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SAN ANTONIO — As Victor Wembanyama swatted away another one of his shots, something dawned on Julian Champagnie. The Spurs wing just watched his teammates take turns trying to score on their star center, then going back down the other end of the floor to try to do it again.

One by one, they went at Wembanyama and met the same fate as many players across the NBA. But they got to catch their breath in between as they waited their turn, strategizing how they might get past him.

There was just one player who didn’t get a single break: Wembanyama.

The drill is simple. He defends a one-on-one sequence against every player in the gym witho

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