{"id":12146,"date":"2023-07-31T20:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/victor-wembanyama-i-didnt-know-what-i-was-doing-says-top-nba-draft-pick-after-debut\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T20:35:51","slug":"victor-wembanyama-i-didnt-know-what-i-was-doing-says-top-nba-draft-pick-after-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/victor-wembanyama-i-didnt-know-what-i-was-doing-says-top-nba-draft-pick-after-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t know what I was doing,&#8217; says top NBA draft pick after debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">NBA: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t know what I was doing&#8217; &#8211;  Victor Wembanyama makes Spurs debut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Number one draft pick Victor Wembanyama said &#8220;I really didn&#8217;t know what I was doing&#8221; as he made his long-awaited debut for the San Antonio Spurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">The Spurs beat the Charlotte Hornets 76-68 in their opening NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas but Wembanyama made only two of 13 shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;Next time I&#8217;m going to do better,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I hope to do better every time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Wembanyama said it was &#8220;an honour&#8221; to wear a San Antonio jersey for the first time, in front of a sell-out crowd of 17,500 at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">He finished with nine points and three assists from just over 27 minutes of action, but did also claim eight rebounds and five blocked shots &#8211; the most by a Spurs player in a Summer League game since 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;The hardest for me was understanding,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Sometimes I was off with reading the plays and the calls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;The biggest improvement I&#8217;ve got to do, it&#8217;s being ready to react to the plays that were called by the point guard, to stay connected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;Honestly, I really didn&#8217;t know what I was doing on the court tonight. But I&#8217;m trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as possible, to be ready for the start of the season.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-13\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-13.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-13.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-13.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$video-13.1\">Watch: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t see what happened&#8217; says Victor Wembanyama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">Wembanyama&#8217;s debut came hours after Las Vegas police said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-66129605\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.$link-2.0\">no charges will be filed<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.3\"> from an incident involving his security guards and Britney Spears. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">He is in Vegas having opted against representing France at this summer&#8217;s World Cup, which will take place from 25 August to 10 September, to focus on preparing for his rookie NBA season, which starts in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">He is expected to play again on Sunday against Portland before having a pre-season training camp with the Spurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">&#8220;We have to take a patient approach with him,&#8221; Spurs general manager Brian Wright told ESPN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".1x8y3htse58.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">&#8220;He&#8217;s intelligent but he&#8217;s also incredibly curious. You don&#8217;t see that a lot of times in somebody that&#8217;s that highly touted. 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