{"id":15,"date":"2026-05-08T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:31:25","slug":"alien-on-the-court-victor-wembanyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/alien-on-the-court-victor-wembanyama\/","title":{"rendered":"Alien on the court? – Victor Wembanyama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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He\u2019s officially around 7-foot-4<\/strong> tall, with reports of an 8-foot wingspan<\/strong>.
That means his arms are longer than many players are tall. His standing reach is estimated close to 10 feet<\/strong>.
The rim is 10 feet high \u2014 so he can nearly touch it without jumping. Most players that tall move slowly, but Wembanyama moves like a wing player:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

euro-steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

quick crossovers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

step-back threes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fast breaks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

spin moves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His athleticism is what really makes him different. There have been tall players before, but almost none with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • his coordination<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • balance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • flexibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • acceleration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • lateral movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    At his size, he should move stiffly \u2014 but instead he glides around the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Scouts called him the best basketball prospect since LeBron James because he can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • protect the rim like an elite center<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • shoot like a forward<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • dribble like a guard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      That combination is why people call him \u201cThe Alien.\u201d He already led the NBA in blocks and became one of the league\u2019s best defenders almost immediately after entering the NBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      He\u2019s officially around 7-foot-4 tall, with reports of an 8-foot wingspan.That means his arms are longer than many players are tall. His standing reach is estimated close to 10 feet.The rim is 10 feet high \u2014 so he can nearly touch it without jumping. Most players that tall move slowly, but Wembanyama moves like a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9,11,8,5],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-basketball","tag-kaisen","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ian16.582futura.com\/cms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}