We are a mere five days from the beginning of training camp, and with the drafting of rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama, Spurs fans are buzzing in anticipation of a new era. That anticipation stretches beyond fans as well, and you needn’t look any further than ESPN relocating one of its writers to San Antonio for the season. Speaking of ESPN, they recently polled 15 “scouts, coaches and executives from across the NBA” for their annual preseason survey, and unsurprisingly, Wemby got quite a few votes and mentions in various categories.
First was who will be the best player in the NBA in five years, where he came in tied at 3rd with Nikola Jokic with two votes, behind Luka Doncic (six votes) and Anthony Edwards (three votes).