NBA fans must certainly be interested in finding out how LeBron James did during his first game of the NBA Summer League. Especially after Victor Wembanyama underperformed on the offensive end and finished with only 9 points on 2 of 13 shooting from the field.
As we all know, Wembanyama has already earned comparisons to NBA legends like King James and was expected to live up to the hype. While the Spurs ended up winning with him on the court during a summer league game against the Hornets, this game didn’t go as well as Wemby would like.
Since there are fans looking to claim that Wembanyama has similar potential as a rookie LeBron James did, they should undoubtedly want to know how the 4x NBA champion performed during his first few professional games. Knowing so will also help us ascertain how Victor stacks up in comparison.
LeBron James scored 14 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds in his summer league debut
It turns out that King James did better when compared to Victor Wembanyama during his first-ever Summer League game. Some veteran NBA fans might be aware that LeBron and the Cavs faced off against the Orlando Magic during his first NBA games. Due to the hype that he brought along after being nicknamed The Chosen One, there were a lot of expectations from fans.
Although LeBron didn’t score as much as a few fans predicted, he was on the verge of recording a triple-double during his first-ever professional game. This indicated to NBA scouts that he is extremely well-rounded and could easily elevate his play if given more opportunities. Within a few Summer League games, James managed to score 23 points on 5 for 11 shooting from the field in only 23 minutes of action.
The 4x NBA champion never really showed out at the Summer League. Throughout the 3 games he participated in during his rookie season, he averaged 16.3 points, 7.5 assists, and 6.8 rebounds per game, while making an efficient 52.5% of his shots.
As the regular NBA season began, LeBron was ready and ended up scoring an impressive 25 points in his regular-season debut. Since he managed to pick up his scoring and impact with a few games in the summer league, perhaps we can expect the same of Victor Wembanyama.