Wembanyama can use impressive Olympics debut to fuel sophomore season

While most of us used the summer to kick our feet up, enjoy the sun, and maybe take a vacation or two, Victor Wembanyama went out and put the whole world on notice. But don't let Wemby's incredible Olympic debut take anything away from what's yet to come for the San Antonio Spurs phenom.

Words often fail to encapsulate Wembanyama's excellence, and calling what he did in his Olympic debut at just 20 years old "incredible" is an understatement. The kid put together a highlight reel that some players could only dream of against the best players in the world.

Not only was he the best rookie in the NBA this past year, but he's also shown that he's well on his way to being the best player on the planet.

Wembanyama can prove himself to be the best in the world in his second season

Look at the names Wembanyama finds himself with on that list. Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Steph Curry are all multi-time MVPs and NBA champions. Every single one of them will be a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection. That's the rarified air that Wembanyama finds himself in at such a young age.

He's not done either—far from it, in fact. The Spurs have 21 nationally televised games this season and will even play on Christmas Day for the first time in almost a decade. Credit the addition of Chris Paul as a small factor in driving that increase, but the majority of the credit should go to the Alien masquerading as a French-speaking basketball phenomenon.

If you think Wembanyama is satisfied with his Olympic debut, you don't know Vic. You could see the emotion on his face after France lost to the United States in the gold medal game. And the message he delivered to the world afterward was as clear as can be.

Wembanyama was blunt when he spoke to the press wearing his silver medal, telling them, "I'm learning, and I'm worried for the opponents in a couple of years." When asked if he meant FIBA opponents or his NBA peers, he delivered the hardest line of the summer, calmly responding, "Everywhere."

NBA teams can build rosters to account for him; they can try to gameplan ways to minimize his talent; Wembanyama is coming all the same. Don't say he didn't warn you.