Lou Williams explains why there is no rivalry between Wembanyama and Holmgren.
For the past couple of weeks, the narratives have centered on the perceived rivalry between Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren.
In the wake of the basketball affair between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, both centers have constantly been tagged and monitored on who will emerge as the best.
But in the eyes of Lou Williams, there is no existing rivalry between Wembanyama and Holmgren, as he believes that Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the rightful nemesis of the French sensation.
“There’s levels to this conversation. The real rivalry to me is SGA and Wemby," the former NBA star and Sixth Man of the Year said on Run It Back. "Those are the MVP candidates. Why would an MVP candidate have a rivalry with a guy who’s not in that conversation?
"I think there's a lot of levels and a lot of layers to these conversations."
By looking at how they fare so far, Wembanyama definitely has a huge significant edge over Holmgren.
The Spurs have won their past three matchups against OKC due to Wembanyama, who averaged 22.7 points, 10.9 boards, 3.8 assists and 3.6 blocks. He simply outplayed Holmgren, who was passive enough with just 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds.
It's up to Holmgren on how he can settle the score with Wembanyama. But right now, Williams is convinced that there must be no rivalry between the two.
"I think Wimby has graduated from that conversation of a rivalry with Chet," Williams added. "I think it was a rivalry based on who was going to be Rookie of the Year, who's going to be the best seven-footer, the new seven-foot guy to come out. Other than that, what are the comparisons? I don't know what are the comparisons other than those two things. So I don't even think this is a thing."
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