Victor Wembanyama's rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs is set to begin.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, the NBA's first round draft pick, poses for photos during an NBA basketball media day in San Antonio, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. – Victor Wembanyama’s first win of his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs came with no fans present, no referees around and didn’t even require the use of a basketball.
Evidently, Wembanyama — who was an excellent student — understands geometry and that the shortest distance between two points is typically a straight line. Perhaps that’s why he decided to dribble through Bullock’s legs in a preseason game against Houston; Bullock was near midcourt, got into a wide defensive stance, his feet probably four feet apart, so Wembanyama knocked the ball through the opening, ran by Bullock and continued his path to the basket without missing a stride.
Spoelstra is the coach with the second-longest current tenure with his team, behind only Popovich. There is a longstanding friendship between the two, just as there is great respect between the Spurs and Heat — born in large part from the NBA Finals matchups in 2013 and 2014. “I think that’s probably just piquing a great deal of interest,” Spoelstra said. “I mean, Pop is the one of the greatest that’s ever done it. He’s coached a lot of different kinds of teams, a lot of different kinds of players. And I think you want to coach guys that are totally unique.”
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