Wembanyama eyes future defensive player of the year award

AUSTIN — Victor Wembanyama might not win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award as a rookie, but he served notice to the NBA and his mentor that he intends to win it regularly soon. “I know that Rudy has a very good chance of winning it this year, and it would be deserved,' the Spurs center said of his fellow Frenchman. 'Let him win it now, because after that, it's no longer his turn.

The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox The 7-foot-3 center has been dominant defensively, entering Friday night's matchup with Denver averaging a league-best 3.5 blocks per game and having forced countless foes to make quick U-turns after dashing into the lane. 'You really don't want to go to the rim if he's down there,' Indiana guard T.J. McConnell said after Wembanyama recorded six blocks in a win over the Pacers on March 3.

Spurs return to Austin with Wembanyama in tow 'The only thing is our record,' Jones said, referring to what is widely regarded as the biggest obstacle standing in Wembanyama's way of becoming the first rookie to win the award. 'Other than that, he does everything on the defensive end,' Jones added. 'Leads the league in blocks, has had countless games of over five blocks, steals. Just the way that he affects the game is unbelievable.

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