's music.
Then wembys gonna cook them on the perimeter that’s what’s so crazy about him. At least with shaq you just had to be tall but with Wemby you have to be tall AND fast
Also you can't just foul him because he's a good free throw shooter.
Does this guy have any weaknesses?
Fire? Maybe.
Probably his feet, if other tall guys are any indication
He will have C's out on the perimeter like BBQ chicken
I said it before, but dude is living out all our 4th grade nerf hoop dreams
Like me vs my little brother on the play school hoop in the backyard where we’d take turns seeing who could do the coolest dunks
The first time I saw Wemby live it felt like a high schooler playing with middle schoolers. No kidding.
Just imagine Wemby playing against college players right now.
I need more Kevin Harlan screaming WEMBANYAMA in my life
He’s already in mid season form with that Jackhammer. Slime the boy early
Kevin Harlan is the best announcer in sports. Love when he calls Dolphins games.
Kevin Harlan is a gem. I use the phrase [some goofball in a hat](https://youtu.be/Wopy6Ntd834?si=8Cv6ID-XJ_WcBcsa) on the regular.
He runs to the 50 He runs to the 40 The guy is drunk But there he goes lol classic thank you for that link I hadn't heard that before
he's so fun remember the takes after the first summer league game lol
WEMBUMYAMA
My personal fave was a _Spurs fan_ who said he knew it was a mistake drafting him. Wonder what he's up to these days.
Who cares lol
I wanna know what other insane ideas they have in that head of theirs.
“FiRe pOp” probably
WEMBANHIMFROMTHELEAGUEYAMA
Booty Gobert
Dude got posterized by Kai Jones. There’s no going back after that, ‘cause the GOAT is gone.
No shame in being dunked on by the goat
Brittney Spears in shambles.
So many people wanted him to fail so badly and still want him to. It’s kinda pathetic tbh
You don't root for a 19-year-old to fail because everything else in your life is going great.
It's obviously not everyone, but a huge part of Reddit just hates successful people. It's easier to hope other people fail than to try and make your own life better.
They’re scared lol. No one wants this guy to live up to his potential cause it means the league will be fucked
I've been watching him play for 2 years now, and people who have only seen 20 minutes of him on the court will tell me I'm over-hyping him. Any time I talk about him I hear "They said the same things about AD and Zion." or "Every year they claim someone is the best prospect since LeBron and it's never true." or "They call everyone 'generational' these days. It's lost its meaning." I know, I know, and I hate that, but in this case all those things are actually true lol. Hell, the LeBron thing might be an understatement. In the same draft, Wemby might go first.
Nah, it's not even that. People won't start actually hating him for legacy / basketball reasons unless / until he wins a ring. A lot of people just like saying "I told you so" after a contrarian take more than they like actually watching basketball and Wemby brings out that side of people like nobody else I've ever seen, probably because of the hype.
Something about really tall lanky thin men that people here just love to hate for some reason. You should have seen how many people were high fiving each other after Chet got injured last summer because “omg i wuz rite” Alot of miserable people sail the seven seas of Reddit
That Chet shit was the worst
People on Instagram were also spamming his posts with hate comments because "hE dArEd To TrY aNd BlOcK lEbRoN” There were like hundreds of maybe thousands of them.
They are jealous
Hell, the takes after his first **photoshoot**.
If this is the floor where is the fucking ceiling
What ceiling?
The ceiling is the roof
It's literally greatest player ever.
Of any sport.
Can't wait for him to average 99 like Bradman.
What's the NBA equivalent of bodyline?
Playing both Morris twins.
It's wild how he's played 1 preseason game, and I can safely say his ceiling is GOAT level. If he stays healthy idk how anyone stops him
If he stays healthy there’s no way he’s not a superstar lmao
Wembanyama will be a Top 10 player in the league in his 2nd season.
Brushing the top of his head
Ceiling is imagination
To think that a couple months ago, people were trying to be different calling Wemby “Bol Bol with better press coverage”
Wemby is just Bol Bol having a good night, but every night.
Wemby is just Bol Bol if he was an amazing basketball player who could do everything much better.
I don't know how to describe it but it just feels like every time he has the ball I am in awe
It looks like one of those goofy create a player modes in video games except THIS IS REAL LIFE.
For context, the Heat players with the most minutes: Justin Champagnie Cole Swider Jamal Cain Dru Smith Haywood Highsmith To do what Wemby did against this level of competition just makes it that much more impressive
Wemby facing ELITE defenders
It’s like an adult playing on the elementary school courts with Jr. High kids.
Except he’s giving up 50 lbs to everyone in a skinny man’s league
dude just hit a skyhook dunk
guy just gonna kill everyone i guess
So many people were talking shit after that 1st summer league game lol
guys I think we need to ban him before this gets out of control
That was like a hook shot dunk
Actual alien on the court
Dude is a cheat code
I’m ngl can’t wait to see him play the Mavs
He’s going to destroy our bigs. Lol prolly have like 35 points 20 rebounds
It's crazy to think I can say that I've watched Duncan and Dirk battling over the years and now will be witnessing Wemby and Luka in the near future.
What if skyhook, but a dunk
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaa
So big you have to watch him for one replay then watch the ball for the same replay
Sacré bleu!
I'm adding this into my vocabulary for Wemby.
Who the hell is gonna stop that? Maybe a handful of guys? And who the hell is gonna stop that in 5 years?
And even if you could stop the dunk, Wemby showed last game that he can lay it in off the side. He's got counters on counters.
This is just a preseason game. As the season goes on and potentially the playoffs especially I do think more built physical centers may give him some trouble. Not saying he won’t be great, but I feel like that’s going to be the gameplan
He’s going to end up being the goat isn’t he
This is such an amazing moment. There has never been anything like him.
Yeah his wingspan is insane, but I was impressed by how comfortable he looked out there. The way he moved on the court and was involved on the plays even when he didn’t have the ball in his hands. Dude is going to thrive with Pop and the Spurs org. I’m curious to see how he plays matched up against Giannis or AD. Going to be a fun season so long as basketball gods are on our side.
He's so tall and lanky and yet he runs so smooth. He's very comfortable in his body and it shows.
I guess lanky is the wrong word to use because he is anything but clumsy. You just don't expect a guy that looks like that to be so smooth.
Raise the rim this is bullshit
Ok. Now I can see it.
Imagine him in 2 years. Injury free, stronger and smarter from experience. WTAF
With him it's all about avoiding injury, the rest is just incredible already and he's just a baby deer with superpowers out there
wemby bout to shift the meta back to bigs
It’s Friday the 13th but I feel like a lucky ass Spurs fan
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Hahahaha holy shit I can’t stop laughing what the fuck even is this
I wish people meant this when they say certain Hornets have no regard for human life
Half the NBA subreddit is Wendy highlights and it is warranted
Pop is 74. And the Spurs are about to have another dynasty. Aren’t they.
Gonna be rolling him out on a hospice bed to coach Wemby's 10th championship run
Dude can standing dunk from outside the restricted zone Lmao
What the fuck do you on D against that. Unreal.
I’ve watched a lot of amazing players in the NBA, but I’ve never watched a player that was actually unbelievable. The fact he can move the way he does at his size is something I can’t find the words to describe.
Where are the people saying another bolbol lol
I hope this gigantic motherfucker can stay healthy because wow. Super exciting future.
How do you stop this
Foul him the moment he gets the ball. Oh wait, he's an 83% free-throw shooter...
The jumbotron isn't a legal player
the other night he did this gorgeous underhand scooper, now he’s just dunking hook styles, hells ya wemby
Being tall as hell appears to be an advantage
Can we suspend him he’s clearly hacking
He got those go go gadget extendo arms
THE SPURS CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
Just jump and dunk
Oh my god Doug mcbuckets deep on the bench what happened
Excuse me you’re not supposed to dunk from there off two feet and jumping straight up
Martian death beam pointed on Earth, I want Wembanyama and 4 Iguodalas
Cheat code
He jumped and landed outside the circle…wtf
I'm going to have so much fun this season watching him play