Victor Wembanyama’s offseason work is already sending a message to the rest of the Spurs.
The San Antonio star was recently seen in the gym with Tobias Harris, grinding through a summer workout in the middle of a busy offseason for the team. On the surface, it looks like a routine photo dump. In reality, it says plenty about where Wembanyama’s head is at.
For a team bringing in a new player, chemistry does not just appear. It has to be built, and the fastest way to do that is for the best player to spend time with the newcomer before the season even starts. Wembanyama doing that with Harris is a strong early sign for a Spurs group carrying lofty expectations.
The timing matters, too. Wembanyama was already brilliant last season, delivering MVP-level two-way impact.
But the next step is avoiding any hint of complacency. The standard for him now is not maintaining what he did in his third year - it is pushing beyond it.
Working alongside Harris gives him a chance to do that. Harris has been in the league for 15 years and has built a reputation as a steady scoring presence.
He was never on Wembanyama’s level, but he can still offer useful perspective. Harris has made a career out of creating his own shots and producing highly efficient scoring seasons, both areas where Wembanyama can keep growing.
That is what makes the workout stand out beyond the obvious chemistry angle. Great leaders do not just talk about standards; they show them. Wembanyama has already established himself as that kind of player, and spending summer time with a new veteran teammate reinforces the message for everyone else in San Antonio.
It is not as if Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle, and the rest of the roster are sitting around this summer. Those guys are working, too. But the best player has to be the one who sets the tone, and Wembanyama is doing exactly that.
If the Spurs can pair their raw talent with the kind of chemistry that starts in the offseason, they are going to be a tough team to deal with all season long.
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