Victor Wembanyama's NBA Debut: Spurs Expectations and Play Time
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00:02 - Next, Wemba Nyama of course,
00:04 debut tonight with the Spurs.
00:06 I've seen it already Gabe, like every book out there,
00:09 you know, they do their nightly boosts.
00:10 I mean, everybody's trying to get a piece of Wemba Nyama
00:13 for everybody to go to the window with.
00:15 What do you think he does here night number one?
00:18 - I know, it's almost like two square, isn't it?
00:20 To step up and in and say,
00:21 I'm gonna be all over Victor Wemba Nyama.
00:23 But at the same point in time,
00:25 we're talking about one of the greatest players
00:27 in the history of basketball to come into the NBA.
00:31 So it's not crazy to wanna have a piece of this, right?
00:33 In his first ever game.
00:35 We'd prefer, like it'd be nicer if it was like a 14 and up.
00:39 My whole thing with a 14 and up instead of 17 and up was,
00:42 my whole thing, Carver, is what's Popovich's plan
00:46 for Wemba Nyama?
00:47 You know what I'm saying, bro?
00:48 - That's my problem.
00:50 How much is he gonna play?
00:51 - Yes, yes. - How much is he playing?
00:52 That's the problem. - Yes.
00:54 'Cause I tell you what, in the preseason,
00:56 he didn't play more than 21 minutes.
00:58 - No.
00:59 - So he's a big kid, bro.
01:01 He's a big dude.
01:02 He's 19 years old.
01:04 You don't wanna run this kid into the ground, Carver.
01:06 And Popovich is a patient man.
01:08 So he's not thinking, oh yeah,
01:09 he's playing 46 minutes a night right away here.
01:11 I really doubt that.
01:13 So I'm just thinking, is it 28 minutes?
01:16 Is it 30?
01:17 Like, how are you gonna manage this kid?
01:20 That's my only concern with his player props.
01:22 But he's like a point a minute, everything a minute guy.
01:25 Like he's on the floor for 20 minutes,
01:26 he gets 20 points, four blocks, eight rebounds.
01:29 It's insane the stats he racks up quickly, Carver.
01:32 But my guess is he plays like 28 minutes, 27, 28.
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