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WEMBY
WORLD

Dive into Victor Wembanyama's numbers, relive the milestones, test your knowledge — and rep the movement with official gear.

25.0PTS / game '25–'26
11.5REB / game '25–'26
3.1BLK / game '25–'26
DPOYUnanimous 2026

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Unanimous × 2

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Wemby won Rookie of the Year unanimously in 2024 — then did it again with Defensive Player of the Year in 2026, the youngest unanimous DPOY ever.

The $51M discount

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He took the 25% max ($252M) instead of the 30% supermax ($303M) — leaving San Antonio room to keep building a contender around him.

1,000,000 fans

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About a million fans registered interest in the Spurs' 2026–27 Europe games in Paris and Manchester — the highest demand ever for NBA games in Europe. Both sold out.

39 & 8

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In March 2026 he dropped 39 points with a career-high-tying eight 3-pointers in a win over the Boston Celtics.

First of France

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Wembanyama was the first French player ever selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft (2023).

The Dream sessions

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In summer 2026 he trained with Hakeem Olajuwon to expand his post game — after a season where he shot 51.2% from the field.

Codename: the Alien

THE ALIEN
MYTH

Why the greatest player of his generation calls Victor Wembanyama something not quite human — and the evidence file to prove it.

Case file #001

How the nickname was born

October 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada

An 18-year-old French kid plays two exhibition games on American TV against the G League Ignite. Game one: 37 points, 5 blocks, seven 3-pointers. Game two: 36 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks in a win.

LeBron James is in the building. Asked about the kid afterward, he delivers the line that becomes the nickname:

"Everybody's been a unicorn over the last few years, but he's more like an alien. No one has ever seen anyone as tall as he is but as fluid and as graceful as he is out on the floor." — LeBron James, October 5, 2022

Steph Curry, watching the same games, files his own scouting report: "He's like a '2K create-a-player."

Sources: Sports Illustrated · Bleacher Report

Anatomy of an Alien

7'4"

Taller than every MVP of the last 40 years — moving like a wing.

3× block king

Led the entire NBA in blocks in all three of his seasons (3.6, 3.8, 3.1 per game).

Unanimous × 2

Rookie of the Year (2024) and Defensive Player of the Year (2026), both by unanimous vote. The youngest unanimous DPOY ever.

A guard in a giant's body

Step-back threes, crossovers, 34.9% from deep in year three — while shooting 51.2% overall.

First of France

The first French player ever drafted No. 1 overall (2023).

The $51M sacrifice

Took the $252M max over the $303M supermax to keep San Antonio's contender flexible. Aliens don't need the extra.

Documented sightings

  1. Oct 2022 — The Vegas landings: 37 and 36 points against the G League Ignite. The nickname is born.
  2. May 2024 — Unanimous Rookie of the Year. Also makes All-Defensive First Team. As a rookie.
  3. Mar 2026 — 39 points with a career-high-tying 8 threes to torch the Boston Celtics.
  4. June 2026 — Unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA First Team, and a 62-win run to the Finals.
  5. July 2026 — A $252M extension, then a Nike signature shoe. The mothership provides.
  6. Sep 2026 — A million fans register for his Europe games; J. Cole shouts him out mid-concert in San Antonio.

By the numbers

Stats Lab

Three seasons, one trajectory: up. Pick a stat and watch it climb.

Season averages

SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%
2023–247129.721.410.63.91.23.646.532.579.6
2024–254633.224.311.03.71.13.847.635.283.6
2025–266429.225.011.53.11.03.151.234.982.7
Career18130.423.411.03.51.13.548.434.281.7

The awards shelf

2024NBA Rookie of the Year (unanimous)
2024 · 2026All-Defensive First Team
2025 · 2026NBA All-Star
2026Defensive Player of the Year (unanimous — youngest ever)
2026All-NBA First Team
20265-year, $252M max extension · Nike signature shoe announced

Stats via Basketball-Reference and StatMuse, updated September 2026. Led the NBA in blocks all three seasons (3.6, 3.8, 3.1 BPG).

The story so far

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  1. San Antonio selects Victor Wembanyama first overall out of France — the first French player ever taken No. 1. The most hyped prospect in a generation lands in the perfect development system.

  2. 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and a league-leading 3.6 blocks per game. ROTY by unanimous vote, plus All-Defensive First Team — as a rookie.

  3. Selected to his first All-Star Game in year two, averaging 24.3 points and a league-best 3.8 blocks before his season was cut to 46 games.

  4. Wemby leads the Spurs to 62 wins and their first Finals of his era, falling to the Knicks in five. He caps the season as unanimous Defensive Player of the Year — the youngest ever — and All-NBA First Team.

  5. Signs a 5-year, $252 million max extension with a player option in year five — deliberately taking the 25% max instead of the $303M supermax to keep the contender flexible. Nike announces his signature shoe.

  6. Spurs–Pelicans games in Paris and Manchester sell out on record-breaking demand (~1M fans registered interest). Wemby trains with Hakeem Olajuwon, runs with Fox, Barnes and new teammate Tobias Harris, gets a J. Cole shoutout at the Frost Bank Center — and training camp opens.

Card Market

The Wemby card market

One of the hottest markets in the entire hobby. A $5.11 million record, a $488K autograph, and a base rookie that swings hundreds of dollars on a single playoff game — here's the full picture.

$5.11MRecord sale, May 2026
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The $5.11 million card

Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Panini Prizm rookie card

Record sale · May 26, 2026

2023-24 Panini Prizm #136 — Black Finite 1/1 (PSA 10)

The most expensive Wembanyama card ever sold — and the most expensive non-autographed NBA card ever sold. It moved in a private sale brokered by Fanatics Collect, making it the 4th-highest publicly known NBA card sale and the 11th-highest sports card sale of all time.

The card was pulled by collector Cavelle McDonald from a box at NorCal Sports Cards. It came from the Prizm #136 rookie — the hobby's benchmark Wemby card, the one every collector knows.

Sources: ESPN · Sports Illustrated

All-time record sales

#CardPriceDateVenueGrade
1Prizm #136 Black Finite 1/1 rookie$5,110,000May 2026Fanatics CollectPSA 10
2Prizm #136 Nebula Choice 1/1 rookie$860,100Feb 2025GoldinPSA 9
3Prizm #136 Black Shimmer FOTL 1/1 rookie$516,000Apr 2024PWCCPSA 9
4Topps Chrome Superfractor 1/1 autograph$488,000Mar 2026GoldinPSA 8.5
5Select Courtside Black Finite 1/1 #288$137,128Jan 2025GoldinUngraded
6Bowman U "1st Ever" SuperFractor 1/1 auto$67,333Aug 2023GoldinPSA 10*
7Prizm #136 Gold Shimmer FOTL /10$52,200Apr 2024ALTPSA 10
8Prizm #136 King Snake parallel (SSP)$43,200Jun 2026Fanatics CollectPSA 10

*Bowman U grade reported inconsistently across sources (PSA 10 vs. 8.5/auto 10).

Price trendlines

Prizm #136 base · PSA 10 $375 Prizm #136 Silver · PSA 10 $3,300 Prizm #136 base · raw $70

The price guide

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Card market news

May 26, 2026 · ESPN

$5.11M: Wemby card joins the five-million club

The Black Finite 1/1 Prizm rookie sells privately via Fanatics Collect — most ever for a non-autographed NBA card.

May 2026 · Sports Illustrated

41 and 24: one game moves the whole market

After his 41-point, 24-rebound Game 1 in the WCF, base Prizm PSA 10s jumped ~$275 → ~$400 overnight.

Mar 8, 2026 · Athlon Sports

$488K: the most expensive Wemby autograph ever

A 1/1 Topps Chrome Superfractor auto sells at Goldin — the Wemby auto record, per Topps.

Jun 19, 2026 · Fanatics Collect

King Snake SSP sells for $43,200

The ultra-rare King Snake Prizm parallel (PSA 10) finds a buyer after 15 bids.

Feb 2025 · Bleacher Report

Two days after the injury: an $860,100 record

The Nebula Choice 1/1 sets a Wemby record at Goldin — bidders bet on the comeback.

Jan 2025 · Sports Collectors Digest

$137,128: a record for Wemby Select cards

The Select Courtside Black Finite 1/1 #288 headlines Goldin's January Elite Auction.

Sep 2026 · Sports Collectors Daily

Topps Definitive auto /15 draws ~$8,400 and 304 watchers

Licensed Topps NBA product is live — the Cosmic Chrome Planetary Pursuit "Sun" PSA 10 hit ~$1,025.

Apr 2024 · Lab 20 Cards

Fake Wemby Prizms seized by U.S. Customs

Counterfeit base #136s shipped from China were intercepted in Rochester, NY — buy graded and verify certs.

2026 · HobbyBoxNY

First licensed Topps Superfractor 1/1 pulled

2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic — the first fully licensed Topps NBA product — yields a Wemby Superfractor 1/1.

Oct 2025 · ESPN

Fanatics takes the NBA card license from Panini

Topps becomes the NBA licensee — all true licensed Wemby rookies remain 2023-24 Panini.

Collector's guide

◈ True rookie cards

All licensed Wemby rookies are 2023-24 Panini: Prizm #136 (the benchmark), Select (Concourse/Premier/Courtside tiers), Donruss Rated Rookie and Donruss Optic, NBA Hoops, Mosaic, Revolution, Contenders, plus Prizm Draft Picks (college uniform) and retail spin-offs like Prizm Monopoly and Prizm Deca.

◈ What drives value

Serial-numbered parallels and 1/1s rule the top end — Black Finite, Nebula, Gold /10s, King Snake. Autographs carry a premium because no Panini-licensed Wemby autos exist; his signature is exclusive to Topps/Fanatics. Grading matters enormously: a base Prizm PSA 10 trades at roughly 5× a raw copy. PSA's pop report is the industry's rarity standard.

◈ Spotting fakes

In April 2024 U.S. Customs seized counterfeit Prizm #136 rookies. Tells on fakes: weak print, blurred photo, a "cut" Nike swoosh, "SPURS" nameplate not bold, missing nameplate shadow. Always verify the cert number with PSA/BGS/SGC on expensive cards, and treat far-below-market prices as a red flag.

◈ Where to buy & trade

eBay has the most liquidity — use Authenticity Guarantee on big purchases. Auction houses: Goldin, PWCC, Fanatics Collect, ALT. Breaks on Whatnot, local card shops, The National show, plus COMC and MySlabs for fixed-price deals.

◈ Panini vs. Topps

Panini held the NBA license during Wemby's rookie year — so every true licensed rookie is Panini. In October 2025 Fanatics took over the license, making Topps the NBA licensee (2025-26 Topps Chrome Cosmic is the first licensed Topps NBA product). Wemby's autograph is exclusive to Fanatics/Topps — that's why Topps, not Panini, issues his certified autos.

Search Wemby rookies on eBay

Prices are ranges from recent sold listings (Jun–Sep 2026) and move daily — check eBay sold listings and Sports Card Investor for live comps. This page is for fans and collectors, not financial advice. Record-sale figures sourced from ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Goldin, PWCC, ALT, and Fanatics Collect.

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