One of the biggest [criticisms of Victor Wembanyama](https://airalamo.com/san-antonio-spurs-espn-reporter-says-frightening-part-out-loud-victor-wembanyama-future) by San Antonio Spurs fans has been his overabundance of three-point attempts. Now, through two games in the 2025 preseason, he has already been showing his ability to impact winning without shooting nearly as much from beyond the arc.
Instead of launching nearly nine three-point attempts per game as he did during the 2024-25 season, Victor has instead shown he's more than capable of making an impact with fewer, more selective looks. His first three point attempt of the game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night came with 7:09 remaining in the third quarter
He finished Wednesday's game with 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, one steal, and two blocks. It's that kind of stat line that shows Wembanyama isn't just content to bombing away from deep range. He recognizes that although he is a prolific shooter from three, there are plenty of other ways he can impact the game in a positive way that leads to winning.
Wembanyama has been dialing back his three-point attempts
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The somewhat paranoid fear coming from Spurs fans has been along the line of thinking that Victor would never be able to adjust away from this pattern of taking a high amount of attempts from beyond the three-point arc. As of this writing, he has only attempted one three in each preseason game so far, while still playing a winning brand of basketball.
Wembanyama is displaying the kind of discipline in his game that will ultimately cause his impact to be that much greater. There's nothing wrong with shooting a decent amount of three-point attempts even if you're 7-foot-5 (which apparently Victor is now?), as long as you're still a strong shooter. Wemby is very much a talented shooter, but there does come a point in time where he has to use his size in other ways, and he's recognizing that right now.
Victor is reminding fans [just how multifaceted his game](https://airalamo.com/victor-wembanyama-does-something-nobody-else-planet-can-do) is right now. After returning from a scary blood clot issue that planted seeds of doubt in skeptics, he is beginning to counter those worries. He's not trying to prove anything or make some kind of statement right away. Rather, he is committed to improving his game in the most sustainable and wise ways possible. You can bet that Wemby will continue to pick his spots wisely with his three-point shooting, and this will only level him up that much more.