Spurs Best Landing Spot for Victor Wembanyama?

Victor Wembanyama may not have a better fit for the NBA Draft than the San Antonio Spurs.

Jeremy Brener | May 1, 2023

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Victor Wembanyama is about to make one organization very happy this summer, and that team could be the San Antonio Spurs.

With the best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick alongside the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets (two teams that have picked in the top-five in each of the last two drafts), the Spurs could see their fortunes change.

This could be San Antonio's first time picking in the top-five since 1997, where the team landed Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan. And taking Wembanyama would give the team it's first real big man star since Duncan.

"Even if you're a little iffy on the Rockets' young talent and love Devin Vassell more than most, the San Antonio Spurs are still the rebuilder with the least *potential* superstar talent on hand," Bleacher Report writes. "Wembanyama would take care of that, and it'd be hard to come up with a better developmental landing spot than the one that'd put him under the tutelage of Gregg Popovich, who presided over the maturation of Tim Duncan, Wembanyama countryman Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard."

The Spurs need a new face of the franchise in this new rebuild. With Dejounte Murray gone, Popovich unofficially assumed the role as the team's most popular figure; one could even argue that he's held that title since Kawhi Leonard was traded back in 2018. But by taking Wembanyama, it gives the Spurs a true identity again and a generational talent to officially kick off the team's ascent back towards the top of the league.

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Published May 1, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.