J.R. Smith says the only player that comes closest to Victor Wembanyama's size and skill is Kevin Durant, but even then KD looks like a baby compared to Wemby.

This article originally published at Mitch Johnson noncommittal about whether Victor Wembanyama starts or comes off bench for Spurs in NBA Cup final.

There’s a budding rivalry between the Spurs and the Thunder, that much is clear after Saturday night’s intense matchup.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs recently did something only one other team in the NBA has managed this season. They beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder have been spectacular to start the 2025-26 campaign,

The San Antonio Spurs toppled the defending league champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup, and surge in the power rankings as a result.

Victor Wembanyama caught a reporter's scoring mistake about the Knicks on Dec. 12. Two days later, he's heading to the NBA Cup Championship to face New York aft

Wembanyama last played during an NBA Cup Group C game against the Golden State Warriors on November 14. An MRI later confirmed a left calf strain, announced by the Spurs on November 17. San Antonio stayed careful, following league-wide trends around calf injuries.

By making it to the final, the Knicks and Spurs already have secured $212,373 per player from the NBA Cup prize money pool. The losing team on Tuesday gets nothing extra. Players