Wembanyama is a 'very gifted player' - Popovich - video Dailymotion

Gregg Popovich hails rookie Victor Wembanyama's 23-point performance as the Spurs smash the Heat 120-104.

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00:00 He was fine. I mean, he's gonna play both positions.

00:05 It depends a lot on matchups, scouting reports, who were playing,

00:10 that sort of thing. But he's obviously a gifted player who was very humbly trying to find his place.

00:21 I called one play for him all night, and I think he got over 20.

00:26 He just did that because he's a good basketball player, and he understands how to play.

00:31 So we have to make sure that we blend that with everything else that we have.

00:38 Did he run that one play correctly that you called for him?

00:41 He did, and he scored on it.

00:44 Good call.

00:47 Good calls depend on who's got the ball.