Detroit Pistons: You have to see this Wembanyama highlight to believe it

Fans of the Detroit Pistons are counting down the days until the end of what has been a disappointing season.

It’s not just the losing though, as this offseason brings the chance for the Pistons to land the #1 pick and draft Victor Wembanyama, one of the most touted prospects since LeBron James.

He hasn’t disappointed this season, as he is averaging 21 points and just under 10 rebounds per game while adding 3.2 blocks and routinely doing things that no 7-foot-4 player ever has.

It’s probably unfair for fans to view a teenager as the savior of a franchise, but any dream offseason scenario for the Detroit Pistons involves lottery luck and landing Wembanyama.

Some of this is just the hype that comes with any consensus number one pick, but Wembanyama keeps adding to his myth by making plays that boggle the mind.

Detroit Pistons: Victor Wembanyama highlight adds to the hype

The Internet nearly exploded when a recent Victor Wembanyama highlight emerged that may ave been a first in professional basketball.

I’ve been watching hoops for a long time, and I can’t remember anyone ever grabbing the rebound of their own missed 3-point shot and dunking it like Wembanyama does here.

Here’s a closer view. Keep in mind that this is a 7-foot-4 player handling the ball and shaking a guard for a step-back three-pointer.

The wild thing is how easy he made that look. Yes, I heard all the naysayers talking about how no one boxed out and how he won’t be able to do that in the NBA against better defenders and players, but just the amount of ground he’s able to cover is astounding here.

He was falling away from the 3-point line and still somehow got into the lane in time to grab the rebound. That would be tough to do in a slam-dunk contest, much less in an actual game.

The handles were on full display, as was the difficulty in defending him. If you bring a center onto the perimeter, he’ll blow right by him, defend him with a guard or wing and he’ll shoot over them, and if that doesn’t work, he might just grab his own board and dunk it anyway.

This is a video game stuff, and his otherworldly ceiling is the reason teams like the Detroit Pistons are happy enough to tank away just for the mere 14 percent chance of getting him. You can nit-pick about his competition or thin frame, you can call it a load of hype, but this young man’s ceiling is MVP of the league and the myth just keeps growing.