We all know the type of player San Antonio Spurs first overall pick Victor Wembanyama of Le Chesnay, France has the potential of becoming. At 7’4″, the sky is really the limit for this once in a generation phenom who has the opportunity to really be something special.
Even though the Spurs are still in a definite rebuilding phase (worst in the West at six wins and 30 losses), we saw a glimpse of Wembanyama’s all-around game on Wednesday. He had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 130-108 Spurs win over the Detroit Pistons. In the process, Wembanyama recorded his first career triple-double, and became the youngest Spurs player in franchise history to have a triple-double at 20 years and six days old according to basketnews.com. The previous record belonged to Tre Jones of Apple Valley, Minnesota, who had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds on April 2, 2023 in a 142-134 Spurs win over the Sacramento Kings.
Wembanyama just did not make Spurs history on Wednesday. He made NBA history too. Wembanyama became the youngest center to record a triple-double, the youngest player to record a triple-double without turning the basketball over, and the player to record a triple-double in the second fewest minutes in NBA history.
Prior to Wednesday, the youngest player to record a triple-double without a turnover according to Sanjesh Singh of NBC Sports was Andre Iguodala of Springfield, Illinois. He had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers in a 107-84 win over the Detroit Pistons on March 23, 2005 at the age of 21 years and 54 days old. Meanwhile, the previous youngest center to record a triple-double was Brad Daugherty of Black Mountain, North Carolina according to Cody Taylor of USA Today. He had 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 134-128 Cavaliers loss to the Utah Jazz on December 19, 1986 at the age of 21 years and 61 days.
Meanwhile, Wembanyama had his triple-double in only 21 minutes and two seconds of action. The only NBA player to be on the court for fewer minutes while having a triple-double was Russell Westbrook of Long Beach, California. The player with the most triple-doubles ever with 198, had 13 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in only 20 minutes and 17 seconds of action for the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 125-92 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on March 4, 2014.
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