Victor Wembanyama may be entering his fourth NBA season, but the conversation around him already sounds like it belongs to a veteran chasing history. The San Antonio Spurs center is being pushed as the face of the league, and the pressure around him has only grown after last season’s jump.
That kind of spotlight is exactly why Dwyane Wade isn’t interested in easing off the gas. The NBA legend made it clear on Wy Network that he wants Wembanyama’s career to reach the very top of the sport.
“I want Wemby to be so great, because he should be. I want him to win five, six, however many rings and Finals MVPs and regular season MVPs. I want to live and say, ‘I saw that,’” said Wade on Wy Network.
“I want Wemby to be so great, because he should be. I want him to win five, six, however many rings and finals MVPs and regular season MVPs. I want to live and say, ‘I saw that.’”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 2, 2026
-Dwyane Wade 🗣️
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Wade added, “I feel like people who are so great, and they're so amazing and incredible, not only as human beings, but talented people, they deserve their just. They deserve their due.”
Wembanyama backed up the hype in his third year. He won Defensive Player of the Year, finished runner-up in MVP voting, landed on the All-NBA First Team, and earned his second All-Star selection. He also posted career bests with 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, along with 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 3.1 blocks.
The results went beyond individual awards. Wembanyama helped push the Spurs to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, and San Antonio also snapped a six-year playoff drought.
Wade understands that kind of burden better than most. He spent more than a decade carrying the Miami Heat, and he sees the same reality waiting for Wembanyama: greatness comes with enormous expectations, and the best players are expected to embrace them.
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