Victor Wembanyama's Spurs teammates catching his alley-oop fever
The Spurs entered Monday night's game against the Suns boasting the top alley-oop combination in Castle to Wembanyama with 14 such plays, but in Sacramento, it was the Wembanyama feed to the explosive third-year guard that went viral.
Key points
- Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the widespread alley-oop dunking highlight's the team's athleticism, offensive depth and unselfishness.
- But I think with how talented we are, it produces highlights like that." The play also exemplified a trend of late for the defending Western Conference champions in that it's not just Wembanyama throwing down alley-oop slams with authority.
- In the 112-111 win over Dallas on Wednesday at the Frost Bank Center, Devin Vassell set up Dylan Harper for an alley-oop dunk, and Kornet got one on an assist from Julian Champagnie.
"People try to keep him away from the rim as much as possible, but when he does get behind the defense, I think everybody knows - us and them - it's hard to stop or there's nothing they can do." Wembanyama's 40-plus dunks and 30-plus alley-oop slams leads the NBA.
Additional details
- Of course, it all begins and ends with the 22-year-old French superstar, said De'Aaron Fox, who ranks second on the team in alley-oop feeds to Wembanyama with 11.
- "It's fun," Wembanyama said of the Spurs' diverse alley-oop avalanche.
- "We're so talented, we have so many scorers, we have so many people that can create that when we do play the right way, when we do play with our teammates, first off it's fun and second off it looks beautiful," he said.
- "We know how hard we are to guard when the ball's popping, with how much talent we have on the court at all times." With so many weapons, alley-oops and lobs seem to be coming from all directions these days.
- "We're doing a better job running the floor, spacing the floor, and he's just doing a better job of asserting himself in the right positions," Champagnie said of Wembanyama's increased scoring.
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