Overview
- Victor Wembanyama said discussion of his official 7-foot-5 height “doesn’t really make a difference,” noting he already knows he is taller than most opponents.
- Public chatter continues over his true measurement, with Brian Windhorst suggesting he may be closer to 7-foot-7, Bill Simmons accusing San Antonio of misreporting, and Boban Marjanovic saying Wembanyama looked taller than him.
- Wembanyama is returning after the Spurs shut him down in February due to a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.
- San Antonio opens the regular season Wednesday in Dallas, and Wembanyama described being eager to get back to games that carry real stakes.
- He defined success this season as ending the Spurs’ playoff drought by reaching the sixth seed, while some analysts forecast MVP and Defensive Player of the Year contention.