Wembanyama took the Spurs to Paris and set a No. 1 seed goal

Oct 14, 2026

No rest

After the Finals, Victor Wembanyama went back to Hakeem Olajuwon for a second straight summer.

Back to Nanterre

In August he brought teammates to the Paris gym where he started his pro career with Nanterre 92.

Paris together

The group shared dinners, including one on the Seine, and Harrison Barnes set up a Louvre tour.

Rugby for balance

Wembanyama trained with a French rugby club to sharpen his balance and took Barnes along.

The goal

Coming off a 28-win improvement, Wembanyama has set his sights on the No. 1 seed.

Photo credit

File photo (December 2025): Victor Wembanyama at the NBA Cup in Las Vegas. Daiei Onoguchi ยท CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized.

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