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The NBA regular season hasn’t even started and the debate on teams tanking for Victor Wembanyama has already begun. Commissioner Adam Silver issued a warning on Thursday, however.
“I know that many of our NBA teams are salivating at the notion that potentially through our lottery, they can get him, so they should all still compete very hard next season,” he told reporters in Abu Dhabi, where he was on hand for a Hawks-Bucks preseason game.
Given the 18-year-old’s two performances this week, it’s easy to see why GMs around the league are drooling over the generational 7-foot-4 talent from France.
On Wednesday, Wembanyama put up 37 points to go with five blocks and four rebounds for France’s Metropolitans 92 in a highly-anticipated matchup against the G League Unite and their star point guard Scoot Henderson, who had 28 points, nine assists and two steals to lead the Ignite to a 122-115 win. In Thursday’s rematch, Wembanyama racked up 36 points in 37 minutes on 11 of 24 shooting (including 2 of 7 from 3) with 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocks to lead Metropolitans 92 to a 112-106 victory.
