Victor Wembanyama’s work with Jamal Crawford is nothing new to the Spurs generational talent

Jamal Crawford, a Spurs logo and Victor Wembanyama

Generational talent Victor Wembanyama actually is trying to do it all. The 20-year-old marvel is continuing to work with Jamal Crawford, who’s considered one of the NBA’s best ever ball handlers as well as a three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner. It appears to be another step Wembanyama, who carried loads of expectations before a Rookie of the Year campaign with the San Antonio Spurs announced he was for real.

Crawford joined the Dan Patrick Show to discuss working with Wembanyama this summer. It’s a relationship that started when the former top overall draft pick appeared on TNT.

“We go back to earlier this season when we had him on the show,” Crawford said of his first interaction with the Spurs leading scorer.

“He had been doing some crazy moves so I asked him if he could do this particular move and he’s like, ‘Yeah, I’ve been doing that for years.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, OK,’” Crawford continued. “We hooked up at All-Star and I just showed him some freestyle moves and from there our relationship kind of took off.”

Wembanyama qualified for All-Star Weekend courtesy of the Rising Stars Challenge.

“I showed him a wrap around move where he wraps around his body; it’s only reserved for tall guards, guys with long arms that could pull this off. I thought he could take it to the next level,” Crawford said. “But, it was funny, when I started showing him, all the other rookies, sophomores on the court – all the attention, they stopped shooting, they went over there. I’m like, ‘Ok, let’s just keep this surface level because everybody’s watching right now.’”