Not convinced Victor Wembanyama is worth the hype as the NBA's next major superstar? Give the San Antonio Spurs rookie a mere three possessions to change your mind.
Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, stole the show in the opening minutes at Toyota Center in the Houston Rockets' 114-101 victory Tuesday night. The 7-foot-4 Frenchman banked in a shot from the right block on the game's first possession, then blocked the shot of Alperen u015eengün on Houston's first trip down the floor. For those wanting a dose of shooting from their mammoth centers, you're in luck: Wembanyama followed his block of u015eengün by dribbling the ball down past halfcourt toward the three-point line, where he then drained a step-back three.