SHAQUILLE O'Neal has expressed his concern about Victor Wembanyama's size and isn't ready to crown him as the NBA's next great prospect.
The 51-year-old NBA legend believes Wembanyama's height and weight could pose durability issues on the next level and claims "he's not that strong."
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Wembanyama is tall and slender at seven-foot-five and 230 pounds.
The Hall of Fame big man expressed his doubts and skepticism about Wembanyama's NBA future.
He told Sportscasting.com that he needs to see more films on the French prodigy before signing off on him.
"I'm a bit skeptical because the good and bad thing about highlights," Shaq said.
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"When you put your highlights on, you always show the good parts. I want to see this kid play a full game."
Shaq went on to continue to emphasize the size concerns.
"He's not very big — he's tall, but he's building up a lot of muscles, not that strong. He can shoot, he can dribble, he can do all that."
Some of Shaq's doubts come from how Wembanyama plays the game; he would like to see him down in the paint more.
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"But I'm only seeing highlights of him dunk the ball and shoot jumpers."
"I haven't really seen a lot of post moves. We haven't seen a lot of that stuff. So again, now you could be a star in France. When you come over here, you definitely got to start all over. "
The French big man had a dominant year while playing for the Metropolitans, averaging 21.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals, and 3.2 blocks in 25 games.
But more is needed to convince Shaq.
He said: "A lot of guys have a lot of hype and came over here, some played out, and some didn't. So I'm going to be more on the skeptical side like Charles."
