Victor Wembanyama really discovered Sion Williamson

Because of their visits to clinics, Victor Vembanyama etc Zion Williamson did not meet last season, and a few seconds after the break,Wemby” could taste the power of the powerful winger Pelicans ! Zion sees the gap and goes to dunk in the paint. Vembanjama is late and eats a dunk, with a foul as a bonus. The duel is in progress!

“We don’t see many players like him, there aren’t many duels like ours” says Vembanyamaauthor of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks. “He’s very, very different from any other player, and it takes a lot of effort. He’s a little like Giannis, in a way — not as hard, but similar. It was my first time against him one-on-one, and now I know a little better what to do.”

Behind this dunk, this same Wemby will take revenge with two blocks, and the duel will keep all its promises. Among the Pelicans, we decided to use Williamson (27 points, 10 rebounds) as a fixing point to prevent the Frenchman from going wide or helping. The strategy is also useful for drawing fouls, and the Spurs pivot also left teammates with six fouls.

“It’s very difficult, but I don’t often make that many mistakes. It’s not something that worries me.” he replies, before discussing the Pelicans’ strategy. “I think it was trying to get me out of the Sion defense. But it was complicated, because I wasn’t supposed to go under the screen — and it’s not a good idea to go over them either. What was difficult for my teammates was finding their player, because they have to be present on the ball carrier when I’m going down, but the guy cuts, because you need to trust the communication, because you need to trust your team. that I’m behind.”

Ultimately, Wemby remembers his teammates winning without him in “money time,” and that’s educational for the future. “I really enjoyed it when it ended because it was quite stressful, even though I have as much faith in them as they have in me.” he admits. “We can’t forget the third and fourth quarters. The whole game, whether I was on the field or not, they did a very good job and they delivered.”