The San Antonio Spurs blew out the Dallas Mavericks on opening night behind a sensational game from Victor Wembanyama. 

The big man put up 40 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in only 29 minutes of action while shooing 15-of-21 from the field. 

After the game, Wembanyama had a lot to say about the Spurs' win. 

"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."

The Spurs are looking to make the playoffs this season for the first time since 2019. Wembanyama looked like the best basketball player in the world against the Mavericks. It's great to see the youngster back on the court after his 2024-25 season was cut short due to blood clots in his shoulder. 

"[I was] much more in control of myself," Wembanyama said. "The mind, I'm not worried about [that] because I saw what it's like to be confronted with potentially losing a lot, whether it's your career or your health. So I'm not taking this for granted anymore. The body? I'm having more fun now that I'm not struggling to move as much. I know I still need to get better, and I'm still going to get better."

Wembanyama is a once-in-a-generation player. Don't be surprised if the superstar wins multiple MVPs, Finals MVPs and Defensive Player of the Year Awards for the Spurs.