Early in his second season, Victor Wembanyama's summertime strength training is paying off.
Late in the third quarter Saturday, Victor Wembanyama squared up Houston ’s Amen Thompson at the right elbow, face to face and shoulder to shoulder. The battle was on. One dribble to the right, one sweeping, spinning step to the left and Wembanyama was somehow already at the rim. The Spurs center finished a short bank shot through foul-worthy contact from Thompson, then celebrated by flexing his right biceps for the cheering Frost Bank Center crowd.
Spurs rookie Stephon Castle passes crunch time test Castle, who led Connecticut to an NCAA national championship in his lone collegiate season, should also be in the mix. Though the two never faced each other in college or on the AAU circuit before that, Castle said he has always admired Sheppard from afar. “I’m a fan of his game,” Castle said. “Real good player.
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