{"id":827644,"date":"2026-07-26T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/827644\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:24:10","slug":"victor-wembanyama-gets-kudos-for-what-he-did-heading-into-spurs-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/827644\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama gets kudos for what he did heading into Spurs season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor Wembanyama obviously did an unselfish thing when he inked his five-year, $252 million max contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, giving the franchise financial flexibility to help bring in more talent to get back to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

Plenty of NBA stars have made this kind of move but not all of them. It’s not lost on the NBA world that Wembanyama was willing to take a pay cut<\/a>. It’ll help the Spurs<\/a> get the kind of talent that can help him win a championship.<\/p>\n

Now, Wembanyama is getting some due props for the decision. At the same time, the Spurs are being called the No. 2 best team in the league going into 2026, thanks to his move.<\/p>\n

Spurs receive high ranking in NBA power rankings<\/p>\n

ESPN has unleashed its NBA power rankings<\/a> going into the 2026 season. In it, they have the Spurs at No. 2, only behind the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>. Those pesky guys.<\/p>\n

They note that adding Tobias Harris from the Detroit Pistons<\/a> was a huge win. That’s on top of Wembanyama’s unselfish move also being a big win.<\/p>\n

“Franchise superstar and reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama improved the front office’s chances of keeping the squad together even longer by giving the organization a huge discount on what should have been a supermax extension,” Michael C. Wright says.<\/p>\n

He adds, “San Antonio also enhanced its roster in free agency by acquiring a savvy, reliable veteran in Harris to bolster the team’s presence inside.”<\/p>\n

So, the future is bright for the Spurs. A lot of it is thanks to their rising franchise star.<\/p>\n

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