Victor Wembanyama just dropped a career-high 43 points in Saturday’s 121-111 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and get this: he’s saying his brain is learning “pattern recognition” to figure out what it needs to do to “have fun” on the court. Yeah, you read that right. While the crowd was chanting “WemVP,” the dude was literally explaining how his brain is getting positive feedback from scoring, and negative feedback when they don’t.
Wemby’s Brain Is Already Wired for Wins
Think about that for a second. After playing hundreds of games in the NBA, Wembanyama told reporters his brain just knows what kind of game leads to that good feeling. Scoring? Positive feedback. Not scoring? Negative. He’s recognizing patterns and turning towards the ones that lead to good results. That’s a scary thought for the rest of the league, especially when you consider what he did against the Timberwolves. He took a career-high 34 shot attempts, which tells you he was locked in, going for it, chasing that “fun.” He wasn’t just scoring either; he threw in seven rebounds, four assists, six blocks, and one steal. The Timberwolves, even without Anthony Edwards, just had no answer for him for most of the game.
Averaging MVP Numbers Six Games In
This wasn’t some fluke night either. Wembanyama has been absolutely relentless on offense, hitting 29 or more points in each of his last three games. Remember that overtime victory against the Utah Jazz? He poured in 36 points then too. We’re only six games into this young season, but he’s already averaging what would be a career-high 28.0 points a night. The San Antonio Spurs are feeling it, too. They’ve now won four in a row, completely turning things around after that rough 0-2 start with losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. The crowd on Saturday knew what was up when they were screaming “WemVP.” This guy isn’t just a talent, he looks like an MVP in the making, and his brain is apparently a supercomputer already optimizing for dominance.
What’s next for Wembanyama and the Spurs? If his brain keeps getting all that positive feedback, they’re going to be a problem. This is just the beginning for a player who is already rewriting the script on how fast you can become an NBA superstar.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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