Victor Wembanyama is about to put Dillon Brooks' "I have his number" claim to the test

Dillon Brooks. Dillon the Villain. It's well past time for Victor Wembanyama to see him again. Dillon claims he has Wemby's number, and tonight in Phoenix, the Alien finally gets to silence that noise. Wembanyama and Brooks haven't shared a court since November 6, 2024. That's two full years of growth the Suns forward hasn't had to deal with, yet he spoke as if he'd had recent experience.

"I have his number. Go check that up. He knows it too. That's the one guy in the NBA, I have his number... You gotta put like a guard on him, you know crawl up in his space like guard him tight the whole time." - Dillon Brooks

These comments surfaced on a livestream in February of this year. He even said that Wemby "panics" under pressure. Funny how several months later, the Alien was coming up huge in pressure-packed playoff moments on his way to an NBA Finals, but that's neither here nor there. Brooks deserves his own response, and Spurs Nation will love to see Wembanyama give him one.

Dillon Brooks is thinking about the old Wemby

I'll give the Villain his due. His teams are 5-2 against Wemby in the seven games they've played, and Vic shot over 50% against him exactly once. That was a 29-point night on 10-17 in October 2024. In the other six, Wemby shot between 36.8% and 46.7%, and the complete sample is 45-101 from the field (44.6%) and 16.7 points per game.

But we have to look at when those games happened. Four came during Wemby's rookie season, and the other three came in the first weeks of his sophomore year, when he was 19 and 20 years old. That Vic was still learning how to handle bumps, bodies, and the attention that comes with being the most unique player in the league. He was growing in real time.

Wembanyama now has the answers to Brooks' style of play

The Wemby that Brooks remembers got rushed and knocked off his spots much easier than he does now. The Wemby he'll get tonight is stronger, more patient, and makes better decisions, understanding how to counter physicality far more often than he used to. Dillon hasn't seen that guy yet.

Through 10 games, San Antonio's French menace is putting up MVP numbers: 29.1 points, 12 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game. He went for 52 points, 24 rebounds, and eight blocks against Dallas on November 4, but he stunning part is that he only made one three-pointer while doing it.

Vic is getting to the line at the highest rate of his career (8.3 FTA). He's leaning into the physicality and making defenders pay by getting them in foul trouble. We saw him start to really punish smaller defenders during the Spurs' playoff run, and he's only gotten more aggressive since. This is a version of Wembanyama Dillon Brooks has yet to encounter.

His plan will be to stay tight and keep Wemby off the rim. Good luck with that. It hasn't really worked for anyone thus far. The Silver and Black kingpin is living in the paint this season. But hey, maybe Dillon will win out again. Maybe it will be just like it was two years ago... probably not, though.

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