Wembanyama’s explosive career night broke a ridiculous number of records

That scout has to thank his lucky stars that ESPN’s Tim Bontemps is a skilled journalist who would never reveal his sources. The statement that Victor Wembanyama doesn’t impact the offensive end of the floor may go down as one of the worst sports of all time. The Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 139-130, behind the French phenom’s 50-point career night.

The way the points were made was the complete opposite of what most pundits have been screaming about. It goes to show that there is more than one way to be dominant in today’s NBA. You don’t have to stand under the basket just because you’re over 7 feet tall, and the Wizards learned that firsthand.

You can debate whether Wemby is anywhere between 7’3″ and 7’5″, but what can’t be disputed is the shooting touch he has at that size. There has never been a player in the history of the league with this ability. The foreigner showed almost every skill there is to possess in the game of basketball, en route to a 50-part at the expense of Frenchmen Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr.

The Wizards gave Spurs fans a credit by keeping the game close. In the first quarter, it looked like the Silver and Black might run away with it. To Washington’s credit, they battled back and kept it close enough to allow Vic to light up the scoreboard, prompting a flurry of tweets reporting the records he broke while making eight threes at the Frost Bank Center .

Okay, you get it. Let’s put youth aside and just look at what he has done against all players, regardless of their age. He even added six rebounds, three blocks and two assists to that performance. The absurdity continues.

The player who struggled to find his shot during the first eight games of the season cannot lead San Antonio back to the postseason. The hooper who just put up the biggest shooting screen you’ve ever seen from a 7-foot box—he absolutely can. He doesn’t hit six 3-pointers every night, but he doesn’t need to. He has found his rhythm, which means he can hurt opponents anywhere.

He’s starting to use his midrange weapons more as the floor has opened up for him since the rest of the players have been shooting so well. That paired with his own shooting ability makes the Spurs attack a nightmare for defences.

With Jeremy Sochan returning, he has more room to cut to the basket, grab offensive rebounds and wreak havoc – that’s his specialty. Tre Jones will add another steady playmaker that the Spurs can rely on to make shots and defend at a high level.

When you look around the Western Conference, there are many good teams, but they are also flawed. Nobody is perfect and Spurs, with Wembanyama playing like an absolute beast, can bulldoze their way to relevance.