In a recent episode of the PBD Podcast, host Patrick Bet-David asked NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen a series of questions about San Antonio Spurs Star Victor Wembanyama. “I do think he’s going to go down as one of the great ones from a statistical standpoint,” Pippen said while comparing Wemby’s early individual success to that of LeBron James and noting that his size in addition to his ability to shoot the 3-pointer will allow him to “dominate.”
Bet-David would go on to ask Pippen about what current NBA records the former Bulls star thinks are likely to be broken. Starting with the quadruple-double, a feat only achieved by four players in NBA history with David Robinson being the latest in 1994, Pippen wasn’t positive that any player, including Wemby, could achieve that stat line. Pippen doesn’t believe the Spurs star could rack up double-digit steals, something that he attributed fellow Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon (one of the four to achieve a quadruple-double) to be very good at. Pippen might have been misremembering Hakeem, who though was indeed known for being adept at snatching basketballs away from his opponents, actually achieved a quadruple-double with blocks instead of steals; the same way all four of the men achieved the extraordinary stat line as well.
There was one record that Pippen did feel Wemby could break, however: Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point single-game record, which has remained unbroken for over 60 years. “What kind of player will break it? More like a Steph Curry or a Shaq?” asked Bet-David, to which Pippen replied, “More like a Wemby…Wemby would be the guy because of his size, he can shorten up the court; his size, his range.” The 21-year-old is averaging nearly 25 points per game in only his second year in the league and has already racked up his first 50-point game earlier this season. Though that’s only halfway towards Wilt’s unbroken record, Wembanyama continues to surprise and is developing at a blazing-fast speed so it may only be a matter of time before we see this kid do something the world hasn’t seen in decades.


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