BREAKING: Spurs' Victor Wembanyama Wins NBA Rookie of the Year Award

Twenty-two days after the San Antonio Spurs secured their 22nd win in their final game of the season against the Detroit Pistons, Victor Wembanyama is taking home hardware.

That year, Tim Duncan won, and before him, it was David Robinson eight years prior. Both of those now-Spurs legends paved the way for Wembanyama to have his turn at the award this season, which he's now officially followed.Since arriving in San Antonio, Wembanyama has turned heads and made himself a spectacle. He stands 7-foot-4 — making him among the tallest rookies ever — and possess a strong shooting ability on top of the obvious rim-protecting traits of 7-footers.

. “I’m free to do what I want and what I need to do, and there’s nothing that is going to stop me from doing so.”

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