Victor Wembanyama
French basketball player
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| January 30 2025 | Named as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, marking his first All-Star selection. |
| 2024 | Unanimously named NBA Rookie of the Year |
| 2024 | Wembanyama became the first rookie ever to be named to the All-Defensive First Team. |
| 2024 | Wembanyama was selected to represent France at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, where he contributed 19 points and 9 rebounds in his Olympic debut, leading to a win against Brazil. |
| 2024 | Wembanyama won a silver medal with the French national team at the 2024 Olympics. |
| 2024 | Wembanyama finished second in the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year voting to Rudy Gobert. |
| 2024 | After the Olympic final, Wembanyama was named the tournament's Rising Star and was selected as a member of the All-Star Five, averaging 15.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game during the tournament. |
| 2024 | Won a silver medal with the French national team at the Olympics. |
| 2024 | Finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting and became the first rookie ever to be named to the All-Defensive First Team. |
| December 25 2024 | He made his Christmas Day debut, scoring 42 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks in a 117–114 loss to the New York Knicks. |
| December 21 2024 | Wembanyama posted 30 points and tied his career-high with 10 blocks in a 114–94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| November 13 2024 | He scored a career-high of 50 points, including eight three-pointers in a 139–130 victory over the Washington Wizards. |
| October 31 2024 | Wembanyama had his second career five-by-five, scoring 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals, and five blocks. |
| May 6 2024 | Wembanyama was named the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year, receiving unanimous voting and became the sixth rookie to achieve this. |
| March 29 2024 | Wembanyama set a career-high of 40 points along with 20 rebounds and seven assists in a 130–126 overtime win against the New York Knicks. |
| March 15 2024 | He registered 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals, and three blocks in a 117–106 loss to the Denver Nuggets, joining Raef LaFrentz as the only players to have over 200 blocks and 100 three-pointers in a season. |
| March 3 2024 | Wembanyama scored 31 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, and six blocks in a 117–105 victory over the Indiana Pacers, becoming the first rookie to have back-to-back games with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and five blocks. |
| February 23 2024 | Wembanyama recorded a five-by-five with 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and five blocks in a 123–118 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to achieve such a feat. |
| February 12 2024 | He achieved his second career triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a 122–99 win against the Toronto Raptors. |
| January 10 2024 | Wembanyama recorded his first career triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 130–108 victory over the Detroit Pistons. |
| 2023 | Victor Wembanyama helped design his own player exclusive version of the Nike GT Hustle 2, called 'The Alien', inspired by his nickname. |
| 2023 | Wembanyama's jersey from his debut game was sold at Sotheby's for a record price of $762,000 for newcomers. |
| 2023 | During the 2022–23 season, Wembanyama signed with Metropolitans 92, where he became the youngest player to win the Pro A MVP award. |
| 2023 | In the playoffs, Wembanyama led Metropolitans 92 to the Finals, where they were eliminated by AS Monaco in a 3–0 sweep. |
| 2023 | While in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League, Wembanyama was involved in an incident with pop singer Britney Spears, where his security team struck Spears in the face after she tapped him on the back. |
| 2023 | Became the youngest player to win the Pro A MVP award and earned Pro A Best Defender honours while leading the league in scoring, rebounds, and blocks. |
| December 28 2023 | Wembanyama achieved 30 points, six rebounds, six assists, and seven blocks in a 118–105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, becoming the first teenager in NBA history with at least 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five blocks in a game. |
| December 17 2023 | Wembanyama scored 17 points and 13 rebounds in a 146–110 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, surpassing Dwight Howard's record for most consecutive double-doubles by a teenager. |
| December 13 2023 | He recorded 30 points, 12 rebounds, and six blocks in a 122–119 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. |
| December 8 2023 | Wembanyama scored 21 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a 121–112 loss to the Chicago Bulls, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to achieve at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game. |
| November 18 2023 | Wembanyama contributed 19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and eight blocks in a 120–108 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, joining Tim Duncan and David Robinson as the only Spurs players to achieve this as a rookie. |
| November 5 2023 | Wembanyama scored 20 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks in a 123–116 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors, becoming the first Spurs rookie since Tim Duncan to achieve this feat. |
| November 2 2023 | Wembanyama scored a career-high 38 points along with 10 rebounds and two blocks in a 132–121 victory over the Phoenix Suns. |
| October 25 2023 | Wembanyama made his NBA regular-season debut, scoring 15 points, with five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in a 126–119 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. |
| July 2023 | In July 2023, Victor Wembanyama became a brand ambassador for the sports drink brand Barcode. |
| July 9 2023 | In his second Summer League game, Wembanyama scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in an 85–80 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| July 7 2023 | Wembanyama made his NBA Summer League debut against the Charlotte Hornets, recording nine points and eight rebounds in a 76–68 win. |
| June 22 2023 | Victor Wembanyama was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, making him the first French player and the second European player to be drafted first overall. |
| April 21 2023 | Wembanyama declared for the 2023 NBA draft. |
| January 27 2023 | Wembanyama scored 31 points, with 14 rebounds and five blocks, in a 102–84 loss to Chorale Roanne. |
| January 9 2023 | Wembanyama made a game-winning putback dunk with 3.5 seconds left and recorded 15 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks in an 84–83 win over ASVEL. |
| 2022 | Earned Pro A Best Defender honours and led the league in scoring, rebounds, and blocks |
| 2022 | ASVEL won its third consecutive Pro A championship during Wembanyama's absence due to injury. |
| 2022 | After the season, Wembanyama opted out of his contract with ASVEL despite promises from club president Tony Parker to build the team around him for the next season. |
| 2022 | Victor Wembanyama signed with agent Bouna Ndiaye of Comsport, who had been advising him since he was 15. |
| 2022 | Wembanyama finished second to Rokas Jokubaitis in voting for the EuroLeague Rising Star award. |
| 2022 | Wembanyama repeated as Pro A Best Young Player, averaging 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the league. |
| 2022 | Signed with Metropolitans 92 for the 2022–23 season. |
| December 29 2022 | Wembanyama was named captain of the France team at the LNB All-Star Game, where he recorded 27 points and 12 rebounds, leading his team to a 136–128 win and becoming the game's youngest MVP. |
| December 2 2022 | Wembanyama recorded his fourth straight 30-point game, scoring 32 points, with 10 rebounds and four blocks in a 96–85 victory against Fos Provence. |
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