Mitch Johnson on Victor Wembanyama

    by Yetundejones: Victor Wembanyama

    Mitch Johnson sat down with Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald and didn't hold back on Victor Wembanyama. He said Wemby wants to be the best player ever and wouldn't blink saying it. The Spurs coach also made it clear Victor has never put himself above the team. Ever. #VictorWembanyama #Sports

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    Oh, sweet. Thanks, man. It's awesome. The identity stuff, what about from last, just from going into this camp? Have you changed much, or is it now kind of like it's set in place, now just growing it and building it? The challenge I had was how do you get delivered the same message to the majority of the guys because you're also trying to make them where we think that we're all new. And then they also try to get them to understand that this is who we are, and so it's really important that we protect it so they hear it. And then the next one is our style of play, which is a good time for it because we're kind of in the meat of camp. And you call those culture days? I think of it in terms of like we're in the install phase of training camp, so we're installing our systems, I'm installing our culture. That right I like that Got it how old was Wimby when you guys drafted him He was 19 When we drafted him When did everybody know that he existed and was a good player So our CEO actually saw him. He was in the gym, just happened to be in the gym. I actually wasn't planning to see him. He was 16. Or he was just about to turn 16 and came back after his trip. So I think that's the greatest player I've ever seen in my life. And literally 12 months later, we put the plan into motion to turn the team over and have the chance to draft him in a couple years. Wow. That's amazing. He's amazing. Of all the goals, he wants to be the best player ever. No question. He'd tell you that without a blink. Like, I want to be the best player ever, which is a great statement. He's never done anything that puts himself above the team. Ever. Wow. That's awesome. Yeah. Absolutely. Do you always like that? No, that's a... Since we've had him. That's amazing.