{"id":699834,"date":"2026-05-28T18:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/699834\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:08:18","slug":"reggie-miller-compares-victor-wembanyamas-rise-to-early-steph-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/699834\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Miller Compares Victor Wembanyama\u2019s Rise to Early Steph Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Antonio Spurs<\/a> superstar Victor Wembanyama is on a meteoric rise as one of the NBA<\/a>\u2018s best players.<\/p>\n

Save for a lackluster performance in Tuesday night\u2019s Game 5 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Wembanyama has been unstoppable throughout the 2026 postseason. In his first playoff appearance, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman has already shattered several all-time NBA records \u2014 putting up numbers like a 41-point, 24-rebound performance in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.<\/p>\n

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Greatness already arrived for Wembanyama. But at just 22 years old, there\u2019s plenty more greatness on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Former NBA superstar turned broadcaster Reggie Miller recently compared Wembanyama\u2019s meteoric rise to that of a young Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just got a sense that there was greatness on the horizon. You couldn\u2019t see it but you could sense it. And I sensed it in [Curry] because his conviction was so strong. Fast forward to today, he\u2019s the greatest shooter of our game and the records that he holds,\u201d Miller said, via NBA insider Jared Weiss. \u201cBut I could sense it then very much in the way I\u2019m sensing it with Victor now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wembanyama and the Spurs have their backs against the wall heading into Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night. They trail the reigning NBA-champion Thunder 3-2 and must hold home court in order to force a Game 7 back in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n

\"Reggie<\/p>\n

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA \u2013 FEBRUARY 14: Reggie Miller reacts during the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest during 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend at Intuit Dome on February 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Thursday\u2019s Game 6 will tipoff at 8:30 p.m. ET from San Antonio\u2019s Frost Bank Center.<\/p>\n

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