Star, Chris Paul makes a pitch to coaches about selecting Spurs teammate Victor Wembanyama for his first such honor.

A legendary veteran and one of the best young players in the league will team up at the Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend later this month. Per NBA

The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

Victor Wembanyama collected 30 points and 11 rebounds as part of a successful homecoming, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 140-110 drubbing of the Indiana Pacers on Thursday afternoon in Paris.

Victor Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season.

While the behind-the-scenes process continues for the trade landing Victor Wembanyama a second star in De'Aaron Fox, the San Antonio Spurs are in Memphis for a road game against the Grizzlies. "It's a good challenge,

Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama’s partnership has been great in their first season playing together on the San Antonio Spurs, and that will continue during All-Star Weekend, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.