After the Dallas Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs on opening night, Luka Doncic was asked by NBA reporters to talk about Victor Wembanyama.
“He has obviously the size, obviously like everybody talks, but the way he moves for 7-5, 7-6 — I don’t know what it is, sorry — but he moves incredible,” Doncic said. “He moves like a point guard almost. So it’s pretty amazing to see him. He’s going to have a great future, and it’s going to be amazing to watch.”
Wembanyama put up 15 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and five turnovers versus the Mavericks while shooting 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. The 19-year-old played only 23 minutes due to foul trouble.
“Lots of emotions for sure,” Wembanyama said after the game, “but it would have been perfect with a win.”
As for Doncic, he was the best player in the Mavericks-Spurs game. The All-Star finished with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 13-of-25 overall, 3-of-11 from three-point land and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line.
The Mavericks beat the Spurs by a final score of 126-119. Dallas had six players score in double figures, while San Antonio had seven.
Doncic averaged 32.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists last season. The Mavericks superstar recorded 36 double-doubles and 10 triple-doubles in 66 games. It looks like Doncic is going to have another special season for Dallas.
“It was fun,” Doncic said. “We knew the whole building was going to be loud and everything. This is probably one of the best prospects to enter the NBA, so it was fun. For me personally, I like challenges, so that was a fun challenge.”
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