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Very very few players had the physical attributes Victor has coming into the league and it's practically unheard of for someone his height and weight to be successful in the nba long term as a team leading superstar (i..e not Boban/Manute Ball like contributor). I think the Spurs are very aware of that and are taking every precaution to shield him physically until they have a better understanding of his potential durability within an NBA game.

I believe we are going to see a lot of "first time in the nba" type of actions from the Spurs when it comes to Wemby, simply because he is so unique and will require a unique multi-year plan to get him to where he can potentially be, which is (some say) the best player in the league.

Did you actually watch the video of the Britney incident? I'm not a superfan of hers like some but I do think everything she's gone through with the courts and the "guardianship" has been extremely unfair and abusive. That being said, the initial report was that she was knocked down and her glasses flew off. In the actual video it's more like her arm was mildly brushed away. I've seen 50 times worse at your average bar on a Saturday night. I guess my point is - I don't see what that has to do with anything.

As far as pulling him from summer league, it seems to be a common thought that it was a big risk to even let him play to begin with, considering his packed schedule from French league to the NBA season. Nothing about this seems like a red flag to me - he's a bit structurally fragile to begin with, and they need to protect "their asset". (I hate this kind of language but it's most accurate in this case.)

What are you thinking is the downside to all this?

The Spurs in many ways created modern load-management ideas - and they also had a big three (Duncan, Ginobili, Parker) that managed to all stay productive until they were almost 40. Shutting Victor down after two summer league games, where the games literally do not count, is very on par for them.

As for the Britney Spears thing - I mean, it’s a good example of why getting Victor some time off is a good idea. All of the Spurs/Vic statements, put together, are maybe two lines of text. Britney, who admittedly has had a rough life and a weird relationship with her fame, is the one that keeps releasing statements and videos and trying to drag out this interaction. It was clearly a low-stakes misunderstanding, there’s been no charges or lawsuit, and EVEN IF TMZ had gotten word of it not from one of the like, six people that were there, it could’ve been squashed very easily by releasing a statement that there was miscommunication, everyone apologized, life goes on. We’re still talking about it three weeks later because Britney keeps posting about it and talking about it to stay in the public view.

Welcome to the NBA Wembanyama. I bet he’s so weirded out by the whole thing he just wants to go hide in a gym and work on his step back three. Which from the Spurs perspective, is perfect.

It's pretty common for big time prospects to skip out after a couple of games.

The fouling rules in the summer league are absurd. He was just getting beat up out there. Better to wait for actual NBA level competition.

Not usually but Wemby has so much potential to be brilliant.

Summer league is inconsequential for someone like him. There's still preseason as well. It's not going to have any effect on him. Also, rest from summer league and the body guard thing have nothing to do with each other. What kind of connection are you trying to make there?

you have to look at his overall schedule, this may be his last opportunity for a break in a while. He had been playing in France up until a few weeks ago, and since then it has been a whirlwind of PR events and other shit. In a month or so training camp starts, then preseason, regular season, maybe some playoffs, the olympics next summer, and back into training camp again.

He needs to bulk up. That looks to be the biggest weakness in his game. To bulk up quickly you need to have a very strict workout, eating, and sleeping routine. Plus you will be sore pretty much every day which would be an injury concern if you were to try to play in that condition. It makes sense to not play and to instead focus on getting bigger.