MIAMI (AP) — Victor Wembanyama has a new height. He's thinking about new heights. Wembanyama — healthy again after deep vein thrombosis forced doctors to end his 2024-25 season two months early — starts Year 3 with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday when they visit the Dallas Mavericks. It's a matchup of top picks; Wembanyama went No. 1 in 2023, the Mavericks' Cooper Flagg was No. 1 this year.

Wembanyama knows the Western Conference is loaded. He wants a playoff spot anyway and thinks the Spurs are good enough to get there. “Looking forward to this very much,” the 21-year-old Wembanyama said. “It's definitely the next step in many of our careers. Me and my teammates, we're all eyes on it.” The French star even put a number on what he would define a successful season: Wembanyama wants the

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