For any NBA prospect, the launch pad is as important as the landing pad, and Victor Wembanyama is no different.

Gregg Popovich became the face of the advertisement San Antonio Spurs‘ loom for decades for good reasons. He and his team have produced some of the best players in the league, and Wembanyama is on the same path. Whether fans agree or not, NBA Champion and former Spur Danny Green agrees.

Green discussed the impact having a coach like Popovich can have on a player’s rookie season on livestream yesterday.

“(Wembanyama’s situation) is much better,” Green said FanDuel’s ‘Run it Back’. “(It’s) huge, and I talk about Joel (Embiid) and all these All-Stars, these superstars, and I think a lot of their careers and trajectories would have been a lot different if they had played for a different coach.

“I mean no disrespect to the coaches who coach them… but it’s hard to come into a situation and try to turn someone into a professional after seeing unprofessional atmospheres.”

Green won a championship with the Spurs in 2014 and broke the NBA record for three-pointers made in the NBA Finals series in 2013. He became the third North Carolina basketball graduate to win both the NBA and NCAA championships, joining the likes of James Worthy. and Michael Jordan.

Popovich has coached: kawhi leonard With Wembanyama’s talent on full display in his rookie season as he rose to the top of the league, the experienced coach now has the chance to develop Wembanyama to his full potential.

He just needs to get over his sophomore slump.

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