Many of my basketball buddies have been harbingers of doom about Victor Wembanyama. Many comments about the excitement of his first ten games have been immediately tempered with comments such as, “I hope he can stay healthy,” followed by mentions of the “usual suspects” — Ralph Sampson, Yao Ming, Shawn Bradley, Greg Oden, Andrew Bynum, Bill Walton. All of these big men had their careers cut short or compromised by various injuries. My friends list them as cautionary tales about what almost always happens to 7-footers. If I knew any OKC fans, they probably hear the same thing about Chet Holmgren, who already had to sit out his first season with an injury.
How Victor Wembanyama can have a long, healthy career
