San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama was reaching into his bag of tricks during Wednesday night’s tilt against the Detroit Pistons.
Although the matchup consisted of two of the NBA’s lowliest teams, Wembanyama made sure to entertain fans, showing off an arsenal of impressive passes.
Three of his dimes in particular left NBA fans awestruck, and they couldn’t have been more different.
On the first pass, Wembanyama acted as the Spurs’ quarterback, rifling a full-court pass on the money to Jeremy Sochan, who threw down a dunk on the fast break.
JEREMY THROWS IT DOWN🔨 pic.twitter.com/dTr3rfNgbJ
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 11, 2024
Later in the game, Wembanyama left Pistons’ Bojan Bogdanovic looking silly as he slipped a bounce pass between the forward’s legs, leading to an easy layup for Julian Champagnie.
DIME.
— NBA (@NBA) January 11, 2024
Wemby goes through the defender's legs to hit Justin Champagnie in stride!
Spurs-Pistons | Live on the NBA App
📲 https://t.co/rQcHkGO92p pic.twitter.com/RpUJ6UUYyd
Wembanyama added another highlight reel pass shortly after, as he dropped a behind-the-back dime to Sochan for another easy bucket during the third quarter.
BEHIND THE BACK‼️ pic.twitter.com/KlftXOxiY8
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 11, 2024
NBA fans were bewildered by Wembanyama’s pair of sensational passes, as he commanded the floor like a point guard despite his 7’4” frame.
80% of wemby’s assists have been flashy lololol
— Bala 💫 (@BalaPattySZN) January 11, 2024
Career high in assists for Wemby tonight and some of these passes are downright special.
— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) January 11, 2024
Triple double watch if he plays the fourth.
Wemby is finding EVERYONE! His basketball IQ is incredible. Tim Duncan level 😳
— CLAN the SPURS fan (@ClanTheSpursFan) January 11, 2024
BOY THESE WEMBY PASSES ARE WILD
— J (@jtakuz) January 11, 2024
Wemby just nutmegged Bogey with a pass.
— James L. Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) January 11, 2024
This Wemby - Sochan connection is a thing of beauty #PorVida
— bushbee_ (@bushbee2) January 11, 2024
