On Friday, Victor Wembanyama played his 100th career NBA game as the San Antonio Spurs faced off with the Denver Nuggets. The game saw Wembanyama log 35 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal over 33 minutes of action as San Antonio picked up a 113-110 win over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
After some jaw-dropping stats from Wembanyama's first 100 games began to circulate online, one tech YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, weighed in, comparing Wembanyama to an NBA 2K player.
Through his first 100 games in the NBA, Wembanyama logged more career 3-pointers than Klay Thompson, Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and Kevin Durant.
Additionally, over his first 100 career games, Wemby logged more blocks than Shaq, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Tim Duncan. On top of that, Wemby's first 100 games saw him out-rebound some all-time greats such as Charles Barkley and Karl Malone.
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Victor Wembanyama's impact didn't stop there, however. On offense, he out-scored Allen Iverson, LeBron, Tim Duncan, KD, and D-Wade over his first 100 games, logging 2,273 points.
Brownlee reacted to the stats, writing:
"He's really a 2K MyCareer custom creation. More blocks in his first 100 games than Shaq. More threes in his first 100 games than Steph. More rebounds in his first 100 games than AD. More points in his first 100 games than LeBron. THIS IS ONE DUDE."
Victor Wembanyama enters the top five of MVP race this week amid recent win over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets
This season, Victor Wembanyama is averaging career numbers in several different categories. In addiiton to improving his efficiency from the floor, and from beyond the arc, Wemby is averaging a career-high 25.9 points per game along with 10.3 rebounds per game.
At the same time, he's averaging 3.9 assists per game, 3.9 blocks per game, and 1.0 steals per game through the first 29 games of the season. Because of that, Wembanyama has now moved into the top five in the NBA MVP race, according to the latest KIA MVP Ladder.
According to NBA TV, Wembanyama now ranks fifth in the MVP race behind Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Nikola Jokic.
Following Friday's clash between the Spurs and the Nuggets, Wembanyama spoke about battling it out with Jokic, saying that Jokic would likely wind up being the NBA's MVP this season too.
Despite that, it's clear that in year two, Victor Wembanyama is making his presence felt on the NBA's MVP ladder.