Called to be associated in the racket of the French team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Rudy Gobert And Victor Wembanyama will first cross swords three times in the NBA this season.
The first of these three clashes will take place this Friday, on behalf of the In-season tournament, and a few hours before this enticing Spurs/Wolves, the oldest of the two French interiors was invited to talk about his young compatriot.
Always there to help
“ I’m a little proud like a father when I watch him play “, confess the pivot from Minnesota, very fit so far. “ I’m really happy for him. He worked and you know how dedicated he is [au jeu], I have probably never seen a 19 year old young man be to this extent. He’s doing amazing things and it’s going to be fun to compete against each other. But I’m going to go out there and try to win. »
“ Proud like a father ” but also ” protective » like a big brother, just like what the three-time Defender of the Year said in the columns of Le Parisienin October : ” If he ever needs help, he knows who to count on. With me, he has a protector forever. I recognize myself a little in him and, for me, it’s a mission to be there for him. Except when I play against Spurs, I will never be with him in competition. Never ! »
Remember fall 2020…
A duel which should, in any case, bring back some memories to Rudy Gobert, since Victor Wembanyama had already challenged him in training. It was in October 2020, near Nanterre, during a two-on-two also involving Vincent Poirier and Maxime Raynaud…
At the time, “Wemby” had certainly been physically abused by the “Stifle Tower”, but he had shown good things against his elder, and this viral sequence had in some way launched “Wembamania” internationally. Three years later, we can also say that the former Jazz interior was not wrong in his predictions, calling then “ radiant » the future of French basketball in the wake of their confrontation…
| Rudy Gobert | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2013-14 | UTH | 45 | 10 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2014-15 | UTH | 82 | 26 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| 2015-16 | UTH | 61 | 32 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| 2016-17 | UTH | 81 | 34 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 56 | 32 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 68.2 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 81 | 32 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 15.9 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 68 | 34 | 69.3 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 71 | 31 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 66 | 32 | 71.3 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 15.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 70 | 31 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 7 | 33 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| Total | 688 | 30 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 12.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
| Victor Wembanyama | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | SAN | 8 | 29 | 44.1 | 29.3 | 79.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 18.8 |
| Total | 8 | 29 | 44.1 | 29.3 | 79.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 18.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
