Won four consecutive victories! No. 1 in the MVP list! The strongest dark horse has risen?

This team may really be a focus of attention. They have won all four games in the opening season. In addition to the record, the team leader Wenban Yama is even more terrifying. He played 30 minutes in this game and easily scored 24 points, 7 of 8 shots, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 steal.

It is hard not to be surprised. Why did a team that was outside the playoffs last season suddenly rise strongly in the new season?

Looking at the game trajectory of the new season so far, after defeating the Raptors, the Spurs became the team that tied for first place with the Thunder and won all four games; the four-game winning streak also tied the best record in the team's history to start a season. The last time the Spurs could win four consecutive games to start a season was in the 2017-18 season, and the person who led the team at that time was Leonard.

After that, the GDP collapsed. Leonard and the team had internal strife and left. Ade was unable to lead the team and retreated to the second line. Only Popovich was left with a group of young newcomers to rebuild hard. From the perspective of the time, the time when the Spurs were ruined and rebuilt was indeed dark enough. With four wins in the new season, this team seems to have finally begun to step out of the old era and is about to officially usher in a new era of Wenban leadership.

After facing the defeat of the Raptors, he only took 8 shots and broke the record again:

became the fifth player in NBA history to hit 1,000 goals in the first 125 games of his career.

The four people in front of him are Zion, Griffin, James, and Vince Carter.

After breaking the record, the US media "ClutchPoints" immediately updated the new season MVP list. Wenban Yama ranked first, beating Teacher Yue, Antetokounmpo, Doncic, and Alexander. Famous journalist Jack Fischer wrote strongly:

"The only thing that can prevent Bunyama from winning the MVP right now may be injuries and attendance."

The implication is simple. As long as he can play 65 regular season games, basically no one in the league can steal his halo.

In addition, the Spurs' rise is not only due to Wenban alone. They can quickly complete the reconstruction, but also thanks to the management's vicious draft vision; looking back at the past three years, the Spurs have been able to exceed expectations in every draft. Castle, Wenban, and Dylan Harper, looking back now, the three young people are more valuable than each other.

After Bunyama, Castle has already won the Rookie of the Year award. As for Harper, it seems that he is also the favorite candidate for the Rookie of the Year award.

In addition to young players, this team seems to have regained its original system advantages. Unlike other young teams that play alone, this group of young people conduct smoothly on the court and have stable defensive rotations. They can be called the inheritance of Popovich's basketball philosophy.

In addition to the above-mentioned three young newcomers, the three slightly more senior rotations of Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Champany have matured to take over the supporting role. Although their talents are not explosive, they are stable enough. And this kind of stability is the advantage that the Spurs have always valued most.

Coupled with veteran blue-collar players such as Cornette and Barnes, as well as Fox, who has not returned due to injury, the Spurs' rotation is as thick as any team in the league's top half competing for the championship.

From an optimistic perspective, the Spurs' goal in the new season is likely to not only be in the lower half of the Western Conference playoffs.

Compared with other aggressive gambling teams, the most special thing about the Spurs is that they did little to strengthen during the offseason, did not spend a lot of talent on big-name stars, and did not gamble on transactions. This team chose the most old-fashioned and difficult path; and now, this strategy of making steady progress seems to have begun to work.

There are no big-name stars on the team, nor are there any arrogant young players. To quote veteran Barnes’ post-match interview:

“In our team, no one cares who scores more, everyone wants the team to win.”

This sentence is basically the best evaluation of the Spurs in the new season.

It is no exaggeration to say that we may be witnessing the beginning of a new legend. GDP is the glory of the past, but Wenban’s generation is writing a new chapter. If they can stay healthy, the Spurs may really be waking up.