NBA players are not usually as huge as they are while growing up. Some have gotten accustomed to playing like a guard but their growth spurts prompted them to become a big man. A huge example of this is Anthony Davis. Others were natural bruisers while growing up due to their frame but just could not grow anymore which makes them fall off the league fast. Victor Wembanyama may have never faced these tough challenges at all though.
Being insanely tall tends to be more of a curse than a blessing for most NBA stars. Some suffer from short careers while others get benched a lot due to the lateral disadvantages of someone that is over seven feet tall. Victor Wembanyama found a way to circumvent all of these woes. This is because he reached the height of 7-foot-1 at just 14 years old.
You read that right! The San Antonio Spurs star was already towering over everyone in the population while he just entered his teen years. This got him the proper training he needed to do well on the court while also maintaining a balanced physique such that his guard skills could develop. Time was the ultimate truth-teller of this story because he ended up becoming one of the best unicorns in NBA history.
Anticipation may have just been the greatest weapon than Wembanyama had to combat all these big men woes. After all, he would be playing no other position in the NBA given his height anymore. So, the only viable option was to start making him unique and unbeatable by other NBA talents at a very young age such that he got a head start.
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