Spurs are painfully close to unleashing devastating Victor Wembanyama weapon

As the MVP race heats up, San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama is making his case for the prestigious award. His play over the last month plus has been nothing short of dominant, with him averaging 26 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 4 blocks.

However, one overlooked aspect fueling both his and the Spurs' success has been his 3-point shooting. At first-glance, his 3-point shooting has improved only marginally over last season despite taking far fewer threes.

However, this doesn't provide a complete picture. He often takes some of the toughest threes in the NBA but shoots much better when taking threes from different spots on the floor.

Spurs must get more creative getting Wembanyama open threes

Wembanyama is mostly taking threes from the top of the 3-point line and is connecting on 34.0% of those attempts. That's a respectable number considering he's often at least a foot behind the already nearly 25-foot 3-point line.

Having a center who can reliably knock down shots from that distance is a game changer and has helped the Spurs maintain spacing even when they haven't had many shooters on the floor.

Nevertheless, it's important to note that Wemby shoots much better from the corners. In fact, he's connecting on an eye-popping 50% of his threes from the left corner and 47.6% of his threes from the right corner this season.

Those are eye-popping numbers and lead to a much bigger question about how to get him more shots from those areas.

Wembanyama is a far better 3-point shooter than he's shown

Part of the reason he takes so many threes is that he is the primary screen setter when he's in the game. He also often pops out to the 3-point line instead of rolling, although he has begun to do more of that.

As a result, he is often free to take above-the-break triples, and he frequently launches from near the top of the 3-point line, even in transition. Instead, the goal should actually be for him to get more below-the-break 3-point looks, where he actually shoots much better from outside.

With him being the only big man on the floor most of the time, the Spurs could actually rely more on Stephon Castle or Julian Champagnie to set screens. That would free Wembanyama up to occasionally spot up in the corners.

It would force his defender to decide between leaving him open or contesting at the rim. To be clear, that doesn't mean the Spurs should have him camped out in the corners, ala Bruce Bowen.

If he takes fewer above-the-break threes and more corner threes, Wembanyama and the Spurs' offense will be more dangerous.