San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama is already one of the best players in the NBA, but he isn’t without flaws. He has a key one that the Spurs and coach Mitch Johnson will have to work around. He isn’t that great of a ball-handler.

Audible gasps! A 7’4″ center isn’t incredible at dribbling, but there’s a little more to it than that. He often plays facing the basket, increasing the need for him to have at least some handles.

Some of his struggles can be explained away by teams crowding him and his having a higher dribble than everyone else. However, playing with more spacing, or at least better teammates, should keep opponents from blitzing him.

Can the Spurs solve Victor Wembanyama’s biggest flaw?

There are a few ways that Coach Johnson can help account for his lack of handles. He can do so by turning to Kevin Durant. More specifically, how the Oklahoma City Thunder used Durant back in the day.

He has the same issue, but he still torched teams by utilizing pin-down screens to get open. It could be doubly effective with Wembanyama being guarded by centers who aren’t used to guarding those actions.

Imagine Wembanyama having an off-ball screen set near the free throw line on the left side of the floor. He could then sprint around the top of the key and catch and shoot a wide-open 15-footer.

Or him putting the ball on the floor and taking a dribble and two steps to the basket for an easy dunk while his defender is completely caught off guard.

The Spurs must get Wembanyama more easy shots for him to breakout

The Spurs could do the same on the perimeter. They can quickly turn a spot-up from Wembanyama into him sprinting to an open spot from behind the arc and splashing an open three.

Getting him higher-quality 3-point looks would dramatically improve his percentage from outside. This after he shot 35.3% from deep on 8.8 3-point attempts per game last season.

The bottom 5 in 3PT Shot Quality

1. Nikola Jokic
2. Victor Wembanyama
3. Karl-Anthony Towns
4. Damian Lillard
5. Luka Doncic

These players are taking the toughest shots

— BBall Index (@The_BBall_Index) August 8, 2025

With him shooting closer to 37% on nine threes per game and mixing in a few more gimme baskets inside the paint, it really isn’t hard to imagine Wembanyama leveling up. He could easily average around 27 points per game next season following that blueprint.

On top of that, if he were to start getting more superstar calls, him averaging 30 points per game in the near future might not be out of the question. That starts with him taking a page out of Durant’s book by mastering the art of navigating screens.