The Spurs want to win. Gone, they hope, are the days of 60-loss campaigns, as they’ve churned out during each of the past two seasons — though, in some ways, crumbling to the bottom of the Western Conference in 2023-24 was a choice.

"The more I grow into my career, the more I realize it's important to work on the fundamentals," Wembanyama said.

Second-year Spurs sensation Victor Webmanyama already proved he was an alien basketball player with the skillset he displays at 7 foot amillion. There's never been a player his size with the handle and touch he has.

If Victor Wembanyama's ball-handling and moves look even sharper this season, give some of the credit to a former NBA standout who worked with the Frenchman in the offseason. Jamal Crawford, who thrived as a sixth man during a 20-season NBA career that ended in 2020,