Victor Wembanyama wants fans to know that questions about his height are lame and annoying
The The San Antonio Spurs are righteous day from the start of the 2025-26 NBA season with a road game against the Dallas Mavericks. It will be the third year for the young phenom Viktor Vembanyamwho suffered a blood clot scare that ruled him out at the end of last season, but thankfully has since made a full recovery.
While the most obvious thing that makes Vembanyama such a generational look is his 7’4″ height, and some speculate that he may have even grown beyond that since entering the league, recently the former number one overall draft pick talked about why this is not such a big deal to him.
“I’m not saying I like him. It’s more like he’s become disconnected to me over the years. Because, in my opinion, there are a lot more interesting things about me,” Wembanyama said, per Jared Weiss of The Athletic on X, formerly Twitter.
While Wembanyama may not be concerned about his height, opposing defenses certainly are, as his stature makes his jump shot impossible to compete effectively and also makes him a near-guaranteed basket whenever he gets within a few feet of the rim.
Can the Spurs compete this year?
The San Antonio Spurs had quite a busy offseason, drafting Dylan Harper with the number two overall pick. Some wondered if the impasse this created with Harper, last year’s Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, and the trade deadline for De’Aaron Fox might lead the team to move on from one of their guards, but the Spurs answered that question by signing Fox to a contract extension that will keep him in San Antonio long-term.
Of course, the head of the snake is still Vembanjama, who was a sure thing to win last year’s Defensive Player of the Year award before getting injured and enters this season with some putting him in legitimate MVP discussions. If he can lift this Spurs team back into the playoffs for the first time in six years, those talks may be justified.
The Spurs and Mavericks will square off on Wednesday at 9:30 PM ET.
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