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'No Fears Detected' After Spurs Winning 'Golden Ticket' Victor Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama is erasing all of the San Antonio Spurs' fears about their future.

Jeremy Brener

'No Fears Detected' After Spurs Winning 'Golden Ticket' Victor Wembanyama
'No Fears Detected' After Spurs Winning 'Golden Ticket' Victor Wembanyama /
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The San Antonio Spurs have one of the brightest outlooks in the NBA despite winning only 22 games this past season.

That's because San Antonio's futility helped land the team the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA Draft, which is expected to be French big man Victor Wembanyama.

Wembanyama is one of the league's brightest prospects in history, squashing everybody's fears about their future. Bleacher Report identified a fear for every NBA team moving forward, but couldn't find one for the Spurs.

"This is San Antonio's golden ticket back to the top, much the same way previous No. 1 picks David Robinson and Tim Duncan turned out to be," Bleacher Report writes. "As soon as the Spurs' pick of Wembanyama is announced, this franchise could be celebrating for years—if not decades—to come."

Wembanyama is already in the company of Robinson and Duncan and has incredibly sky-high expectations, but he won't be able to fix all of San Antonio's problems right away.

The fear the Spurs should have is if Wembanyama gets injured. For someone his size and the wear and tear the NBA can provide, injuries plaguing the future No. 1 pick could is a valid reason why San Antonio should be fearful.

That being said, if Wembanyama can stay healthy, San Antonio should be able to figure it out and build a team around him that can hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy someday.

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Jeremy Brener
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.

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