Spurs' Victor Wembanyama quietly solved his biggest flaw while no one noticed

The NBA offseason has slowed to a crawl, which gives us a chance to look back at an underrated improvement in San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama's game. It wasn't that long ago that Spurs fans were frustrated by a lack of shots for Wembanyama in the paint.

Some of that had to do with Wembanyama's teammates being unable to throw basic entry passes or even lobs to set him up. Fortunately, that completely changed last season.

Wembanyama actually ranked among the league leaders in shots at the rim and field goal percentage at the rim. Unsurprisingly, his scoring went up, with him posting a career-high 25 points per game as a result of him getting more high-percentage shots around the basket.

Victor Wembanyama has quietly become a monster finisher at the rim

Who would have thought that getting the ball to a giant close to the basket would lead to such a positive result? Literally everyone. Wembanyama entering last season stronger definitely helped get him better shots in the paint. As did having better teammates.

Giving Stephon Castle the offensive reigns proved to be a huge part of that, with him being the best lob-thrower on the team. In fact, Wembanyama finished 89 alley oops last season, with more than half coming from Castle.

Also, having more downhill threats with Castle, De'Aaron Fox, and Dylan Harper helped to collapse defenses and take attention off Wembanyama. That resulted in him getting into the paint easier and even crashing the offensive glass some.

We saw that during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, when he relentlessly attacked the offensive glass and feasted on easy putbacks.

Wemby must balance his inside-out game for the Spurs to dominate

Wembanyama clearly made an effort last season to take fewer threes and focus more on scoring inside the paint. It's safe to say that he accomplished that with his 3-point attempts down dramatically from the year before and his shots at the rim being up.

Next season, the goal should be to try and balance things out. Taking 5.5 threes per game might be too low, while him taking nearly nine per game like he did during his sophomore season may be too many.

Striking a balance will be key. Perhaps the goal should be for him to average closer to around seven threes per game. He should also maintain or improve on his eight field goal attempts at the rim per game and mix in some mid-range jumpers as well.

That shot diet seems ideal for his skill set. Taking that many threes forces whoever's guarding Wembanyama to stay glued to him when away from the basket. In turn, that could open up his drive game.

Also, improving as a screen setter and rolling more to the basket would make him a bigger lob threat. It would also force defenses to collapse around him and give up open threes.

Having a dominant Wembanyama who can score inside and out would help San Antonio reach the next level offensively. After coming so close to winning it all, having Wembanyama doubling down on what worked last season could make all the difference in the Spurs' championship hopes.

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