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It must have been Cooper Flagg’s party, and performance by Victor Vembanyama eclipsed everything! In Dallas, spectators and actors alike were left speechless by the Frenchman’s 40 points on 15-of-21 shooting, including 7 dunks.

And then there’s his defense with his three blocks and that ability to force attackers to think twice before shooting and attacking him.

“On defense, you always have to count on him”, pointed out Jason Kidd. “He can defend on someone and still block a shot from the outside. He will always be there to change the trajectory of shots. He can dribble on offense. At 2m13, and regardless of his official size, he has the ability to play ‘point center’, ‘point forward’, leader. His arsenal is in place, and he creates so many problems on defense. That makes him unique. That makes him unique.

Perhaps Dallas’ best player, PJ Washington, was helpless in the face of such a phenomenon. “He had a great match and almost made all his shots. We have to do a better job of not making mistakes and being tougher. It’s a collective effort. We can’t just leave one player on him.”

Cooper Flagg finally saw in person…

And when a reporter tells Jason Kidd about it, the Dallas coach sighs…

“Defensively, he can cover the whole court! He can dunk without a rebound. He’s different from the others.”. Same story with Washington: “Defensively, he blocked shots, stopped lanes, cut off all the passing lanes… We just have to do a better job, be smarter when he’s on the court and make better decisions collectively.”

Another witness to this demonstration, Cooper Flagg. Author of double-double for his first in the NBA, No. 1 in the 2025 draft revealed the phenomenon up close Wemby. “Obviously I’ve seen videos, but I’ve never seen him play in real life or even met him… But the guys told me they’ve never seen anyone like him, and you can only really understand that when you see him in person.”