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April 18, 2024-by HoopsHype
By HoopsHype | April 18, 2024
According to JJ Redick, who recently appeared on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & Kid Mero, explained why the NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner wasn’t one of those players. “There was a Drake concert in Austin and he got asked to come up on stage because Drake was doing that with a bunch of NBA guys this offseason. And Wemby was like: Can my teammates come up on stage with me? Because they are going to be at the concert with me. And Drake’s camp was like: No. And he’s like: Then I don’t want to do it … What 19-year-old kid doesn’t want to go up on stage with Drake?”
Source: For The Win
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
The Victor Wembanyama Interview, the written version on @ringer theringer.com/nba/2024/4/18/… – 8:33 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Wemby is different 👽
“Partying, alcohol, drugs. Why would I ever do that?”
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 6:20 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Victor Wembanyama on lessons learned from all the losing during his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs: pic.twitter.com/ipOda5xMuN – 4:50 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
“I chose to face the truth.”
Wemby explains how his experiences in life helped him become immune to distractions. pic.twitter.com/AFlgunPMLM – 4:22 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
2024 PBT NBA Awards: Wembanyama for Rookie of the Year; Gobert Defensive Player of Year
nbcsports.com/nba/news/2024-… – 1:58 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Victor Wembanyama says he will work on a subtle skill that Kevin Durant uses to get himself open.
“I’m gonna work on it this summer, but it’s so hard to do.”
Find the full conversation on all @ringer platforms. pic.twitter.com/6wOPp4w0JG – 9:48 AM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
My convo with Victor Wembanyama just dropped discussing his historic rookie season, what he’s working on, basketball influences and much more. Find it on all platforms.
Pod: open.spotify.com/episode/452LGc…
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=XALjqZ…
Article: theringer.com/nba/2024/4/18/…
Thanks @wemby! pic.twitter.com/875a4ZpMgM – 9:41 AM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Same theme just like with the starters, adding Wemby meant multiple players saw an increase in wide open 3s since defenses tried to pack the paint/send help toward Victor: open.substack.com/pub/thespotups… – 12:23 AM
Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Victor Wembanyama this season:
✅ 21.4 PPG
✅ 10.6 RPG
✅ 29.7 MPG
He’s the second qualified player in NBA history to average at least 20 PPG and 10 RPG while playing less than 30 MPG (Clyde Lovellette, 1959-60).
Check out my mega season recap, free: statitudes.com/p/2023-24s-top… – 1:57 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Dropping later today: My conversation with Victor Wembanyama
It’ll be on all platforms with a written version on @ringer’s website, the full podcast on The Ringer’s NBA Draft Show, and the video on @ringernba on YouTube pic.twitter.com/bReSJa6zo6 – 10:02 AM
Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
En el Newsletter gratis de @RitmoNBA:
-¿Qué pasó en el cierre de temporada?
-La campana de Wemby en 10 datos.
-Asistencia sin precedente a la NBA.
Es gratis. Regístrate en smartsports.com y recibe el correo electrónico una vez por semana.
Gratis. pic.twitter.com/gW4D1sL0EX – 9:22 AM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
As Spurs plan future, no voice matters more than Wembanyama’s expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 6:27 PM
Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan and Devin Vassell saw their roles change with the arrival of Victor Wembanyama.
Having spent a season finding their place alongside the Spurs’ new centerpiece, that trio is ready to take the next step.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… via @expressnews – 3:51 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
My All-Rookie ballot:
First Team
Victor Wembanyama
Chet Holmgren
Brandon Miller
Jaime Jaquez
Brandin Podziemski
Second Team
Dereck Lively
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Amen Thompson
Cason Wallace
Keyonte George
Honorable mention to GG Jackson, who closed the season incredibly strong. pic.twitter.com/HvbFWUa2qI – 3:23 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Wemby met a lot of celebrities this year.
But his most cherished encounter might have been with a bespectacled 5-foot-9 novelist.
“It made me very happy,” he said of meeting @BrandSanderson.
French translation courtesy of @BenjaminMoubech
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 2:48 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Single game leaders this season:
PTS — Luka (73)
REB — Nurkic (31)
AST — Haliburton (23)
STL — AD, Herb, Shai, Mann (7)
BLK — Wemby (10)
FGM — Brunson, Luka (25)
3PM — K. Murray (12)
FTM — Giannis (24)
MIN — Maxey (54) pic.twitter.com/OMQFxDxRFP – 12:39 PM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
My NBA All-Defensive 1st Team has been submitted
1. Gobert
2. Wembanyama
3. D. White
4. Herb Jones
5. J. McDaniels
Carry on… – 12:24 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
My Rookie of the Year ballot:
1. Victor Wembanyama
2. Chet Holmgren
3. Brandon Miller pic.twitter.com/Hus1p0WJea – 11:24 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Gregg Popovich: Victor Wembanyama has those Tim Duncan qualities – innate basketball IQ and the fire to be the best sportando.basketball/en/popovich-we… – 10:18 AM
Lev Akabas @LevAkabas
Wemby scored more and more as his rookie season went along, but the increase in volume did hurt his efficiency a little at the end pic.twitter.com/fLOjDJERLY – 10:00 AM
Nick Wright @getnickwright
My DPOY Ballot Is:
1- AD
2- Wemby
3- Gobert – 8:16 AM
Nick Wright @getnickwright
My All NBA Teams Are:
1st Team: Luka, SGA, Giannis, Tatum, Jokic
2nd Team: Brunson, Edwards, LeBron, KD, AD
3rd Team: Steph, Fox, Booker, Kawhi, PG
Toughest Omissions: Brown, Halliburton, Paolo, Wemby, Gobert, Sabonis, Zion. – 8:11 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Europeans are proving their dominance in the NBA 😤
Regular season leaders in:
🇸🇮 Luka Doncic – PPG & FGM
🇱🇹 Domantas Sabonis – RPG
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama – BPG pic.twitter.com/ZEmyssxWcp – 2:25 AM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Last season the Spurs were a bottom-5 team in blocks per game.
Add Wemby and a year later they finish Top-5 in blocks per game.
thespotupshot.substack.com/p/season-wrap-… – 11:54 PM
More on this storyline
ClutchPoints: Reporter: “Victor Wembanyama has done staggering things… Do you think you should be ROTY?” Chet Holmgren: “I feel like that’s a loaded question… We’re both having great years… I think the voting is in the eye of the beholder.” 👀 (via @boardroom) pic.twitter.com/03zx0nXj1r -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / April 18, 2024
ClutchPoints: “[I feel like I’m immune to all the bad things] like distractions like partying, alcohol, drugs… Why would I ever do that?… I don’t have nothing to compensate for.” — Victor Wembanyama 🗣️ (via @ringernba / YT) pic.twitter.com/CoHgJ91Br8 -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / April 18, 2024
Kevin O’Connor: Interesting to hear Victor Wembanyama discuss how he wants to be challenged on defense, perhaps even by defending man-to-man on the perimeter in end-game situations. “There’s plenty of possibilities and some unconventional ones.” pic.twitter.com/tU14W3Anrp -via Twitter @KevinOConnorNBA / April 18, 2024
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