The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

A duel between two superstars—the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo—ended in favor of the former player

The San Antonio Spurs have been swept up in trade rumors recently, and Victor Wembanyama is confident the front office will make the right move.