On Friday night before the Spurs game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Dan Weiss shared this graphic.
Before Friday’s game, Wemby had 222 combined steals and blocks, or “stocks,” thirty-three more than Anthony Davis. AD, who doesn’t just have the second highest stock in the league, but was Wemby’s opponent for the night.
Wembanyama STOCK alert-@wemby is the league leader in combined Steals and Blocks.
Two nights ago in @SacramentoKings Victor became the youngest player in NBA history to tally 5 and 5.
Last night he became the second player (MJ) in NBA history to do it in back-to-back games. pic.twitter.com/kteZ9QuyIA
— Jeph Duarte (@jeph_duarte) February 24, 2024
Last night, Victor added five more steals and five blocks to his total, making him the second player in NBA history to record five steals and five blocks in back-to-back games. Davis only added one steal and no blocks to his total.
Victor Wembanyama and Michael Jordan
That's it…that's the list@wemby | @spurs | #PorVida | @BallySports pic.twitter.com/bOzCtWIS5B
— Bally Sports San Antonio (@BallySportsSA) February 24, 2024
Michael Jordan was the other player to accomplish the feat.
Is Wemby satisfied simply making history?
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama finishes with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals & 5 blocks in loss to Lakers.
– That's NBA's first 5×5 game since Jusuf Nurkic in 2019.
– The last player with 27/10/8/5/5 or better was Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990 (29P/18R/9A/5S/11B).— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 24, 2024
A total of 29 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 11 blocks were scored by Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon in 1990. It’s the first time in almost 25 years that Wemby is close to that stat line.
Alert the league: Wemby is starting to receive some individual recognition, but he and the Spurs are aiming for team accolades.