San Antonio Spurs' rookie Victor Wembanyama was spotted out and about around town on Sunday, fueling the hype to his debut
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00:00 Now, I saw a lot of, I don't want to call it controversy, but a lot of discussion about
00:04 Wemby being the highest ranking rookie of all time.
00:07 And I wanted to ask you, what are your thoughts on him, first of all, and what do you think
00:11 of the ranking?
00:12 Yeah, so 84, the highest since we changed our rating system to be like, historical.
00:18 So for years, we didn't have legends.
00:20 And then 2k11, we added Jordan and a bunch of legends.
00:23 And since then, we've had them.
00:24 So our rating system has changed, but Wemby's not only the highest rookie, but the highest
00:30 by a lot.
00:31 John Wall and Zion Williamson were also 81s.
00:34 So for him to be an 84 is a real statement that we're making that we think he's going
00:39 to be really good.
00:41 I'm excited.
00:42 I think you saw too a Heckel and Hyde-- Jekyll and Hyde.
00:46 Heckle and Hyde.
00:47 Whoa.
00:48 Jekyll and Hyde.
00:49 You do a lot of interviews during the launch time.
00:54 Jekyll and Hyde performance at Summer League, right?
00:56 I think he had a lot of lights on him.
00:59 He had just gotten in from France, and he was tired.
01:03 And he had kind of a tough first game.
01:05 And then the second game, he dominated.
01:08 I think it's going to be interesting to see how much pop lets him run the offense, as
01:11 opposed to being a big man.
01:13 He's got a dribble package.
01:15 But when you have a dribble package, you fall in love with it.
01:17 And is it NBA level?
01:20 We'll have to see.
01:21 84, it's an amazing rating.
01:24 Do you think he'll be Rookie of the Year?
01:26 I actually think Chet Holmgren's going to be Rookie of the Year.
01:29 Ooh, OK.
01:30 I've been seeing that a lot, actually.
01:31 Yeah.
01:32 I can't say that's so surprising.