Jeff Teague Says Victor Wembanyama Has Not Passed Kevin Durant
Jeff Teague said Victor Wembanyama has not passed kevin durant, pushing back on the rising comparisons after the Spurs big man’s postseason surge. Teague, a former NBA champion and All-Star point guard, made the point on his Club 520 podcast.
Wembanyama’s numbers explain why the debate has grown. In his debut postseason campaign, he averaged 22.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.8 blocks while shooting 53.8 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from deep and 85.5 percent from the foul line.
Wembanyama’s postseason numbers
The San Antonio Spurs star also carried his regular-season production into the conversation. He averaged 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks while shooting 51.2 percent overall, 34.9 percent from deep and 82.7 percent at the line.
Against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, he took it up another level. Wembanyama averaged a series-best 29.3 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks, and he shot 42.9 percent from deep in the series.
Durant comparison stays open
That production has fueled debate over whether he is already the best player in the league, but Teague drew the line at Durant. The Houston Rockets superstar forward remains the standard in Teague’s view, even after Wembanyama’s breakout stretch.
The comparison also sits beside another number from the same series: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot 28.6 percent from deep on the same number of attempts. Wembanyama’s rise has been paired with work alongside Hakeem Olajuwon, and the result is a postseason line that now sits at the center of the Durant discussion.
Jeff Teague draws the line
Wembanyama enters the next phase of the conversation with a postseason average of 22.4 points and 3.8 blocks, plus a Western Conference Finals line that matched the league’s biggest stages. Teague’s view keeps Durant above him for now, and that leaves the Spurs star chasing not just wins, but the level that still separates an All-Star peak from a true all-time benchmark.
