Player The unfortunately low-ceilinged Shaolin monastery of Victor Wembanyama

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Lots of chatter in the media about Wemby’s minutes, but it’s pretty explainable.

If we break Wemby’s Season into 3 segments, we get this:

Pre-Injury: 12 games, 34.7 mpg, 26.2ppg, 12.9 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.6 blg
Injury Bench/Load Management Wemby (which is really only Dec 13-31, IMO): 9 games, 23.2 mpg, 21.9 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.0 bpg
Post-injury Wemby (Basically all of 2026): 43 games, 28.9 mpg, 25.2 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.2 bpg

But a lot of those 43 games in 2026 were blowouts when Wemby played limited minutes. To start the season, he was averaging almost 35 mpg and I think there is plenty to point out to say he would play 33-35 mpg if he was needed to.
 
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Lots of chatter in the media about Wemby’s minutes, but it’s pretty explainable.

If we break Wemby’s Season into 3 segments, we get this:

Pre-Injury: 12 games, 34.7 mpg, 26.2ppg, 12.9 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.6 blg
Injury Bench/Load Management Wemby (which is really only Dec 13-31, IMO): 9 games, 23.2 mpg, 21.9 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.0 bpg
Post-injury Wemby (Basically all of 2026): 43 games, 28.9 mpg, 25.2 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.2 bpg

But a lot of those 43 games in 2026 were blowouts when Wemby played limited minutes. To start the season, he was averaging almost 35 mpg and I think there is plenty to point out to say he would play 33-35 mpg if he was needed to.
Not that I wouldnt like it, but I dont see him playing 35 mpg a whole season (75 games above) tbqh. I see more or a 30-32 mpg 70 games above.

Though obviously we would all like for Wemby to play more mins and stay healthy
 
Not that I wouldnt like it, but I dont see him playing 35 mpg a whole season (75 games above) tbqh. I see more or a 30-32 mpg 70 games above.

Though obviously we would all like for Wemby to play more mins and stay healthy
His dominance will always allow him to suppress his minutes per game average by virtue of blowing out other teams and scoring 30 points in 22 minutes and calling it a night. 29-32 is probably about right, but shouldn’t be viewed as him “not playing enough minutes”. When he’s needed, he puts in the minutes.
 
His dominance will always allow him to suppress his minutes per game average by virtue of blowing out other teams and scoring 30 points in 22 minutes and calling it a night. 29-32 is probably about right, but shouldn’t be viewed as him “not playing enough minutes”. When he’s needed, he puts in the minutes.
These playoffs are gonna tell us a lot stamina wise. We all know he would want to play all the minutes tbh
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These playoffs are gonna tell us a lot stamina wise. We all know he would want to play all the minutes tbh
:st-lol:
I think this is likely to be the biggest deciding factor in whether the Spurs can ring or not. Can Wemby consistently put up 38-40 mpg when things inevitably get challenging? Will he have the stamina to still play his best in the 4th quarter when he’s already comfortably exceeded the normal 28-30 minutes that he’s used to playing?
 
Not that I wouldnt like it, but I dont see him playing 35 mpg a whole season (75 games above) tbqh. I see more or a 30-32 mpg 70 games above.

Though obviously we would all like for Wemby to play more mins and stay healthy
He can play 33-34mpg. He did it in his sophomore year.
 
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