'A+!' Spurs' Victor Wembanyama Praised for Historic Start

Victor Wembanyama has been superb for the San Antonio Spurs to start his NBA career.

While the San Antonio Spurs are 4-24 going into Christmas, there's a lot to like about No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama.

While he hasn't helped winning much, Wembanyama is as-advertised. He's single-handedly giving purpose to the Spurs' season and he's proving to critics why he was hyped up as much as he was pre-draft.

Through 24 appearances, Wembanyama has earned an A+ from Bleacher Report's rookie report cards.

"He leads his team in scoring at 19.0 points per game. And even if the turnovers are high right now, 2.7 assists for a rookie center is more than encouraging," Bleacher Report writes. "And when you put it all together, you get an unprecedented production profile. Wembanyama has 455 points, 263 rebounds, 71 blocks, 65 assists and 32 steals. No one in NBA history matched or exceeded all five marks through their first 24 games."

While Wembanyama's hot start has been yielded by small injuries as of late, the Spurs are simply erring on the side of caution when it comes to their star player ... and rightfully so.

Popovich Shares Wembanyama Injury Insight

Should Wembanyama suffer a freak injury that costs him a lot of time, it would derail the Spurs' rebuild and set the team back even further than it already is.

As long as the 7-4 phenom can limit his injuries to small ones, the Spurs rookie should continue to make the grade in his rookie season.

Wembanyama and the Spurs are back in action against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in San Antonio.