Victor Wembanyama is doing well, thanks for him.
Author of a (very) high-level month of January despite the playing time restrictions to which he was subject, the French giant (2.24m) of Spurs continues to learn and discover his new environment.
“Everything surprised me, and there are things that continue to surprise me
,” tells the No. 1 of the 2023 Draft to several media, including
RMC
.
The hardest part is not physically, but mentally, going out on the field every night and fighting for the team.
Because the people opposite want to kill you or dunk on you.
Fight because we have a lot of progress to make.
It's hard to apply what the coach says.
That, I think, is the thing that surprised me the most.
“It’s the most difficult battle, not the physical,”
insists the former Mets, noting that he sleeps
“better when (he) plays three or four matches a week”
now that his body is
“adapted”
to the infernal pace. of the NBA.
He played as many matches as last season!
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“Put like that, it seems crazy
,” he smiles about this accumulation of matches
.
Here, we really did things little by little, we gave my body time to adapt.
It's become my normal rhythm, even if it's hard.
The most difficult thing is especially mentally, on the pitch, to be present every evening and diligent.
The 150 technical and tactical instructions that we give you, and having to fight against someone who wants you harm every night, that's the hardest part
.
Given his recent performances, there is nothing really hard for “Wemby”, named rookie of the month for January.
The Ile-de-France player has notably refined his game since the start of the season.
“Avoiding rushing was also a progression for the season on my side.
It was the biggest tactical adaptation that I had to make personally, to recognize the situation, to simply read the game better, because I wasn't used to it.
I find that the findings are satisfactory
. ”
It is, quite widely.