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3. Cutting around the basket. Opponents will often put a smaller player on Wembanyama. When this happens, he will establish post positioning or make himself a threat for a lob, forcing a help defender to rotate over.
4. Designed half-court sets. The Spurs run a set where a wing motions toward the ball-handler, while Wemby launches from the wing or elbow toward the paint. The play could lead to a lob at the rim, but more often than not it forces a rotation, giving enough space for a pass to the opposite corner for a 3-pointer.


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