Victor Wembanyama paced the Spurs to a runaway win over the Mavericks, his 40 points the most for a player in a season opener in San Antonio franchise history.

Late in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs ' season-opening 125-92 blowout win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Victor Wembanyama faced up against P.J. Washington on the right wing. He shot faked. Washington bit. And what Wembanyama did next was, if you didn't actually see it with your own eyes, truly unbelievable.

Victor Wembanyama on the basketball world wondering about his height all the time: “I don’t say I like it. It’s more like, over the years, it’s become a non-subject to me. Because, in my opinion, there’s so many more interesting things about me.” reddit | Oct. 21, 2025

Victor Wembanyama is back on the court after his second season was cut short due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder discovered in February. In the first game of his third NBA season Wednesday against the Mavericks, he looked better than ever.

Victor Wembanyama dazzled as he led the San Antonio Spurs to a big victory in their season opener on Wednesday.

Victor Wembanyama dunked on Cooper Flagg’s debut. And shot over it. And dribbled around it. And reminded everyone what was missing the last two months of the French star’s second season.

Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points with absolute efficiency in just 30 minutes of play against the Mavs on Wednesday.