Stein: ‘Expectation’ Is Victor Wembanyama Will Work with Spurs Narrative Tim Duncan

After the San Antonio Spurs landed the No. 1 general decide in the NBA draft lottery earlier this week, many predict that high prospect Victor Wembanyama will relish a successful career with the storied franchise.

Per NBA insider Marc Stein, the younger phenom can contain the attend of studying from a Hall of Famer, as Tim Duncan is anticipated to work with Wembanyama upon his arrival in San Antonio:

“On the behest of longtime Spurs patriarch Gregg Popovich, Tim Duncan agreed to affix Pop’s coaching team for the 2019-20 marketing campaign interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. That one season was ample for Duncan to reaffirm what many suspected and what he in fact already knew—stout-time coaching is no longer for him—however the expectation is that he’ll on a customary basis talk to the team’s follow facility to work with Wembanyama when the Spurs are home.”

The Spurs drafted Duncan No. 1 general in 1997, and he went on to turn out to be notion to be one of many splendid power forwards ever to grace the basketball court. He led the franchise to 5 NBA titles and was named NBA MVP in attend-to-attend seasons in 2002 and 2003.

San Antonio is effectively hoping that Wembanyama will follow a identical direction. The 7’5″ Frenchman is believed to be to be basically the most promising prospect to enter the NBA in moderately a whereas, so he’ll contain high expectations positioned on his shoulders when he enters the league.

Working without prolong with Duncan will in fact attend Wembanyama’s career gather off to the accurate start.