Feb 10, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after making a three point field goal during the first quarter against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images

17 Year-NBA Veteran Reveals How Victor Wembanyama's Injury Affects Spurs

Originally posted on San Antonio Spurs on SI
By Liam Willerup | Last updated Feb 24, 2025 11:19 AM ET

Heading into the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the San Antonio Spurs were viewed as a team with one of the brightest futures due to their collection of young players and draft capital. However, the main reason they were seen this way was star center Victor Wembanyama. Coming off an impressive rookie season, Wembanyama has been even better this year.

However, after the All-Star break, it was announced that Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season with a blood clot, making San Antonio's playoff odds even lower. After being acquired at the deadline, Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox now has the opportunity to focus on growing and adjusting to this time, which ex-NBA guard Lou Williams emphasized on an episode of Run It Back.

De'Aaron Fox is now the head of the snake in San Antonio

"With Wemby going out, this is an opportunity to show how elite of a two-way player that De'Aaron Fox can be for the Spurs." - Lou Williams@MichelleDBeadle | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23 pic.twitter.com/jNYhoDrQAX
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) February 21, 2025

"You wanna see him in All-Star form," Williams shared. "You wanna see him lead, let's see what he's made of...Been playing really good basketball actually. Now with Wemby going out, this is going to be an opportunity to show at the point guard position how elite of a two-way player that De'Aaron Fox can be."

Sharing the backcourt alongside veteran guard Chris Paul, Fox will also look to learn from him to help develop his game the way he did for Devin Booker in Phoenix and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Oklahoma City.

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San Antonio is currently 1-2 since the All-Star break and after the news that Wembanyama would be shut down for the remainder of the season. The Spurs will look to avenge their last loss on Tuesday night when they face the Pelicans in a rematch in New Orleans.

This article first appeared on San Antonio Spurs on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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