DALLAS -- Victor Wembanyama stood next to Julian Champagnie in front of the scorer's table at American Airlines Center, admiring his own work.

His conclusion?

"That was niiiice."

Minutes earlier, the Frenchman pump faked, sending P.J. Washington skyward, then took one dribble toward the basket for a thunderous, reverse-windmill dunk that rattled the miked-up rim, sending the San Antonio Spurs bench into a frenzy. Pacing a 125-92 stomping of the Dallas Mavericks , Wembanyama showed off Wednesday all that he gleaned from a transformative summer that changed him physically and mentally.

"[I was] much more in control of myself," Wembanyama said. "The mind, I'm not worried about [that] because I saw what it's like to be confronted with potentially losing a lot, whether it's your

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