Worst Wembanyama take Spurs fans ever heard pushes expectations way too far

We all have high expectations for Victor Wembanyama. As a former first overall pick touted as the next great one, the bar is set high. Yet, somehow, popular sports personality Max Kellerman has taken that bar and taken it to the moon.

On the Game Over podcast, Kellerman stated that Victor Wembanyama has to win a championship by the end of next season or else we will be asking ourselves, "What just happened?" In other words, he would be dubbed a disappointment if he couldn't get it done in the next few seasons. This is absolutely ludicrous.

Max Kellerman's expectations are way too high for Wembanyama

No player should be expected to win a championship in their first five seasons. That's completely unreasonable. No matter what team they land on or what players are around them, that is way too much to ask of a young player.

For your first five or so seasons, young players are often still coming into their own. Not only do they have to learn how to excel in a league full of fiesty veterans, they also have to learn how to be an adult. Wemby will be just 24 years old in 2028, the supposed time that he would need to win a championship. He is still a kid.

So much goes into taking home a title, especially as the number one option. Victor holds strong authority over both the offense and defense. One could argue that Wemby is the most harshly tasked player in the entire NBA. Nobody else has this level of responsibility.

To then think that he would be able to perfect both sides of the game well enough to win a championship in just five seasons? Ridiculous.

It takes time for the greatest to win championships

It has taken the ones deemed the greatest of all time several years to win their first title. Michael Jordan won his first championship at 28, LeBron James at 27, Steph Curry at 27, and Shaquille O'Neal at 28. The list goes on.

I am not denying that it's impossible to win a ring in your first few seasons, but it shouldn't be the expectation. The Spurs' very own Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard achieved this feat. Yet, would they be a failure if they didn't? I certainly don't think so.

Victor Wembanyama is already achieving greatness

Even if Wemby doesn't win a championship in the next couple of seasons, how can you look at his current body of work and call that a disappointment? He is set to win his first of many Defensive Player of the Year awards and will finish in the top three in MVP voting in just his third year. By the end of year five, he may already get an MVP trophy.

Further, he is breaking Spurs records, dominating the blocks category, and is set to enjoy a long run in his playoff debut. Everything that Wemby has done up to this point has been outstanding, and his growth is already ahead of schedule.

It's fun to picture Victor Wembanyama as one of the future GOATs, but we have to temper our expectations. Comparisons are driving expectations in a terrible direction. We must sit back and let Victor's game do the talking. Once it's all said and done, we can figure out if he truly belongs in those conversations.