As Spurs star Victor Wembanyama readies for Year 2, general managers around the NBA already view the 20-year-old as one of the world's top talents.
Last season, Victor Wembanyama met the prodigious hype with poise uncommon of a teenager thrust into the role of franchise savior. And as the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year readies for Year 2 with the Spurs , general managers around the league already view the tall and talented Frenchman as one of the world's premiere basketball stars. Wembanyama 's name dotted the league's annual preseason survey of all 30 general managers, released earlier this week on NBA .com.
The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox And though Wembanyama finished as runner-up to Rudy Gobert for Defensive Player of the Year, he was again a decisive winner in the category of 'best defensive player,' garnering 40% of the votes. Gobert, Miami center Bam Adebayo and Boston guard Jrue Holiday each received 10% to finish in a three-way tie for second.
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