Celtics Legend?s Bold Proclamation: Spurs Star Poised to Rewrite NBA History, Earning ?Zion-Like? Comparisons

The new NBA season is in full swing from the 25th of October, and many NBA fans are excited to see how events will unfold. With new players entering the league and NBA veterans changing their teams, the new season of the NBA is geared up to potentially be one of the most competitive seasons ever.

In a recent interview, a Boston Celtics legend shares his opinion on the San Antonio Spurs star after their first regular season game against the Dallas Mavericks.

Victor Wembanyama earns ‘Zion-Like’ Comparisons

After Wembanyama?s 15 points and 5 rebounds performance against the Dallas Mavericks, Paul Pierce has high praise for the 7?4 Center.?

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On the ?UNDISPUTED: NFL & NBA News?, Paul Pierce states his first real game impression of Wembanyama. He states, ?First of all, everybody knows there?s a difference between preseason and regular season. You know, minutes for the Starters go up and you match up with the guys who are the stars, who will be on the court for more than 30 minutes.?.

Thoroughly impressed by the rookie?s fourth-quarter performance, he compares it to Zion?s NBA debut game performance. Paul Pierce says, ?He had a Zion-like debut in the fourth quarter. Remember when Zion came in and he was coasting through the first three quarters and fourth quarter, it looked like he was going to will this team to a victory.?

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Paul Pierce states that he was extremely impressed by Victor Wembanyama?s defensive prowess.

Celtics Legend’s Bold take on Wembanyama?s potential to create NBA history

In the same ?UNDISPUTED: NFL & NBA News? episode, Paul Pierce boldly claims that Victor Wembanyama could win both the ?Defensive Player of the Year? and the ?Rookie of the Year?.

Paul Pierce states that apart from the 2 steals and 1 block in Wembanyama’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, he forced them to take shots from the outside.

No rookie, in the history of the NBA, has ever won both the ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ award and the ‘Rookie of the Year’ award. However, the Boston Celtics legend believes that the 7’4 rookie can achieve this.

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