From this point forward, between now and through the next six months, the NBA placed itself in the weird position of trying to top itself.

That’s because the opening week was a table-setter and statement-maker. There were enough superb performances and games and moments spread over seven days that anyone trying to maintain this pace would normally find it beyond reach … although not for Victor Wembanyama, who happens to be 7-foot-4, or maybe 7-foot-5.

The 2024-25 season is off to a scorching start, dropping hints of staying power as well as multiple breakout players, rookies who are ready-made, 30-something superstars who refuse to grow old and a force in the making in San Antonio.

Speaking of him, that’s the right place to begin:

Wembanyama’s otherworldly opening

The forecast for Wem

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