French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points on his much-anticipated NBA debut on Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time), but it was not enough to prevent the San Antonio Spurs slipping to a 126-119 defeat to Dallas.
This year's top NBA draft pick, in foul trouble throughout the second half, made 6-of-9 shots from the floor, 3-of-5 from 3-point range, with five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot in over 23 minutes of his first NBA contest.
After picking up his fifth foul only 26 seconds into the fourth quarter, Wembanyama went to the bench until only 7:12 remained. Attracting global attention since before joining the squad where compatriot Tony Parker became an NBA superstar, Wembanyama grabbed his first rebound off the defensive boards after 59 seconds and his first assist came 12 seconds later off a Zach Collins jumper.
In the second half, Wembanyama picked up his third and fourth fouls 39 seconds apart, both offensively, and went to the bench 3:23 into the third quarter.
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