The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a ...

Victor Wembanyama had one of the best rookie ... Players like Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were entering the league at an older age and winning MVPs in the 60's and 70's, all while ...

Despite being only the third player to average 24 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and four blocks per game, Wembanyama was not named a starter. The only other two players to record those numbers ...

Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night.

PARIS – For all the glowing things said in Paris the past few days about San Antonio phenom Victor Wembanyama ... season with those numbers was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a half-century ago.

The last player to finish a season with those numbers was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a half-century ago. Now throw in 3-point shooting, which didn't exist 50 years ago, and Wembanyama — who just ...