As San Antonio Spurs plan future, no voice matters more than Victor Wembanyama's
More than once over the years, Gregg Popovich made unconvincing claims of willful ignorance. To have heard him tell it, he had no idea who Spurs scouts were targeting in any draft, and no clue what kind of calls team executives were making at any trade deadline, and no inkling about the front office’s map for any round of free agency. Now, he’s finally fessed up. “That’s a lie,” Popovich said. It’s not the only one told on the subject of Spurs ’ roster construction.
Did Wemby have one of the greatest rookie seasons ever? These stats say yes. The more complete truth is that Wembanyama hasn’t demanded the final say on anything the Spurs are planning, because he doesn’t have to. From the moment the fourth ping-pong ball in San Antonio’s combination popped into place at the lottery drawing last May, the most important person in the organization has been a Frenchman, and everybody in the organization knows it.
No one blueprint:' How the Spurs aim to build around Wemby With Kyrie Irving next to Doncic, they might make a run in these playoffs. But looking back on it, would the Mavericks have been better off building slowly around their rookie and saving best draft and trade chips for a more optimal long-term fit? If they have any regrets, they’re the kind of regrets the Spurs are hoping to avoid.
Wembanyama cherishes meeting with author Sanderson When they do, the decision won’t be made unilaterally. “We want everybody’s opinions and try to triangulate and see where most of the sentiment falls,” Popovich said, referring to scouts, assistants, development specialists and analytics crunchers. “Do we want this, that, or the other?” At some point, that question will be asked of a 20-year-old novice talent evaluator whose voice carries much farther than he’d have the world believe.
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