Gregg Popovich appeared before a contingent of local and national media on draft night just moments after the Spurs’ selection of Victor Wembanyama, in a corner of Spurs HQ set up to accommodate a larger crowd than years past, as well as a bigger moment for the organization. His first words as he took his seat: “So it begins.”
What “it” means is both vaguely obvious and unfathomable, a luminous future now officially tethered to a towering talent who brings a new level of possibilities, expectations, and attention to San Antonio. To perhaps borrow the words Wembanyama used after being selected:
“It’s the start of such a great adventure.