The Athletic‘s Kelly Iko and Andrew Schlecht conducted a running diary of the highly-anticipated Chet Holmgren versus Victor Wembanyama. Below is their conversation. Iko: As much as the Spurs ...

Victor Wembanyama had just drained his fifth 3-pointer of the night when Chet Holmgren tried to answer back by going one-on-one for a pull-up jumper on the other end. Rookie of the Year rivals ...

Victor Wembanyama (28 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals) gets the best of Chet Holmgren and the Thunder. Michael C. Wright In their third regular-season meeting, Chet Holmgren ...

A moment in time existed this season where there was discussion that Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren could challenge – and outduel – San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama for NBA Rookie of the Year.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were in town to face the San Antonio Spurs, a marquee matchup between the rookie big men: two of the game's brightest young stars, Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren.

Fair or not, Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama will be linked to one another for the entirety of their respective NBA careers. Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, stands at 7 ...

Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in 2022 ... On the other end is 2023 No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama. Both are lengthy bigs who can create off the dribble and shoot from distance ...

That means we get to see Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama go at it. These are basically two basketball kaiju colliding. One is 7-foot-4 and the other is 7-foot-1 and they both do everything ...

He is just on top of the ball out of nowhere.” -via ESPN / October 30, 2024 Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are multifaceted, extreme examples of a modern big-man archetype: 7-footers who ...

As the league moves into the future, two young phenoms—Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama—could be the next great rivalry that saves the NBA in terms of TV ratings. Their unique skill sets ...

In case you have any doubt about the competitiveness between Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren, the young San Antonio Spurs big man seemingly takes few things more seriously than his battles ...

Advertisement If they remain healthy, the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, who just turned 20 and is 7 foot 4 and 209 pounds, and the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, who is 21 and 7-1 and 195, figure to be ...