4x NBA Champion Makes Honest Victor Wembanyama Statement

Shaquille O'Neal spoke about San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.

May 29, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal court side before game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2023 NBA playoffs between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images / David Butler II-Imagn Images

Shaquille O'Neal is one of the best players of all time and is seen by many as the most dominant.

Recently, O'Neal was on the Pat McAfee Show and spoke about San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.

Question: "Do you think that there is a chance that Wemby will become the most dominant of all time?"

O'Neal: "Wemby is a great player, but I don't really think you can be dominant when you shoot jumpers a lot. I think if he was an inside player at 7-5, the answer would be yes, but when you shoot jumpers, you're always gonna go up and down... He's a fine player; I wish him well."

Wembanyama finished his rookie season with averages of 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field and 32.5% from the three-point range in 71 games.

He won the 2024 Rookie of The Year Award.

Via NBA Communications: "Victor Wembanyama received all 99 first-place votes from a media panel, making him the first unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season."

Victor Wembanyama received all 99 first-place votes from a media panel, making him the first unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season. pic.twitter.com/cWcjdXRrUD

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 6, 2024

That said, the Spurs were among the worst teams in the NBA with a 22-60 record, which had them as the 14th seed in the Western Conference.

They have missed the NBA playoffs for each of the previous five seasons.

Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; France power forward Victor Wembanyama (32) wears the silver medal after the gold medal basketball game against the United States during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

As for O'Neal, the Hall of Famer spent 19 seasons with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics.

He won four NBA Championships.