Which is the easiest way to get a bucket in a basketball game? Almost everyone would unanimously say that it’s the uncontested dunk off a fast break. Now, those buckets aren’t safe anymore after the advent of the French big man, Victor Wembanyama. The 7 ‘4 tall Spurs center has a scary wingspan of 8 feet. It’s simply impossible to escape his reach, even for the tall, well-built centers of other franchises. Speaking of the jitter that Wemby brought into the league, 6 ’10 veteran Nikola Vucevic got candid.

The Chicago Bulls center will enter his 14th year in the upcoming season and has over the years emerged as one of the important centers in the NBA currently, averaging just over 17 points and 10.5 rebounds. After dominating his opponents, Vucevic has an unexpected fresh headache. The 33-year-old admitted the changing landscape of a Center. Speaking to Meridian Sport, the 2x All-Star said, “There was talk that centers were disappearing; we didn’t disappear, but we adapted to the new way of playing.”

Vucevic continued, “He’s 220 centimeters tall, with movements like a guard. Physically, he’s weaker than us, but he has the height and the wingspan,” translation via BasketNews.

Moreover, speaking of the unique threat that Victor brought with his game, the Bulls center added, “There were times when I got to the basket, made a move that worked against everyone, took the shot—and he just blocked it. You can’t see the hoop because of him!”

It’s not very often you can hear a 6 ’10 tall well-built Center claiming that he couldn’t see the bucket. While Nikola Vucevic hasn’t openly admitted Victor Wembanyama‘s terror during fastbreaks, we at EssentiallySports took a chance to read between the lines. Moreover, there’ve been plenty of visuals and highlight reels reminding us of him chasing down and blocking a fastbreak dunk.

Is Victor Wembanyama truly a threat?

Of course, there is no denying the question. This was just a snippet of what was about to come after his rookie season. Apart from winning the ROTY award after averaging 21.4 points and 10.6 rebounds, Wemby also showcased a few historical performances. He recorded 254 blocks, which is 6th most by a rookie. Moreover, he has got over 86% of NBA players’ total career dunks. If not for scoring buckets, Victor Wembanyama would at least terrorize the league by denying the shots, as seemingly feared by Nikola Vucevic.

On the other hand, Wemby also found a place in history after he dropped a triple-double with blocks in a game against the Toronto Raptors, he recorded 27 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, and 5 assists and eventually became the 5th player in the coveted league’s history to produce such a monumental stat line.

This threatening performance not only stunned the active players but also the legends. Paul Pierce said, “We’ve never seen anything like that. When I say the physical traits with the skills, there’s nothing we’ve ever seen like this, right? Nobody has these physical attributes like Wembanyama. We just never seen anything like this.” 

Nevertheless, all these things prove that Wemby has the right nickname, the Alien.

Before leaving, do watch the Dual Threat Show hosted by BG12 where Bulldogs’ Asia Avinger details her experience with Kobe Bryant, her WNBA ROTY picks, and more in the video below.