{"id":481875,"date":"2024-04-14T02:16:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=481875"},"modified":"2024-04-14T02:16:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:16:41","slug":"wembanyama-misses-pistons-clash-his-rookie-season-ends-early","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/wembanyama-misses-pistons-clash-his-rookie-season-ends-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Wembanyama misses Pistons clash, his rookie season ends early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s inaugural season with the San Antonio Spurs has come to a close, as the 7-foot-4 French sensation will sit out the season finale against the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/detroit-pistons\/\">Detroit Pistons<\/a>. This decision marks the end of a remarkable year that is likely to earn him the coveted Rookie of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing with impressive statistics, Wembanyama averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and a league-leading 3.6 blocked shots per game. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich hinted at the possibility of Wembanyama&#8217;s absence in the final game after their victory over Denver, and the team confirmed this decision citing the need to manage a right ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the season, Wembanyama showcased tremendous growth, drawing praise from opposing coaches like Denver&#8217;s Michael Malone. Malone remarked on Wembanyama&#8217;s noticeable improvement over the course of the season, attributing it to Popovich&#8217;s guidance and coaching.<\/p>\n<p>Selected as the top pick in the 2023 NBA draft, Wembanyama made appearances in 71 games for the Spurs. Despite the team&#8217;s 21-60 record entering the finale, his impact on the court has been undeniable, solidifying his status as one of the league&#8217;s most promising young talents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s inaugural season with the San Antonio Spurs has come to a close, as the 7-foot-4 French sensation will sit out the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":481876,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17104,19413],"news_category":[16706],"gn_keywords":[18132,19414],"acf":{"announce":"The Frenchman will definitely win the Rookie of the Year award","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481875"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481877,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481875\/revisions\/481877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481875"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=481875"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=481875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}