The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

Wembanyama's sweet moment with the young fan went viral after the Spurs beat the Nets on Dec. 27 Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty; Goldin San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama isn't happy ...

He brings the best out of everyone, which includes second-year big man Victor Wembanyama ... even if he's not Cooper Flagg.

Wembanyama played in his homeland on Thursday as the Spurs rolled past the Pacers. Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Victor Wembanyama received a warm introduction in his return to France.

While Parisians would obviously have loved to see the Spurs dominate once again with hometown hero Victor Wembanyama dropping another 30-bomb, that is simply not a realistic representation of ...

LE CHESNAY, France --Victor Wembanyama stood on the center stripe of a new outdoor court in his hometown, his arms outstretched to their full 8-foot wingspan as he posed for a slew of photographers.

PARIS – Victor Wembanyama took a pair of demonstrative dribbles Thursday, weaved through traffic and threw down a rim-shaking two-handed slam dunk. The certifiably pro-Wemby crowd at Accor ...

Victor Wembanyama ... Famers dominated in Year Two (Michael Jordan probably would have as well, but he was injured for most of his second year). When you stack Wembanyama's case up against ...

PARIS (AP) Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night.

sitting next to actors Bradley Cooper and Omar Sy. He also unveiled two outdoor basketball courts in his hometown on Tuesday. Wembanyama is averaging 22.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per ...

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Though there may still be some negotiating distance between the parties, the stars seem to be aligning for (or at least toward) the Miami Heat trading