One analyst thinks the San Antonio Spurs are the 12th-best team in the NBA after going 3-0 in Week 1 of the 2025-26 season. 

Law Murray of The Athletic ranked the Spurs 12th in his latest NBA power rankings. 

"When Victor Wembanyama was a rookie two years ago, the Spurs were outscored with and without him on the floor; they were a 60-loss team," Murray wrote. "Last season, the Spurs outscored opponents by 102 points with Wembanyama on the floor but were outscored by 328 points when Wembanyama was off the floor or inactive.

"In three games to begin this season, the Spurs are outscoring opponents by 32 points with Wembanyama on the floor and 16 points with Wembanyama off the floor. Two big reasons are the presence of backup center Luke Kornet and backup point guard Dylan Harper, the second pick in the draft. San Antonio is also holding up defensively while scoring even better offensively with Wembanyama on the bench.

"Individually, Wembanyama looks terrifying. The competition hasn’t been the best, but the Spurs weren’t good last year either, so looking good with and without Wembanyama is an encouraging early sign for a Spurs team that is still waiting for the season debut of De'Aaron Fox."

The Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets in Week 1. They went undefeated despite playing without Fox, who is dealing with a hamstring injury. 

Wembanyama put up 100 points, 40 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and 18 blocks in three games against the Mavericks, Pelicans and Nets. That comes out to averages of 33.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 6.0 blocks.

Just how good is Wembanyama? He's the first player in NBA history to record 100-plus points and 15-plus blocks through a team's first three games. 

The Spurs haven't made the playoffs since 2019. It's early, but San Antonio looks like a playoff team, and when Fox comes back, Wembanyama and Co. could look like a championship contender.

That's how good Wembanyama is. 

Through three games, the Spurs are 11th in the NBA in points per game, second in points per game allowed, fifth in offensive rating, second in defensive rating and first in net rating.