{"id":65627,"date":"2024-03-03T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=65627"},"modified":"2024-03-02T20:29:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T01:29:29","slug":"4-shocking-victor-wembanyama-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/03\/4-shocking-victor-wembanyama-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Shocking Victor Wembanyama Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor Wembanyama<\/a> is living up to his draft-day expectations with an incredible rookie season. In recent weeks Wemby hype is at an all-time high and he\u2019s playing amazing basketball. Now feels like a perfect time to discuss Wembanyama\u2019s insane rookie year. Let\u2019s dive into some shocking Wembanyama stats this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

4 Shocking Victor Wembanyama Stats<\/h2>\n

More Blocks than 11 Teams Post All-Star Break<\/span><\/h3>\n

Since the All-Star break, Wembanyama has been playing some of his best basketball. All of Wembanyama\u2019s stats are up but his shot-blocking is reaching new levels. In five games post All-Star break Wemby is averaging 4.8 blocks per game with an absurd 24 total blocks<\/a>. This average would give Wembanyama the 4th highest blocks per game of all time<\/a>. However, the most shocking piece of all this is that Wembanyama has more blocks since the All-Star break than 11 entire<\/a> teams. A number that was as high as 16 earlier in the week. <\/span><\/p>\n

The teams Wemby is single-handedly blocking include the Kings, Heat, Knicks, Hawks, Wizards, Grizzlies, Trail-Blazers, Bulls, Jazz, Nets, and Clippers. Furthermore, Wemby’s 47 blocks<\/a> in February outnumbered five teams<\/a>. These ridiculous stats prove Wemby can be an elite defense all by himself. While he likely won\u2019t surpass Rudy Gobert<\/a>, Wemby has gotten some love in the Defensive Player of the Year race and could certainly finish second. Ultimately tracking this stat and Wemby\u2019s DPOY candidacy will be intriguing for the remainder of this season.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

40% on Pull-Up Threes\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Despite shooting just 32% on three-pointers, Wembanyama is shooting an incredible 41% on pull-up threes<\/a>. This ranks Wembanyama among the most efficient<\/a> pull-up shooters in the league, unprecedented for someone of his size. Wemby\u2019s fluidity and shot-creation abilities are truly special. Furthermore, since the start of 2024, Wemby has been shooting 45% on pull-up threes. Amazingly this puts Wembanyama 4th in pull-up three % league-wide. In February Wembanyama shot 41% on all three-pointers, a huge sign of what to expect in the future. As Wembanayama progresses his catch-and-shoot abilities will improve<\/a> and he will be the complete package as a shooter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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MINIMUM 50 PULL-UP 3PA<\/p>\n

43 qualifying players <\/p>\n

Data via https:\/\/t.co\/QOecfqJpm2<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA University (@NBA_University) February 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n