San Antonio Spurs Star Victor Wembanyama Keeps Growing

Remember when we thought Victor Wembanyama couldn’t get any scarier? Well, plot twist: apparently, “Mother Nature” wasn’t done with her masterpiece. The San Antonio Spurs quietly updated their roster, and holy moly, our favorite French phenom has officially sprouted another two inches. That’s right, folks – Wembanyama is now listed at a mind-boggling 7-foot-5, up from his “measly” 7-foot-3 frame from last season.

Wembanyama’s Incredible Growth Spurt Creates NBA History

This isn’t just another roster update – this is seismic. With this latest growth spurt, Wembanyama has catapulted himself into rarified air, literally and figuratively. He is now tied as the sixth-tallest player in NBA history and holds the third-tallest height measurement ever recorded in the league.

But here’s where it gets wild: unlike most of the giants who came before him, Wembanyama moves like a guard, shoots like Steph Curry’s taller brother, and handles the ball like he’s playing a completely different sport than everyone else. When you combine that skill set with 7-foot-5 of pure athletic terror, you get something the league has never seen before.

The French sensation averaged 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 3.8 blocks per game in his sophomore campaign – and that was when he was “only” 7-foot-3. Now that he’s added two more inches to his frame, opposing coaches are probably updating their game plans to include prayers and maybe a few phone calls to their therapists.

How Wembanyama Stacks Up Against NBA’s All-Time Giants

Let’s put this growth spurt into perspective. The only players taller than Wembanyama in NBA history are:

• Gheorghe Muresan (7-foot-7)
• Manute Bol (7-foot-7)
• A handful of 7-foot-6 players, including Tacko Fall, Yao Ming, and Shawn Bradley

That’s it. That’s the list.

But here’s the kicker – none of those legendary giants possessed even a fraction of Wembanyama’s offensive versatility. Muresan was a solid center, Bol was a defensive specialist, and while Ming was incredibly skilled, he couldn’t pull up from logo range or handle the ball in transition like Wembanyama does on a nightly basis.

The Health Scare That Made This Growth Even More Meaningful

What makes this height update even more remarkable is the journey Wembanyama took to get here. His sophomore season ended prematurely when he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder – a blood clot condition that had everyone in San Antonio holding their breath.

For months, nobody knew when (or if) Wembanyama would return to his dominant form. The uncertainty was palpable. Here is a generational talent dealing with a serious health issue, and suddenly, basketball felt secondary to just hoping he’d be okay. But Wembanyama fought through it, recovered completely, and apparently used his recovery time to add two more inches to his already impossible frame. Talk about making the most of adversity.

What This Means For the Rest Of the League

If you’re an NBA general manager right now, you’re probably staring at your roster and wondering how exactly you’re supposed to game-plan for a player who can do everything. It is like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube while blindfolded and riding a unicycle – theoretically possible, but good luck with that.

Wembanyama was already redefining what’s possible for a player his size. Now he’s literally rewriting the physical limits of basketball. He’s become the ultimate nightmare matchup: too tall for guards, too skilled for centers, and too fast for power forwards.

The scary part? He’s just getting started. At 21 years old with his combination of size, skill, and basketball IQ, Wembanyama isn’t just changing games – he’s changing the entire sport. Every young player coming up will be compared to him, every team will be building strategies around stopping him, and every fan will be witnessing basketball history in real time.