Victor Wembanyama named Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month for March

The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has been named Western Conference Defensive Player of the month for the third straight time, the league introduced.

Wembanyama averaged 9.7 defensive rebounds, 1.7 steals, and three.7 blocks per recreation throughout March in simply 29.9 minutes an evening. The Spurs held an outrageous low 102.9 factors per 100 possessions with the large man on the flooring, along with his protection enjoying an enormous half in San Antonio’s 13-2 file for the month.

At this level, Wembanyama has established himself as the league’s premier defender and looks like a lock for Defensive Player of the Year if he stays eligible. He’s received Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month thrice, the solely participant to get to that quantity this season in both convention, and has anchored the third-best protection in the league. Wembanyama leads the league in blocks by a large margin and ranks second in defensive rebounds per recreation, however his particular person influence goes past the numbers.

The Pistons’ Ausar Thompson was named Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month, his second consecutive distinction.

Wembanyama is averaging 24.7 factors, 11.5 rebounds, three assists, 3.1 blocks, and one steal in 29.2 minutes a recreation this season.