Another historic night for the Spurs’ rookie center Victor Wembanyama on Monday’s 122-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. Wemby, who already leads the league in blocked shots, recorded the second triple-double of his young career. He finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, five assists and two steals on only 29 minutes. This is the first triple-double with blocks we’ve seen in over three years.
“Definitely a player who’s unique with his size and shot-blocking ability,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said after the game. “We’ve got to do a much better job of figuring out how to play against that.”
Figuring out how to play against the Wembanyama is now the fifth player to record a 25 point triple-double with 10 blocks and 5 assists, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ralph Sampson and former Spurs center David Robinson.
“He did a little bit of everything, obviously,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
The former No. 1 pick has had an amazing start to the season despite his team’s success. Wemby is the current favorite to win Rookie of the Year and is top five in Defensive Player of the Year odds. He is going to be one of the most dominant players in this league for years to come.
Wembenyama will have a busy All-Star weekend for a rookie, as he will participate in the Rising Stars game on Friday and the Skills Competition on Saturday.
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