Wembania: The historic month of February and the ROY that is almost… captured

Career night and game-declaration made by Victor Webanyama against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chet Holmgrenconcluding in emphatic fashion in February.

The third clash between the young “Thin Towers”, as they are called, turned out to be the most exciting in the series. This time, the French center got his first win against the American with the Spurs to prevail with 132-118.

Webanyama had 28 points with 5 three-pointers, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals, a performance that has never been accomplished before in NBA history. The 20-year-old was the one who decided the contest with his two three-pointers in the last 3.5 minutes and the block that sealed the victory over Holmgren, in the first home game for the “Spurs” after nine straight away from the Sun Antonio.

Victor Wembanyama becomes the first player in NBA history to record 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists, 5+ blocks, and 5+ 3PM in a game ??

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— NBA (@NBA) March 1, 2024

At the same time, he is single player who managed to average 2+ threes, 2+ steals and 3+ blocks in a month, and the first since 1993 and Hakeem Olazuwon with three games in a month with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks.

The historical performances do not stop there, since he became the younger with a triple-double with the third category being the stoppers in the victory in Toronto (following in the footsteps of David Robinson) and the youngest and 15th overall with 5+ in the five main categories, the infamous 5×5which is one of the rarest statlines in the NBA in a loss against the Lakers.

All this while staying on the floor for 28.9 minutes and in those 12 games he averaged 21.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.9 blocks and 2 steals on 47.4% from the field , 41.3% on three-pointers and 83.1% on shots.