This is big news.
The NBA announced major Victor Wembanyama news on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs superstar was named the Western Conference Player of the Week.
The Spurs are 3-0. They have beaten the Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets.
Wembanyama has 100 points, 40 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and 18 blocks on the season. He's averaging 33.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 6.0 blocks and is the first player in NBA history to record 100-plus points and 15-plus blocks through a team's first three games.
A blood clot in his shoulder cut Wembanyama's 2024-25 season short. The big man had a terrific offseason, training his body and mind, and now he looks like the best basketball player in the world.
One NBA scout who watched the Spurs-Mavericks game told ESPN that as long as Wembanyama stays healthy, the league will be his soon.
"He's clearly gotten bigger, stronger, more aggressive, playing with more force," a Western Conference scout said. "And he's going to take over the whole f---ing league if he stays healthy."
The Spurs are looking to make the playoffs this season for the first time since 2019. With Wembanyama leading the way, it looks like San Antonio will be playing playoff basketball again this season.
"It feels like every day we try to lay a brick to build a huge mansion, and it felt like the job was done for the day," Wembanyama said. "This is what we've been working for. This is what we've struggled for, for so long, and I just felt like it fits. I felt like I was in my place.
"We needed to make a statement in our locker room. The feeling really was that there wasn't anything we really could have done more to help us today. It felt like we did everything we needed to do. We felt ready, and we felt like we wouldn't have any regret about things we should have worked on or things we should have done in the summer. I was comfortable with the work we put in and with the preparation up to this point. Now all the dice are thrown in the Western Conference."
Wembanyama has led the NBA in blocks per game and total blocks for two consecutive seasons. It wouldn't surprise anyone if Wembanyama wins multiple Defensive Player of the Year Awards and MVPs during his career.