James entered the NBA before he was 19 years old, and after entering the NBA, he set many records for the youngest in history, such as James achieved 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 12 times before the age of 21, setting a new statistical record. The record belonged to John Drew before James, who did it three times before the age of 21, and James improved that record to 12.
James' record was later broken by Doncic, who reached 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 18 times before the age of 21, becoming the new all-time first in this statistic, and James became the all-time second. However, James's second in history is not very stable, and there is a young man who hopes to catch up with James.
Wembanyama scored 34 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks on 13-of-22 (6-of-12 three-pointers) in today's Spurs vs. Kings game, leading the Spurs to a 116-96 victory over the Kings. This is the seventh time Wembanyama has achieved 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, ranking third in the history of this statistic.
Wembanyama is currently five times behind James, so is there any hope that he can catch up with James' 12? The answer is hopeful, why do you say that? Wembanyama achieved this feat six times at the end of last season (between March 3 and April 12, 2024), six times in 40 days, indicating that Wembanyama was fully adapted to the NBA at that time, and it was not difficult for him to score 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
After the start of the season, Wembanyama's form was not very good, because he was adjusting, he gained weight in the offseason, and the Spurs adjusted his style of play, allowing him to shoot more threes outside, so he did not perform as well as at the end of last season after the start of the new season. However, Wembanyama's form is improving, for example, two days ago he scored 24 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks on 8-of-15 shooting (6-of-9 from three-point range), and today he finished with 34 points, 14 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks on 13-of-22 shooting (6-of-12 from three-point range).
Wembanyama is currently 20 years and 313 days old, with more than 50 days to go before he turns 21, and if Wembanyama can get back to the form he was in late last season, then he should be able to score 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists multiple times in those 50-plus days, so he can hope to catch up with or even surpass James's 12 times.