A legendary veteran and one of the best young players in the league will team up at the Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend later this month. Per NBA

Star, Chris Paul makes a pitch to coaches about selecting Spurs teammate Victor Wembanyama for his first such honor.

The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

Victor Wembanyama collected 30 points and 11 rebounds as part of a successful homecoming, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 140-110 drubbing of the Indiana Pacers on Thursday afternoon in Paris.

Victor Wembanyama and AJ Dybantsa teaming together? Comments from the top high schooler in the country will have Spurs fans dreaming

While the behind-the-scenes process continues for the trade landing Victor Wembanyama a second star in De'Aaron Fox, the San Antonio Spurs are in Memphis for a road game against the Grizzlies. "It's a good challenge,