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Height
His real height is 2.26 Pooriya93p (talk) 04:16, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- Maybe. But what matters is what LNB lists as of right now. --bender235 (talk) 23:01, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- If you are referring to the infobox, the field is displayed as "Listed height".—Bagumba (talk) 11:03, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
The NBA is officially listing him at 7 feet, 3.5 inches, based on a measurement by the Spurs without sneakers on. Now, it seems a little silly to measure without shoes considering they are never actually playing barefoot, but that is their standard for all players as they enter the league from the draft.
This makes Victor the second tallest player in the NBA, behind Boban Marjanovic (7'4) and ahead Kristaps Porzingas (7'3)</ref>https://www.nba.com/news/victor-wembanyama-officially-listed-at-7-foot-3-5-inches-tall</ref> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.114.91.83 (talk) 02:37, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2023
Victor us now 7'5 https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/victor-wembanyama-ridiculous-new-height/611778 Raiderfan2431 (talk) 17:17, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Victor is now 7'5 Raiderfan2431 (talk) 17:18, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Not done for now: According to this source, his "new" height is yet to be confirmed. M.Bitton (talk) 14:56, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- Is there any other proof Victor said this? It takes more than an unknown french website to prove that ESPN is either lying or has bad sources 73.75.249.102 (talk) 12:50, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
He's 7'4, not 7'2
According to his recent height measurements, he is 7'4 with an 8'0 wingspan. Please change this. Source: https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/268550/Victor-Wembanyama-Measures-7-Foot-4 73.75.249.102 (talk) 12:45, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
- There's no consensus that RealGM is reliable (Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Archive 44 § Realgm.com). Why should we discount his current team's listing?—Bagumba (talk) 12:52, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
- LNB still lists him at 219 cm, which is what we keep until he is officially measured at the NBA Draft Combine. --bender235 (talk) 16:45, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
GA Review
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Reviewer: Oltrepier (talk · contribs) 11:26, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I'm planning to start this review very soon, ideally later today or tomorrow. From what I've seen so far, I think the promotion of this article won't be a long shot at all, because it looks great already. Oltrepier (talk) 11:26, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
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- Final comments
- @Sportzeditz: Right, I haven't got much to say, really, because the article looks excellent! Overall, you did a great job in providing reliable sources, following WP:MOS and structuring the article properly, so I definitely enjoyed reading the whole page. The article is, of course, broad and stable, and despite all of the hype surrounding Wembanyama at the moment, you managed to keep the page as neutral as possible, so that's another positive. All of the images included look fine, too.
- I did notice just a few minor issues with punctuation and links, but I've mostly fixed them by myself. What I've got left to say is that a few phrases might still need to be re-tooled, and especially one from the Nanterre 92 paragraph comes to mind:
- "In October, Wembanyama featured in a viral video, where at age 16, he showcased his skills in a two-on-two pick-up game against Rudy Gobert, one of the top defensive players in the world, and Vincent Poirier."
- Gobert's skills are already well-known and can be found on his own article, anyway. Plus, specifying Victor's age doesn't feel necessary here. So, I would change the sentence like this: "In October of the same year, Wembanyama featured in a viral video where he showcased his skills in a two-on-two pick-up game against Rudy Gobert and Vincent Poirier." Is that OK?
- Finally, I would suggest you to add one more "third-party" reference for the player's signings with ASVEL and Metropolitans 92, respectively, just to be safer.
- I hope my suggestions will be clear and useful enough. Thank you for this nomination! Oltrepier (talk) 16:28, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Oltrepier: I have edited the sentence above and added more references to each signing. Sportzeditz (talk) 16:58, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Sportzeditz: And that should be enough to promote the article. Thank you, and congratulations! Oltrepier (talk) 17:53, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 23 March 2023
change height to 7'4" 2406:2D40:41CA:8510:DCE1:AA1A:FB67:B5A7 (talk) 13:33, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:44, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
- LNB still lists Wembanyama at 219 cm, which is what we keep until he is officially measured at the NBA Draft Combine. --bender235 (talk) 19:33, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:02, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
- ... that Victor Wembanyama is regarded as one of the greatest NBA prospects of his generation, being described him as the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James in 2003? Source: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/wemby-watch-victor-wembanyama-reaches-new-heights-but-just-how-tall-is-the-top-prospect-in-the-nba-draft/, https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/06/victor-wembanyama-basketball-french-teenager-nba-draft, https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/10/06/18-year-old-frenchman-victor-wembanyama-being-hailed-as-the-single-greatest-prospect-in-nba-history/, https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/victor-wembanyama-nba-draft-prospect-lebron-james/tahdqvkwbib75ug33c6cfqe9, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/16/sports/basketball/victor-wembanyama-nba-draft-2023.html
Improved to Good Article status by Sportzeditz (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 23:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Victor Wembanyama; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: @Onegreatjoke: I was the one who reviewed and promoted the article to GA, so I'm definitely willing to take over this nomination, as well! To be honest, everything looks fine, including your QPQ. I just think you could optimize the hook even more by focusing on the comparison between Wembanyama and Lebron, but this is mainly a suggestion, rather than a must. On a side note, was "being described him" a typo? That pronoun looks a bit weirdly-placed to me... Please, let me know what you think about this. Oltrepier (talk) 14:29, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Oltrepier: How about, ALT1: ... that Victor Wembanyama is regarded as one of the greatest NBA prospects of his generation even being described as the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James in 2003? Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:15, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
- @Onegreatjoke: Nice, although I was thinking more about something like this:
- ALT2: ... that Victor Wembanyama has been described as the most anticipated NBA prospect since LeBron James in 2003?
- [Also, I slightly edited your previous message, so your own proposed hook can be recorded by the bot.] Oltrepier (talk) 19:46, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, I forgot to call for help from other reviewers in here... Oltrepier (talk) 10:01, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, Oltrepier, you can't review a DYK nom if you reviewed it for GA status as well.
might we get another reviewer in here? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 02:30, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Sorry, I genuinely didn't know that... Good thing that I picked the red arrow over the green tick, then! : D Oltrepier (talk) 13:49, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
- Reviewing jengod (talk) 02:06, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
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Suggestion: emphasizing Tony Parker's role in early career
I suggest emphasizing TP's role in Wembanyama's early career, as he has been a mentor for him. But also emphasize a sort of rupture between the two, with Wemby's move from ASVEL to Boulogne-Levallois, and Parker's comments about it maybe not being the best choice (would've progressed more playing regularly in the Euroleague)
Thanks guys! 26Belhanda (talk) 10:08, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
NBA draft
Would it make sense to add a line or two explaining eligibility for the draft rules? (I guess there's an age floor?) Might be helpful to readers unfamiliar with the NBA or American basketball nuance. jengod (talk) 02:20, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- That's what the article NBA draft is for. --bender235 (talk) 18:10, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Updated stats
the stats uploaded currently under "career statistics" are outdated and make him look much worse than he really is. The subpage "career statistics should be updated with recent nunbers 2600:1700:6062:2480:86A7:3A2C:6CE0:702A (talk) 03:24, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
- The stats currently listed are for the EuroLeague, but he's not in that league this season. —Bagumba (talk) 05:16, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
- in that case, his stats played in other leagues should be included as well, similarly to the stats listed for the luka doncic Wikipedia page. Not sure how to do this but here is a source for it
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wembavi01.html 2600:1700:6062:2480:801B:7691:4FBF:8B10 (talk) 16:41, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2023
His second name is Longa 186.99.107.210 (talk) 20:46, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 00:45, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
Youth career
I could be interesting to add int his youth career that: « in May 2013, he won the national inter-committee tournament with the Hauts-de-Seine selection alongside Bilal Coulibaly, future teammate at Metropolitans 92 and number 7 in the NB draft. » Multiple sources and videos available (mostly in French), for instance: https://www.bebasket.fr/wembanyama-coulibaly/ Sakhr ACV (talk) 18:16, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
His heights is 7’3.5”
The spurs just did official measurements, his actual height is 7’3.5” Rocknroll87 (talk) 20:22, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 28 June 2023
Listed by NBA as 7’3 1/2 47.219.5.75 (talk) 21:24, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 05:47, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- A source is here. However, he's not technically "listed" anywhere as that (yet). NBA.com still shows him as 7'5".[1] Historically, the league hasn't listed w/ 1⁄2 either, so it's interesting to see if they round up or down, or start a new trend. I don't oppose some update in the article, but it's nuanced at this point, and not straightforward.—Bagumba (talk) 06:24, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- The (inofficial) 7-3+1⁄2 measurement by the Spurs was bare foot. NBA.com lists in shoes, so I expect Wembanyama's listed height to remain 7-5 for the foreseeable future. --bender235 (talk) 17:58, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- Actually, the NBA started measuring w/o shoes a few years ago. —Bagumba (talk) 18:13, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- The (inofficial) 7-3+1⁄2 measurement by the Spurs was bare foot. NBA.com lists in shoes, so I expect Wembanyama's listed height to remain 7-5 for the foreseeable future. --bender235 (talk) 17:58, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- Measuring yes, but players are still listed with their in-shoes height. For example, Amen Thompson was measured 6-5+3⁄4 at the NBA combine, but is listed at 6-7 on NBA.com. --bender235 (talk) 20:14, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- No, the NBA claims it's w/o shoes.[2] Still, not sure when between now and start of season that teams required to certify and list.—Bagumba (talk) 21:35, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- Measuring yes, but players are still listed with their in-shoes height. For example, Amen Thompson was measured 6-5+3⁄4 at the NBA combine, but is listed at 6-7 on NBA.com. --bender235 (talk) 20:14, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- If that's true must be a coincidence how every current rookie is listed 1 to 1+1⁄2 inches taller than his NBA combine bare-foot measurement, I guess. --bender235 (talk) 20:58, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2023
change Listed height from 7 feet 5 inches (2.26 meter) to 7 feet and 3.5 inches (2.22 meter)
[1] Nicoltruter (talk) 17:12, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
Done Xan747 (talk) 17:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
Brittany Spears incident
Should the Brittany Spears incident be added to Victor's article? It's been covered by AP News, ESPN, BBC, Yahoo Sports, The New York Times, etc. HappyBoi3892 (talk) 01:33, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
- I'd be wary of WP:NOTDIARY and WP:RECENTISM. —Bagumba (talk) 01:46, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
Weight And Height
According to the San Antonio spurs espn depth chart and stats, it says that wemby is 102 kg or 225 lbs, 2.21 meters or 7 feet 3 inches Wikiuserererer (talk) 02:46, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
- NBA.com still says 7-4, 210. --bender235 (talk) 21:09, 18 September 2023 (UTC)