Dillon Brooks talked trash and then ran from the smoke when Victor Wembanyama came to town

It wasn't that long ago that Dillon Brooks called himself the "real straps" for Victor Wembanyama. He claimed to have the blueprint for defending the French phenom, saying you never guard Vic with a big. Then the Suns did exactly that, guarding him with Oso Ighodaro, Khaman Maluach, and even some Ryan Dunn, while Brooks spent most of the night ducking the smoke like a firefighter in training.

All of that after Dillon the Villain told his livestream audience that he had Wemby's number and that the Spurs' star "panics" when he's pressured. I wrote about this before the game, saying his outrageous remarks would be put to the test and Vic didn't disappoint.

The Alien answered to the tune of 40 points and 11 rebounds on 15-19 from the field in a 122-96 win in Phoenix. Brooks could have at least shown up on the offensive end, but he didn't even do that, putting up a meager seven points on 3-14 shooting. If that's what having someone's number looks like, he should have asked for Wemby's Instagram instead.

Wembanyama destroyed Dillon Brooks' ridiculous claim

Maybe two years ago, pressure would have forced Wemby to speed himself up. Those instances led to turnovers and bad shots. But Brooks hadn't seen San Antonio's titan since November 2024, so his scouting report was outdated. This is a different Vic. Same mission. New tools.

There was no panicking. The 7'4" monster only had one turnover. He made 12 of 13 shots in the paint, and went went 2-3 from deep. The Suns got Wembanyama's entire bag, and every big they sent his way got worked. He drew six fouls, went 8-10 at the line, and kept moving. Physical pressure is supposed to rattle him, right? It didn't.

Now look at the other side. Brooks was awful on offense and absent on defense. He was basically just out there to get cardio and bear witness. I'm sure Devin Booker would have loved for Dillon to step up and help his 32 points mean something, but the Villain couldn't muster a respectable effort. That was some pretty tough talk on the internet for him to no show when the moment came.

This is not the Wemby that Brooks was familiar with

Dillon was thinking about a version of Wemby that no longer exists. This one is stronger, and his basketball IQ is higher. Overall, he's much-improved basketball player better equipped to handle physicality. If your plan is to just try pushing him around all game, you need a better plan.

We saw how it went last night. A guy who panics under pressure would turn it over more, and players who can't handle physicality don't go to the free-throw line 10 times. Wembanyama is averaging 30.1 points through 11 games, and that 52-point, 24-rebound, 8-block performance against Dallas last Wednesday was not a fluke. We're watching the makings of a legend.

Talk is cheap, but that scoreboard doesn't tell lies. Someone tell Brooks to go get in the gym. He needs a lot of work before earning the right to open his mouth in Wembanyama's direction again.

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