How tall is Victor Wembanyama? Wingspan, height and weight

Victor Wembanyama has been the center of attention since joining the league last year as the standout No. 1 pick in the draft. After a season and a half, he is a top contender for the Defensive Player of the Year award and is making his All-Star debut.

He will be one of the main attractions of the weekend in San Francisco, both on Saturday in the Skills Challenge and on Sunday in the All-Star Game, where he will play for Charles Barkley’s team.

Basketball hasn’t seen a player like Victor Wembanyama before

Between his attributes and physical size, it’s now more than clear that NBA star Victor Wembanyama is truly something special. In his first season in the NBA, since being drafted number 1 by the San Antonio Spurs in 2023, Wembanyama averaged an impressive 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 blocks with an average of 29.7 minutes per game. Those are some serious numbers for a rookie, but again, this is no ordinary player.

The 20-year-old Wembanyama, who recently measured 7-foot-4 barefoot with an 8-foot wingspan, was turning the heads of NBA executives long before he brought his skillset to the league and if one thing is clear, it’s that he’s more than worth the hype. With his exceptional combination of fluidity, perimeter skills, shot-blocking instincts, feel for the game, and seemingly mature IQ, it was a mere formality that he was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Consider for a moment that he was named French LNB Pro A Best Young Player two years in a row before making his EuroLeague debut in 2022. Furthermore, Givony disclosed that the 18-year-old Wembanyama stands at 7-foot-4 barefoot and possesses an 8-foot wingspan. Yes, that’s incredible. With that in mind, here are a few factors to consider:

Wembanyama is no longer the NBA’s tallest player

Prior to the departure of Tacko Fall for China’s Xinjiang Flying Tigers, there were only three players in the NBA listed 7-foot-3 flat. The other two are of course Boban Marjanovic and Kristaps Porzingis. What that means is that Wembanyama was officially the tallest player in the NBA during his rookie season.

But this year, he has to share the crown as the tallest player in the league with Memphis Grizzlies rookie Zach Edey, who also stands at 7 feet 4 inches.

Wembanyama also has the longest wingspan

With an 8-foot measurement, you’d think we were talking about a large bird, but no, it’s just a 20-year-old French basketball prodigy. Assuming that stat is accurate, Wembanyama will edge past Mo Bamba and Zach Edey - who are listed as having a 7-foot-11 wingspan.

While some might mention the name of Dekembe Mutombo or Yao Ming, who came through the NBA Draft in 2002, we haven’t had an NBA prospect with this much anticipation surrounding him for quite some time. Indeed, he will be the tallest since the aforementioned Chinese sensation.

Though enormous, Wembanyama can shoot

When looking at the handful of players across league history who’ve measured above 7 feet tall, few have averaged more than one 3-point attempt a game. Where the Frenchman is concerned, he’s been above average. Indeed, when compared to Porzingis, who plays for the Celtics, and the other 25 players in the league’s history who were 7-foot-3 or taller, their combined effort was 4.0 per 36 minutes, which, incredibly, is still less than what Wembanyama is posting with 5.7 per game in the same time frame.

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*This article was written in Spanish and translated with the help of AI.

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