Victor Wembanyama
The #1 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft
- Position
- Center
- Height
- 7'4"
- Born
- 4 January 2004
- Drafted
- 2023, 1st overall — San Antonio Spurs
- Team
- San Antonio Spurs
- Career
- 3 seasons, 2023-24 to 2025-26
- Averages
- 23.4 PPG · 11 RPG · 3.5 APG
- Defensive Player of the Year
San Antonio took Victor Wembanyama first in 2023, from Metropolitans 92 in France. A unanimous Rookie of the Year, he was Defensive Player of the Year in 2026 and took the Spurs to the Finals the same season.
Victor Wembanyama's NBA career
Every season, the team and what he won.
| Season | Team | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | San Antonio Spurs | Rookie of the Year, All-Defensive First Team |
| 2024-25 | San Antonio Spurs | All-StarA blood clot in his shoulder ended his season in February. |
| 2025-26 | San Antonio Spurs | Defensive Player of the Year, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First TeamReached the Finals; lost to New York. |
Career achievements
0Championships
0MVPs
0Finals MVPs
2All-Star selections
1All-NBA teams
2All-Defensive teams
1Defensive Player of the Year
ROYRookie of the Year
4,238Career points
1,997Career rebounds
641Career assists
524Playoff points
Milestones
- Unanimous Rookie of the Year in 2024.
- Olympic silver with France in Paris in 2024.
Draft history
- Draft
- 2023 NBA Draft
- Pick
- 1st overall
- Team
- San Antonio Spurs
- From
- Metropolitans 92 (France)
- Age
- 19 on draft night
The top of the 2023 draft
The first six picks of the actual 2023 NBA draft: pick number, player and the team that drafted him.
Victor Wembanyama in the Draft Time Machine
Actual draft: 1st overall in 2023. How the community redrafts him, across 166 saved boards of the 2023 class:
100%of boards take him in round one
#1.1Average pick
#1Best pick
#15Worst pick
98%of those take him first
Who gets redrafted ahead of Victor Wembanyama?
| Player | Ahead of him | Average pick |
|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 1% of boards | #3 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 1% of boards | #16.6 |
| Scoot Henderson | 1% of boards | #7.5 |
| Anthony Black | 1% of boards | #12.4 |
| Ausar Thompson | 1% of boards | #4.3 |
Victor Wembanyama in Dynasty Redrafts
From every saved Dynasty Redraft run that finished with Victor Wembanyama in the starting five. MVPs are the star of a title season, as the simulator crowns them.
279Dynasty runs
93Championships
23%of runs win a title
82MVPs
72Best season (wins)
49.7Average wins
Victor Wembanyama's most successful Dynasty Redrafts
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