Spurs' Victor Wembanyama gets real on who to credit for unanimous NBA DPOY win

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama gets real on who to credit for unanimous NBA DPOY win originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Individual accolades are great but basketball is a team sport. Victor Wembanyama lives this exact reality after three years in the San Antonio Spurs system. From Coach Mitch Johnson to Coach Gregg Popovich, he has been great at developing while also adapting to a positive team culture. It all showed when he was declared the first unanimous NBA DPOY.

Wembanyama credits Spurs system more for unanimous NBA DPOY win

The Spurs way of winning was always about playing a team. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Bruce Bowen, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili were forged that way by Coach Gregg Popovich. It did not change when Victor Wembanyama started with them and Coach Mitch Johnson took over.

Despite being a sole unanimous NBA DPOY awardee, Wembanyama posits that he would not be able to do it without his team. He embodied the true Spurs way of winning which was instilled by Coach Popovich and carried over by Coach Johnson, via NBA on NBC.

"I've had the chance to have great coaches over my career that have taught me great habits on defense and my shot blocking, especially since we're talking about it, is something I've been working on forever. It's probably the area in the game where I feel most comfortable," Wembanyama declared.