San Antonio Spurs celebrity Victor Wembanyama is basically residing as much as his “Alien” nickname.
On Sunday, Wembanyama led the Spurs to a 111-98 win over the Portland Path Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Convention quarterfinals spherical. Wembanyama scored 35 factors, probably the most ever in a playoff debut for a Spurs participant in franchise historical past.
Now, Wembanyama has been named the KIA NBA Defensive Participant of the Yr, and he obtained each first-place vote to change into the first-ever unanimous winner because the inception of the award.
Wembanyama said beforehand that he would be surprised if he wasn’t the winner of the award, though there isn’t any upset right here.
Wembanyama, 22, can be the youngest participant to win the award, and he turns into the primary to win it in his first three seasons within the league.
