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Gregg Popovich's San Antonio Spurs ended the 2023-24 NBA regular season in the 14th place in the Western Conference standings, however, their 7-foot-4 star Victor Wembanyama registered Rookie of the Year stats as he averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks, and 1.2 steals. NBA insider revealed an instance of the French-born center's remarkable humility at Carmelo Anthony's podcast '7PM in Brooklyn'.
While talking about his humility despite being a star since his debut, JJ Reddick told Carmelo Anthony about a surprising incident from 2023, where the 20-year-old Wemby declined an invitation to go on the with the five-time Grammy winner, Drake.
During the podcast, Reddick said, "There was a Drake concert in Austin and he (Wembanyama) got asked to come up on stage because Drake was doing that with a bunch of NBA guys this offseason. And Wemby was like 'Can my teammates come up on stage with me? Because they are going to be at the concert with me.' And Drake’s camp was like 'No'. And he’s (Wemby) like 'Then I don’t want to do it' … What 19-year-old kid doesn’t want to go up on stage with Drake?"
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In the podcast, Reddick explained that Wemby is low-maintenance just like Steph Curry and Tim Duncan. He said, “There’s been anomalies for star players in that they have been low maintenance. I would describe myself as somewhat low maintenance. There’s Steph and there’s, like, Tim Duncan. Wemby is one of them. That, to me, is as impressive as anything he does on the court.”