WEMBY & THE CHANGING GAME
Basketball was first played in 1892. Since that time, the game has never stopped changing. Now, after 132 years of changes, it has developed into a global sports played and enjoyed by people of all ages.
The BASKET-ball never stops bouncing throughout the world. Children are tossing a ball upward toward a basket somewhere on this planet every minute of every day. The changes are constant. Balls, baskets, gymnasiums, rules, uniforms, shoes, and everything related to the game of basketball is constantly changing and improving.
The skill level and physical attributes of the best players of the game are constantly increasing.
However, there is a set of basketball skills and teachings that have never changed and remain. These are called: THE FUNDAMENTALS of basketball.
Running, jumping, dribbling a ball, shooting a ball, passing a ball are some of the basic fundamentals of the game.
Victor Wembanyama is regarded to be the tallest basketball player to have ever exercised the basic skills of the game of basketball to the highest degree of performance.
At the young age of 22, he is regarded by nearly all professionals within the game, to be the tallest best skilled basketball player in the world.
One of the basic principles of the game of basketball is that the skill required to acquire the highest performance has ALWAYS remained within the mastery of the FUNDAMENTALS .
Generally, the taller a basketball player is, the more difficult it is to master some of the basic fundamentals of the game. A players’ height has also provided advantages in mastering certain skills of the game. Wembanyama has blended these contrary skill levels at a physical height of 7 foot 5 inches.
There are many other players who have reached a comparable level of skill in the individual performance of the basic fundamentals. However, it is the combination of mastery and the unusual physical height that sets Victor Wembanya apart from other top professional basketball players.
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama named 2025-26 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
The 22-year-old Spurs superstar becomes the youngest Defensive Player of the Year in NBA history and the first unanimous winner.
LeBron James Explains What Makes Victor Wembanyama Special Outside Of Height
Victor Wembanyama entered the NBA with the highest expectations seen since Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was drafted by his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2003. And like James, Wembanyama has somehow already exceeded the impossible standards placed in front of him.
With Wembanyama being listed at 7’5″, many point to his height and length as the only reason why he has taken the league by storm. But James pushed back on that idea and laid out what makes the San Antonio Spurs star so special.
“He’s not the first guy in our league that’s been tall,” James said on the latest edition of his “Mind the Game” podcast. “He’s not the first guy in our league that had length or been tall, he’s not, so we can nip that in the bud right now guys. And yes, it is a factor because his length, his size, the way he’s able to cover a lot of ground, especially defensively.
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