Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving Praise ‘Unbelievable’ Victor Wembanyama: Dallas Mavs vs. San Antonio Spurs

The Dallas Mavericks take on the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, and Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving had nothing but complimentary things to say about Victor Wembanyama.

Dalton Trigg | Oct 25, 2023

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Leading up to Wednesday night’s much-anticipated season opener between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, there has been a heightened amount of hype around No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama, and rightfully so, given his incredible preseason play.

As the Mavs try to bounce back from a disappointing 2022-23 campaign, that journey starts in San Antonio, and Dallas’ star backcourt duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving had nothing but great things to say about Wembanyama ahead of the game.

"It's pretty crazy what he does on the court," Doncic said. "What's he … two meters [tall]? Oh, 7-4? … The things he does for that length, it's unbelievable the way he moves, the way he handles the ball, shoots the ball, and obviously the blocking. So, I've been watching, and he's an amazing player."

Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving look to open the season with a win over Victor Wembanyama’s young San Antonio Spurs / USA TODAY Sports

As for Irving, it didn’t take him long to see why Wembanyama was the top pick in the draft. With Wembanyama’s raw talent and Hall-of-Fame coach Gregg Popovich’s teaching, Irving thinks Spurs fans have a lot to be excited for.

"[He’s] deservedly so the number one pick ... It's been incredible to see some of his highlights," Irving said. "And I know Pop has a diamond in the rough over there. I think the whole Spurs organization knows it."

Despite making several roster upgrades over the summer, the Mavs are still being doubted by many national media outlets, and that’s understandable given last season’s disappointing results. However, Doncic, Irving and the rest of the crew will try to change that narrative by starting with a win over Wembanyama’s Spurs to start the 2023-24 season.

Published Oct 25, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.