In the journey of Victor Wembayama and whether he will become the NBA’s next greatest star or prospect, I stumbled across an article in New York Magazine, that I feel is very relevant to tracking Wemby’s journey.

While the NBA news cycle was in overdrive this week, all around the trade of Kevin Durant to Phoenix, and Kyrie Irving to Dallas, I started to think about the larger NBA environment, and where we are at in popular culture as NBA teams look to position themselves in the Wemby lottery, which is why a hit piece on Kyrie Irving was something I wanted to talk about and explore.

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