San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama produced a commanding two-way display in his second summer league game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs’ number 1 draft pick is expected to take the NBA by storm and has some lofty expectations placed on his 19-year-old shoulders. His 2 games in the Summer League have led to a range of videos being shared of past superstars’ highlights from the off-season competition. This includes a video shared by Bleacher Report of 21-year-old Stephen Curry, who showed off his shooting skills before his rookie season, back in 2009.
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The NBA Summer League for long has been viewed as the platform for the introduction of players. Fans get to view their first glimpses of yearly draft picks and get a better understanding of how the player might fit in with their team. Drafted 7th overall in the 2009 NBA draft, Curry proved to be a surprisingly humungous success in the NBA. The evidence for what he would accomplish was apparent in the 3 Summer League games he played in.
Victor Wembanyama’s hype leads to incredible Stephen Curry Summer League highlight video
Victor Wembanyama is easily the most high-profile draft pick since a certain LeBron James. Wembanyama is 7ft 5 inches tall but has the playing style and handles of a much shorter player.
He is a commanding presence on both ends of the court and has a scary potential that will be mouth-watering for Gregg Popovich. Regardless, his impressive Summer League outing has led to media houses digging up Summer League clips of multiple modern stars, including Stephen Curry.
Curry’s shooting and playmaking skills were obvious for all to see. Even during the 3 matches he played in the Summer League. His highlights include multiple impressive drives followed by some trademark shots that have become all too familiar for NBA fans.
Curry showed off his impressive variety of skills that would eventually become his primary weapons as a 4-time NBA winner. The video includes some incredible highlights from a range of superstars, with Curry’s clips showing up at the 1:59-minute mark.
Victor Wembanyama enjoys a roller-coaster ride at the NBA Summer League
Wembanyama’s Summer League debut resulted in a plethora of media coverage. A range of NBA stars including Stephen Curry and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all sat in attendance.
A less-than-impressive debut saw Wembanyama finish with just 9 points with 2-13 overall shooting. However, his impact on defense was very obvious, something which continued in his 2nd match as well.
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He also scored 27 points, with 12 rebounds and a 7-12 record from the field. This shows that he is not all talk. Of course, Wembanyama was also involved in an unfortunate incident. This happened when he ran into Britney Spears in Las Vegas, one day before the Summer League.
His security detail ended up backhanding Spears in her face. This led to a demand for a public apology from the pop star. The unfortunate incident led to even further media coverage of Victor Wembanyama.
