“I'm Convinced”: LeBron James’ Agent Rich Paul Points Out Why Victor Wembanyama Will Be the Face of the NBA

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Winning his first unanimous DPOY and being in the top 3 of this year’s MVP race certainly increased Victor Wembanyama’s stock value. Especially for super agent Rich Paul, who at first wanted the French phenom to be a little more efficient. A few months later, LeBron James’s close aide is convinced that the San Antonio Spurs‘ star is the right person to take over the torch.

“Wemby will be the face of the league. I’m convinced. He allows you to buy into his humility while also bringing it every night on both ends of the floor. We all love the giants anyway. That’s always been the NBA. As I watch him more and more, it’s hard to not want to see this guy win.”

This campaign for the 22-year-old is not new from Rich Paul.

A few months ago, Paul suggested the possibility of the French phenom taking over the face of league tag from LeBron James. “It’s two things. If he stays healthy, and if people don’t try to penalize him for how it looks. Most people try to penalize you because it didn’t look like their goat. It’s just about his body of work. My answer is yes,” Paul said. “If Wemby decides that this is how he going to play, the league is in trouble.” And Wemby has truly stamped his authority in the meantime.

After boldly stating his goal of winning both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, the 22-year-old captured the DPOY award on Monday. He made history as the first unanimous winner and the youngest recipient since the award began in the 1982-83 season. Let’s not forget he is competing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic for the MVP trophy. He is doing that in his third year in the league.

This season, Victor Wembanyama has led the Spurs to become a genuine threat to OKC. He recently led to ten straight wins, which is their first 10-game win streak since 2015-16. Now, Rich Paul knows what extraordinary talent looks like, after all, he has witnessed the rise and hype of LeBron James from the very first time the 41-year-old stepped foot in the league.