4x NBA All-Star Makes Big Victor Wembanyama Statement

Former Denver Nuggets center DeMarcus Cousins made a bold statement on the San Antonio Spurs star.

Jan 4, 2025; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) battle for position during an inbound pass in the second half at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images / Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

While just in his second season in the NBA, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has already established himself as one of the best players in this league as he eyes an All-NBA selection this season. In a recent series of consecutive head-to-head matchups against the Denver Nuggets, Wembanyama posted stat lines of 35 points and 18 rebounds as well as 20 points and 23 rebounds.

Wembanyama was already a popular name in the basketball world before joining the NBA, but the media has continued to ramp up coverage of the French star. After these strong showings against Denver that has continued Wembanyama's strong season, the Spurs star received high praise from a former Nuggets center.

Jan 4, 2025; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reaches for a rebound against Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson (8) during the second half at Frost Bank Center. / Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

In a recent appearance on FanDuel TV's "Run It Back" show, a former Nuggets center DeMarcus Cousins joined to show to share his thoughts on the star big.

"It's no doubt in my mind that he'll go down as one of the greatest... at minimum he'll be the greatest defensive player of all time," Cousins said. "I'm calling that now, the greatest. I feel like we were having this conversation before he played his first game."

Wemby’s floor is the greatest defensive player of all time 🤯👀@boogiecousins has high hopes for the NBA career of the Spurs’ young superstar 🤝💪 pic.twitter.com/vwjY9dsoMR

— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) January 6, 2025

That's extremely high praise from Cousins, especially since Wembanyama has yet to even play two full seasons in the NBA. However, this statement could very well come true.

If Wembanyama is able to finish the season at his current block average of 3.9 per game, he'll officially have the highest block per game average in the 20th century, surpassing Theo Ratliff from the 2000-2001 season.

Two-straight games playing each other...
Two-straight games BATTLING ⚔️

Joker & Wemby put on a show over the last two nights 🃏👽 pic.twitter.com/haa4KsvZFS

— NBA (@NBA) January 5, 2025

However, he'll have a long way to go before he earns the accolades to be considered the undisputed defensive GOAT. Currently the favorite for Defensive Player of the Year this season, he would need three more wins after this year to tie Rudy Gobert, Ben Wallace, and Dikembe Mutombo for the most all-time.

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