Here's where Wembanyama ranks across five major outlet's top 100 list

The NBA season begins in less than a week, so all preseason expectations, predictions, and hot takes will be coming out in full force. Top-100 lists are a part of the fabric that makes sports conversation great. We debate the place of players all the time with our family, friends, and, sometimes, with complete strangers.

Most of the high-profile media outlets release these lists, giving extra fodder for the barbershop talk that has never been exclusive to those establishments. It shouldn't even be referred to as 'barbershop talk' anymore, but that's a different soapbox I won't bore you with, so I digress.

The San Antonio Spurs are happy to have a player ranked so highly on lists like these again. It's been a while. It's less about the opinions of an individual and more of a wide-ranging acknowledgment of the talent a player possesses. So, we compiled Victor Wembanyama's rank across five outlets to give fans a full picture of how the French phenomenon is viewed by the people who vote for awards.

The consensus on Wembanyama is clear

In his second year, Wemby holds a spot no lower than 15 in a pool of around 550 players. It makes you wonder if the expectations are rising too fast for the 20-year-old sophomore, but if you remember his comments in training camp about outside forecasts, he couldn't care less.

The last thing on his mind is what other people think of him. His desire to be great is what drives him. What other people think doesn't even seem like a secondary or tertiary concern for him. It only reinforces the idea that San Antonio is the perfect spot for him.

Popovich was always the best coach for Wembanyama

Coach Popovich shares that philosophy. If you know anything about the longest-tenured coach in the league, he cares less about what people say than a booking officer subjected to pleas of innocence.

He's more interested in what's going on inside the building—the things that actually matter. Spurs fans everywhere should be ecstatic that Pop is still around. He's not just a great coach but a great man who cares about people, and he should never be taken for granted.

His stewardship is going to help Wembanyama continue to elevate while keeping life in perspective. Organizations can ruin players, and there's no telling what may have happened if Vic had been drafted by the wrong team. But no need to fear—the franchise known for maximizing hall-of-fame-caliber big men are on their way to doing so once again, and everyone knows it.