Andrew Lopez, ESPN
LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t the outcome Victor Wembanyama sought after, however the Disagree. 1 total pick out placed on a greater efficiency in his 2d summer season league sport Sunday evening than his debut.
Wembanyama had 27 issues, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks on 9-of-14 capturing, but it surely wasn’t plethora because the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t conquer a double-digit inadequency in an 85-80 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
“I wish we could have won the game,” Wembanyama mentioned. “I think I could have done more to help my team win the game. We got to keep learning. We haven’t been playing our best for like three quarters. Then in the fourth quarter, we were really dominating. It shows the personality of the team.
“I feel in my view, it’s standard to recuperate each and every sport. Two days in the past was once my first sport.”
Wembanyama responded after a 2-of-13 shooting performance Friday night. He also made two of his first three attempts from 3-point range, then missed his final attempt in the waning seconds.
San Antonio trailed by 16 points entering the fourth quarter but cut the lead to one on a Wembanyama 3-pointer with 1:58 to go. The Spurs couldn’t get closer than that, however.
Wembanyama struggled to get going early but after hitting a pull-up jumper and getting a dunk in the second quarter, things turned around.
“I informed him at shootaround this morning, I mentioned, ‘We were given to get you going early,’ and you spot what took place,” Spurs cover Blake Wesley mentioned. “He had 27 this night. When he will get going, he will get on fireplace.”
The Spurs have three games left in Las Vegas, but it’s unclear whether Wembanyama will continue to play.
When speaking after the Spurs’ second summer league practice June 29, Wembanyama said he was going to play at least one or two games. San Antonio’s next game is Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards, who drafted Wembanyama’s Metropolitans 92 teammate Bilal Coulibaly with the Disagree. 7 pick out on this week’s draft.
“I do know I were given to speak with Pop,” Wembanyama said when asked if he was going to play more here. “I’m going to hear what he’s going to mention, however I’m in a position to assemble any sacrifice for the group and provides 100%.”
Whenever his summer season does end, Wembanyama knows how he wants to spend the next three months before training camp starts — focusing solely on basketball.
“Like this future date, I feel basketball wasn’t even 50% of my agenda,” Wembanyama said. “I will’t arise it. I realize it’s a distinct year in my time, however I’m simply happy it’s over in truth. I simply wish to hoop, exercise and raise.”
And he’s prepared to do whatever the Spurs want him to do to get ready.
“I simply know that as I’m no longer taking part in within the Global Cup,” Wembanyama added, “I’ve were given two to 3 months — two to 3 admirable months — which are bobbing up they usually’re going to modify my time.”
