Iko: Wembanyama falls to the ground and slams his fist on the court after not getting a call, while Holmgren flushes it home at the other end of the floor. Early timeout, Spurs trail 28-19.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will be NBA Rookie of the Year, and it’s not close. That’s not a slight on Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren.

Chet Holmgren scored 19 points to help the Thunder defeat the Spurs on Wednesday night as Victor Wembanyama was held to six points on 1-for-5 shooting.

Victor Wembanyama vs. Chet Holmgren in the 2023-24 NBA preseason. Wembanyama and Holmgren engaged in an electric battle in both of their preseason debuts on Oct. 9, 2023.

Victor Wembanyama is catching up to Chet Holmgren Getty Images Holmgren started the season with a big lead in the Rookie of the Year race, shooting lights out from everywhere on the floor.

Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren could meet in the NBA for the first time in the 2023-24 preseason. All eyes will be in Oklahoma on October 9 when the Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs.

That means we get to see Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama go at it. These are basically two basketball kaiju colliding. One is 7-foot-4 and the other is 7-foot-1 and they both do everything ...

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If they remain healthy, the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, who just turned 20 and is 7 foot 4 and 209 pounds, and the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, who is 21 and 7-1 and 195, figure to be rivals for ...

Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are multifaceted, extreme examples of a modern big-man archetype: 7-footers who protect the rim on defense and can space the floor as 3-point threats offensively.

Chet Holmgren scored 19 points to help the Thunder defeat the Spurs on Wednesday night as Victor Wembanyama was held to six points on 1-for-5 shooting. ESPN Story by Michael C. Wright ...