Spurs beat reporter says quiet part out loud about Victor Wembanyama

San Antonio Spurs fans are well aware of the incredible talent of Victor Wembanyama. But the part that's scary for fans of the rest of the league is how much room he still has to grow. The Athletic's Jared Weiss recently pointed this out.

"His offseason's been great. Like, he's been killing it in his workouts. I've gotten to watch some of his workouts, and the guy looks like he's going to take another step forward this year," Weiss said. "We usually see, with these MVP-caliber players that year two is when they kind of start to seem like they kind of know what they're doing out there, and then year three we start to kind of see what their game really is going to look like, and then year four is when they step into that All-Star frame.

"Obviously, he's already an All-Star. Just because, you know, Wemby's not even good yet. Like, he's pretty mediocre as far as his skill set is concerned. He's so big and he's so incredibly talented and smart, that even as a mediocre version of Wemby he's already like a top 10 player in the NBA."

This is such an important reminder for Spurs fans. Weiss isn't down playing Wemby's talent whatsoever, he's pointing out the very real fact that even a very underdeveloped version of Victor is still among the NBA's elite. He's dominant now, but he's simply going to be that much more capable in a relatively short amount of time. 

Wembanyama is probably not close to his final form yet

This helps us to reframe the hype. Wembanyama is a very dominant force right now, but his actual ceiling is far higher than what we're seeing right now. Is easy to see why this is a scary thought for fans of opposing teams to have.

I think Weiss' year by year breakdown of how star players in the NBA tend to pan out is very accurate. If we're going off of that distinction, that would mean that Victor is still in the learning stages of the early parts of his career, albeit with quite a bit higher level of production than the average young player. 

By calling his current level of polish and production mediocre, Weiss is highlighting that a good deal of Wemby's impact can basically be attributed to raw tools. His size, fuel for the game, presence on defense, and overall natural talent is one of the largest contributors to him being as good as he is right now. 

This kind of backhanded complement serves to increase the excitement for Wembanyama that much more. If he's already a top 10 player without fully developed skills, just imagine what will happen once there's another year or two of playing in the league under his belt.

Spurs fans have to know that they're looking at a potentially generational level player. That word is thrown around a lot, but it applies to Victor more than arguably anyone else in the NBA today, and this analysis proves it.