The data doesn't lie|The first 5X5 record in his career: How far is Wembanyama from the miracle of five pairs?

With 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks, Wembanyama scored the first 5X5 data in his career, which was also the first time in the league that a single-game 5X5 data performance was performed after Nurkic on January 2, 2019. At 20 years and 51 days, Wembanyama became the youngest player in history to win a 5x5, having previously set a record of 22 years and 288 days for Kirilenko. Wembanyama is also the player who has completed 5x5 in the lowest time (30 minutes and 55 seconds) in history.

It is worth mentioning that in the game against the Kings just a day ago, Wembanyama played less than 32 minutes, contributing 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks, and only 1 assist was needed to complete 5X5. Since the 1973-74 season began counting steals and blocks, only Jordan (1987) and Wembanyama have had at least five steals and five blocks in two consecutive games.

Unlocking such a historical achievement so easily makes one wonder how far Wembanyama is from the miracle of five doubles in a single game.

It's only a matter of time before the big dream record is broken

Since the 1973-74 season began counting steals and blocks, there have been a total of 22 single-game 5x5 stats in NBA history, including Banyama. Of these 22 miracles, Olajuwon alone won six, followed by Kirilenko three.

Wembanyama won a 5x5 in his rookie season and almost completed another 5x5 yesterday, so it's only a matter of time before he breaks Olajuwon's 5x5 record -

First, the advantage of age. Wembanyama's first 5X5 unlock is 20 years and 51 days, while Olajuwon's first 5X5 is 24 years and 48 days. Theoretically, Wembanyama had more time to perform miracles.

In NBA history, only two players have played 5x5 in their rookie years, one is Wembanyama and the other is Jamal Tinsley. On November 17, 2001, Tinsley scored 12 points, 9 rebounds, 15 assists, 6 steals and 5 blocks against the Timberwolves, but he was almost 24 years old at the time. Compared with Wenban, who often plays comprehensive data, Tinsley can only be regarded as a dumpling.

Second, the advantage of steals and assists. For a center player, the hardest stats to accumulate to unlock 5X5 should be assists and steals.

Strong as a big dream, he played 82 games in his rookie season, only 1 game reached 5+ assists, and none of them reached 5+ steals. Wembanyama has the innate advantage of height and reach, and he is able to adapt to the trend of modern basketball, and can hold the ball and organize, he has only played 51 games, and has 10 games with 5+ assists and 3 steals 5+ times.

NBA official data shows that in the history of the league, only Wembanyama and Olajuwon have scored at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 5 steals in a single game, and Olajuwon has done it 4 times, but the first time was in the 205th game of his career. And today is only Wembanyama's 51st match.

How far is Wenban from the miracle of the five pairs?

On the day Wembanyama won 5X5 for the first time in his career, the American high school women's basketball team also broke a bombshell news. A high school girl basketball player named Kieonna Christmas scored 11 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocks in a recent game to score a five-double. No matter what level of basketball you are in, it is extremely difficult to get a five-double.

Never before in the history of the NBA has there ever been a five-double-double that has actually been counted on the books. Some U.S. media once reported that on March 18, 1968, Chamberlain once scored 53 points, 32 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks and 11 steals in a game.

It was a game between the 76ers and the Lakers, and in the end the 76ers beat the Lakers 158-128, and Chamberlain played a full 48 minutes, shooting 24-of-29 from the field and 5-of-10 from the free-throw line, scoring 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists. With his dominance at the time, 24 blocks and 11 steals were a real possibility.

Returning to Wembanyama, how far is he from a five-double? For Wemban, wemban's scores, rebounds, assists and even blocks have been double-doubled, and in the 51 games so far this season, Wembanyama has scored 48 double-doubles, 29 rebounds double-doubles, 1 assists double-double, 1 block double-double, and the most difficult is steals. Wembanyama's highest number of tackles in a single game so far is six.

However, Wembanyama is only less than 21 years old after all, he is a "unicorn" in the eyes of the American media, and he is also an "alien" in James's mouth. His defensive dominance will continue to grow, and as he adapts more to the NBA, his average minutes per game will continue to increase, and it may not be long before Wembanyama will break his single-game steal record and even move towards double digits.

It was only his 51st game, but he has already shocked the fans on several occasions. The American media even began to discuss such a topic: In today's basketball era, if you are in front of 19-year-old Wembanyama and 19-year-old James, who will you choose to be the top pick?