The San Antonio Spurs are absolutely on fire, riding a mind-blowing 10-game winning streak right now, and two NBA Hall of Famers are losing their minds over it. Charles Barkley just came out and flat-out declared the Spurs are the best team in basketball, full stop. Seriously, the guy known for his no-filter opinions thinks San Antonio is the team to beat, even saying they’ve blown past the Oklahoma City Thunder as his pick to win the whole damn thing.
Barkley Sounds The Alarm: Spurs Are The Best, Period
Barkley didn’t hold back on Wednesday’s “Inside the NBA,” making it crystal clear. He initially thought OKC was the cream of the crop, but injuries have apparently changed his tune. “I thought OKC was the best team,” Barkley said. “The injuries have knocked them down. I don’t know how far it’s going down, but the Spurs are the team to beat in the NBA.” And he kept going, folks. Barkley thinks “unless OKC makes a trade or something, I don’t see any team that’s in their league right now. East or West, I mean, they are the best team.” Talk about a mic drop! After starting the season 0-2, and then sweeping a four-game road trip in this dominant 10-game run, it’s clear the Spurs are clicking in a way nobody expected.
Chris Bosh Points to Wembanyama’s Unstoppable Aggression
Barkley isn’t the only legend watching this San Antonio surge. Two-time NBA champ Chris Bosh took to social media, hyping up the Spurs, especially Victor Wembanyama’s increasingly aggressive play around the basket. Bosh knows what’s up, saying Wembanyama’s dunks are a huge reason for San Antonio’s success. He’s finally realizing just how unstoppable he can be near the rim. “We’re always criticizing him for settling,” Bosh pointed out. “He can tend to be outside the three-point line a lot, and respect to his handle, respect to his bag, respect to his ability to shoot. But I know one thing, in basketball, if you’re that tall, you can be dominant in the paint.” Bosh mentioned Wembanyama is averaging more than five dunks per game during this insane hot streak, which he called “extraordinary.” And if you watched the latest game, you saw it firsthand: Wembanyama dropped 32 points in just 31 minutes. Bosh joked, “I don’t know how many dunks he had, but he took the rim home with him. It was more than one.” That’s the kind of play that changes games, plain and simple.
Beyond the highlight-reel finishes, Bosh gets it: Wembanyama attacking the basket creates so many opportunities for his teammates. “When he’s aggressive like that, it’s opening up everything for everyone else,” Bosh explained. The Hall of Famer also shouted out Dylan Harper for getting more comfortable in the starting lineup and praised the coaching staff for sticking to their plan after that rough 0-2 start. Julian Champagnie’s return, with his outside shooting, is another positive, according to Bosh. He summed it up perfectly: “Right now, it seems like the Spurs are really finding their groove. Ten games in a row this early in a season. Very, very impressive.”
The big question now? Bosh believes sustained success rests squarely on Wembanyama’s shoulders. Can he keep prioritizing his dominance in the paint? If he does, this Spurs team could be an absolute nightmare for the rest of the league. It’s early, but they’re absolutely buzzing, and everyone’s watching to see if they can keep this energy going.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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