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 ...

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 is near center court, going through his legs and back again, television cameras following, a team security member shadowing. Chet Holmgren simultaneously sits courtside ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

At time of publishing, Holmgren's third on the team in scoring at 17.1 points per game but leads the team in rebounds (7.7 per game) and blocks (2.6). He's ahead of Wembanyama in defensive win ...

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 ...

According to NBA insider Michael C. Wright, Victor Wembanyama has strong feelings toward Chet Holmgren and apparently even refuses to say his name out of some deep-rooted rivalry. "Victor will not ...

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a 3-0 start while Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are 1-2. AP Photo/Darren Abate THE FLOOR-SPACING, shot-swatting center ...