Victor Wembanyama

With every flip of the calendar, there stands the realistic chance of Victor Wembanyama — sometimes through on-court excellence, and at other times on the box score — offering something the NBA world has seldom seen before. On November 13, 2024, in the highest-scoring game of his career to date, the San Antonio Spurs’ French phenom found the necessary avenues to accomplish both at once. Slightly delayed in his arrival as the final player downfloor, yet promptly on time for the celebration of a new career-high, Wembanyama lets fly an audacious 31-footer, marking both his eighth trifecta, and a 18-point lead for San Antonio. Helped somewhat by the Washington Wizards’ never-say-die comeback attempt, Wembanyama parlayed additional opportunities into a single-game scoring total for the record books. In just 32 minutes time, the 7-foot-4 star’s lighting of the scoreboards confirmed a 50-point masterpiece, coronating him as NBA history’s fourth-youngest to achieve such a feat, as well as its tallest. Ever the stat sheet stuffer, Wembanyama’s 50-piece was accompanied by eyebrow-raising efficiency (18-of-29), alongside six rebounds, two assists, one steal, three blocks, and six 3-pointers.