Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers made a big decision to help ice a critical win over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. The 7-foot-3

According to the NBA's most recent MVP ladder, Wembanyama is fourth in the running to win the Michael Jordan Trophy, behind only Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. His two dominant performances against Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are key reasons why he jumped ahead from the fifth spot, passing Jayson Tatum.

However, behind Wembanyama, the Spurs don't really have a high-level second option. Devin Vassell once flashed that potential, but after his lackluster start to the season, it's clear that his ceiling is as a third or fourth option on a good team.

The latter has turned around in a major way. Since Dec. 1, Wembanyama is making 37% of his 3s on over nine attempts per game. Put that together with his 77% finishing rate at the rim, which Cleaning the Glass ranks in the 86th percentile among all bigs, and Wembanyama already ranks as one of the most dominant inside-out scorers in the league.

NBA 2K25's January player ratings update highlights Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and Evan Mobley with standout boosts.

The Bucks had a plan to make the second-year Spurs phenom uncomfortable. Antetokounmpo and his teammates executed that plan to perfection.

Milwaukee Bucks power forward Bobby Portis thinks that a recent foe, not his current two-time MVP teammate, is a contender to become the best defender in the history of the NBA. The 6-foot-10 Arkansas product,

Giannis Antetokounmpo fell just short of back-to-back triple-doubles, but the Bucks remain red-hot from long range in an easy victory over the Spurs.

We knew that Victor Wembanyama had a chance to be one of the best players in the NBA when he was drafted No. 1 in 2023. But nobody could have predicted how quickly that would occur. After hitting 100 career games shortly after the start of the New Year,

Grimes has taken advantage of added minutes by averaging 14.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 3-pointers over those 12 games. He has also attempted at least 12 shots in each of his last six games. Dončić isn’t close to returning and Irving could miss another week or two. Until the Mavericks get healthy, Grimes is a must-add.