SAN ANTONIO — We are officially in uncharted territory.
As of late January 2026, Victor Wembanyama is no longer just a “generational prospect” or a “rising star.” He has become a statistical anomaly that the NBA’s record books were never designed to contain. Following his latest 39-point, 5-block masterpiece against Minnesota, the 22-year-old Frenchman is currently on pace to become the first player in the history of the sport to record 300 blocks and 150 three-pointers in a single season.
To put that into perspective: in the 79-year history of the NBA, no player has ever reached both of those milestones in their entire career, let alone in a single 82-game campaign.
The “300/150” Pace
While the league has seen elite shot-blockers (Mark Eaton, Hakeem Olajuwon) and elite shooters (Steph Curry, Klay Thompson), it has never seen a hybrid that effectively combines the two. Wembanyama’s current trajectory suggests he isn’t just breaking records—he’s creating a new category of player.
Chasing the “Unbreakable” Eaton
The “Holy Grail” of shot-blocking remains Mark Eaton’s 456 blocks in the 1984-85 season. While Wemby’s projected 311 blocks won’t catch Eaton’s total, his impact is arguably greater given the modern NBA’s spacing.
In 1985, teams took roughly four 3-pointers per game; today, they take 35. Wembanyama is patrolling a paint that is twice as large, defending players who are significantly faster, and still managing to contest shots at a rate the league hasn’t seen in two decades.
“He’s the only player I’ve ever seen who can block a corner three and then be the first one down the court for a transition lob,” said Spurs teammate Stephon Castle. “We don’t even call it a ‘No-Fly Zone’ anymore. It’s just ‘The Wemby Tax.'”
The All-Star Starter
This historic pace has earned Wembanyama his first career NBA All-Star Start. He will represent the Western Conference in Los Angeles next month, joining a pantheon of Spurs legends—Gervin, Robinson, Duncan, and Leonard—who earned starter nods in their third seasons.
However, unlike his predecessors, Wembanyama seems entirely uninterested in the pageantry of the event.
“I am going to Los Angeles to work,” Wembanyama told reporters on Monday. “The records are a side effect of the work. The goal is to make San Antonio a place teams are afraid to visit again.”
The “Quadruple-Double” Watch
With his blocks trending upward and his playmaking improving (averaging a career-high 3.6 assists), the league is also on high alert for the first quadruple-double since David Robinson in 1994. Wemby has already recorded two “5×5” games this season, and scouts believe a 10-block triple-double is “inevitable” before the playoffs begin.
