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Victor Wembanyama's offseason transformation is 'scary' for the rest of the NBA

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VICTOR WEMBANYAMA CRACKED an uneasy smile as conflicting emotions took hold.

It was Aug. 10 inside Bercy Arena, on the outskirts of Paris, where 28 minutes earlier the 20-year-old Frenchman and the host nation had nearly upset the star-studded Team USA. Wembanyama had galvanized Team France to rally from an 11-point deficit to pull within 3, but it failed to stop Steph Curry & Co.