Wemby gave Giannis a no-holds-barred competition from NBA vets

When Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA more than a decade ago, it was obvious he was different. Although only 18 years old, Antetokounmpo was already building his reputation as the ‘Greek Freak’. Ten years later, the next phenomenon entered the league, with Victor Wembanyama looks just like a unicorn.

Both players are dominant, but in very different ways.

Sandro Mamukelasvili, now a member of the Toronto Raptors, is the only NBA player to have played with both players in the league.

Before the game on Wednesday with San Antonio SpursHe described Mamu, as he is known, in detail difference between two players. Raptors reporter Josh Levenberg recorded his response.

“I would say Giannis is more physical. That’s how he gets his buckets – in the paint, bully ball. Wemby is more versatile. He can shoot the hell out of the ball, use both hands, in the middle,” Mamukelasvili said before the game.

When asked if he ever got used to watching Wemby defy logic, he was very curt.

“Hell no!”

The Bucks superstar is an imposing physical presence. Almost unguardable if he gets the ball in the paint. That’s because of his combination of size, strength and athleticism. But he is such a freak athlete that there are holes in his game. Shooting never came naturally and it’s something he still struggles with, both from the field and from the free throw line.

Those holes do not exist at Vembanyama.

Wemby has an extremely wide range of offensive skills which had never been seen before from someone his size.

“I don’t think you can put a limit on how good he can be,” Mamukelaashvili said.

“You really can’t predict what he’s going to do. He could pull up from half court or if you press, he can just come down and dunk. I think the more experience he gets, the stronger he is, the sky’s the limit.”

Over his first 160 NBA games, Victor Wembanyama averaged 23 points, 10.9 rebounds and a ridiculous 3.4 blocks per game. He’s shooting 47 percent from the field and a better 34 percent from beyond the arc, which is unheard of at 7-foot-4. This season, that number has increased to 36 percent, knocking down 1.8 3-pointers per game.

He has the Spurs well ahead of their rebuilding schedule. They entered Wednesday’s game against the Raptors at 41-16, second in the Western Conference.