Victor Wembanyama has already forced the Spurs to change long-held stance

Given his size, length, and skillset, San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama is widely seen as a potential game changer. That has been on full display with him having already changed how the Spurs play.

During most of the Gregg Popovich era, the Spurs lagged far behind the rest of the NBA in 3-point attempts. That was primarily due to Popovich not believing in jacking up 3-pointers, instead preaching quality over quantity.

He had a point with the NBA clearly going overboard with the strategy. On the other hand, taking far fewer threes puts a team at a clear competitive disadvantage, especially with several teams attempting at least 40 threes per game in recent seasons.

Fortunately, Wembanyama has ushered the Spurs into a new era. Last season, Wembanyama attempted a Spurs record of 8.8 3-point attempts per game. He was also on pace to shatter the Spurs' single-season record for made threes before his season came to an abrupt end.

Victor Wembanyama has ushered the Spurs into a new era

Having a center take around nine triples per game is a huge advantage. It helped San Antonio rank seventh in three-point attempts per game last season, their highest ranking in more than 10 years.

While they were a middling 3-point shooting team, attempting many threes is what most modern offenses do. Their willingness to do so gives Spurs fans hope that they can cultivate a top 10 offense to go along with what could be a stingy defense.

It's true that San Antonio doesn't have very many shooters, but, fortunately, the players who do shoot well from outside take them at a high volume. With Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, and Wembanyama all likely starting together, those three players will probably carry the team in that area next season.

Last year, that trio combined to attempt 19.9 3-point attempts per game and shot a more than respectable 38.4% from deep. Assuming Vassell bounces back after an awful season, Barnes comes back down to Earth, and Wembanyama improves, they should still keep the Spurs from being an awful shooting team.

Meanwhile, De'Aaron Fox and Sephon Castle aren't shy in taking them and will likely combine to take at least 10 3-point attempts per game. They probably won't light the league on fire but should still contribute from outside.

On the other hand, there's less shooting on the bench with Dylan Harper, Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan, and Luke Kornet. But with San Antonio likely to go 10-deep, they should combine to take at least 40 threes per game next season. Considering that they only shot 28.4 threes per game four seasons ago, it's clearly the Wembanyama effect, with him transforming how they play.