On Road Trippin’ with RJ and Channing, Richard Jefferson shared with host Allie Cliffton how Popovich will build Victor Wembanyama into a future star, but that expectations for Wemby should be tempered as the season begins.
Jefferson compared it to Pop’s benching of Kawhi Leonard for a half in his rookie season to “send a message.”
Via the podcast info on Spotify:
On this edition of Road Trippin’, Allie and Richard discuss San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, and the impact he will have on rookie Victor Wembanyama. Rich believes that Coach Pop had the biggest impact on his career, and his track record of nurturing past superstars like David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Kawhi Leonard leads him to believe that Wembanyama will be built up in that same blueprint.