San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is putting his influence to work beyond the paint. The 7-foot-4 center, who averaged 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks in 46 games last season on his way to his first All-Star appearance, is spearheading the launch of a dedicated superfan section inside Frost Bank Center.

The initiative brings a European-style supporters’ culture into the NBA. Inspired by what Wembanyama witnessed growing up around soccer and basketball overseas, the Spurs will introduce the “Supporters Section” in Section 114, a hub for chants, drums, flags, and nonstop energy.

Members will be expected to fuel the atmosphere with organized chants and traditions while backing the team with both passion and respect. Joining the group requires a $999 membership fee, which comes with exclusive benefits, including discounts and access to surprise guest appearances. Wembanyama will personally be at Sunday’s tryouts to help identify who belongs.

For him, the idea traces back to his introduction to the NBA.

“I think it kind of goes back to my rookie year and my first experience in the NBA, seeing the difference in intensity the Spurs fans have,” Wembanyama said. “Just the will to expand in this idea and really look for performance in all these fields. I know we have great potential, so the question is how is this going to come together?”

The Spurs’ franchise cornerstone said he envisions building the group through a process not unlike team development.

“I guess it will be trial and error because it’s all of our first time doing that,” Wembanyama said. “But are we going to hold a selection, trying to notice who are the very most dedicated amongst the dedicated? We’ll have tryouts, practices just like we do with the team, and figure out what chants we want, what name, what logo, and what messages we want to tell the world in the NBA.”

San Antonio isn’t the first NBA franchise to adopt such a model. The Los Angeles Clippers unveiled their own supporters’ section, “The Wall,” last year when they opened Intuit Dome, seating devoted fans behind a basket to inject constant energy and attempt to disrupt opponents.

For Wembanyama, however, the goal extends beyond atmosphere.

“If this group of Ultras reaches its full potential, I have no doubt that it’s going to help us win games in the future for sure,” he said. “I mean, the 41 regular season games at home in the season—that’s 41 opportunities for them to push in the fourth quarter and give us that extra energy, that second wind that can give us the win.”

Now entering his third NBA season, Wembanyama is embracing both the responsibility of lifting the Spurs on the court and the opportunity to innovate off it.

“Of course I am [excited],” he said. “It’s a project that I’ve had for a long time—an idea—and now it’s a project. I’m very excited for it to be more than just something up in the head. It’s something real.”