Victor Wembanyama has his eyes locked on the MVP. He is chasing it now, not later. Even when patience is suggested, he leans into urgency. Some of the greatest names have reached that height early on, right? So why not him? However, this chase has obstacles. And Stephen Curry understands that journey deeply. He knows what it feels like to be special and still fall short, because his rise took time, growth, and hard lessons.

Curry entered the league with fragile glass ankles that kept betraying him. But Wemby arrived as the anointed future. Meanwhile, Curry never had such cushions. Instead, he was fighting for minutes, trust, and durability. Setbacks and resolutions piled up hand in hand. And eventually, those scars forged his identity. Therefore, the 38-year-old veteran sent a strong message to the Spurs star.

“It’s just how you deal with it. It’s not always going to be a straight line,” Steph recently told The Athletic. “So how you deal with failure and how you deal with playoff experience and all of that, is going to define a lot. Because most people don’t get it done on their first try.”

Coming to Wembanyama’s gameplay, then, very few players in the league can do what he does, standing at 7-foot-4. He bends basketball’s geometry. Wemby knows how to squeeze space, he warps strategies, and rattles comfort zones league-wide. But amidst everything, the San Antonio Spurs still face a deeper challenge: decoding Wemby while helping him decode himself in Year 3.

The growth in his influence in the organization matches Stephen Curry’s rise to the surface. And it’s simply because mastering the game first demands mastering the self. “It’s just a natural progression that you can’t really force until your talent becomes so undeniable in your style,” Steph said.

“And if it leads to winning, it becomes like a collective effort, unlocking it, unleashing it, and then you being able to uplift players around you. So it’s a two-way street,” he added.  Moreover, greatness begins with discovering your voice, and it shows up everywhere—inside the locker room, on the hardwood, and deep within your decisions. However, true evolution arrives when doubt fades, and curiosity takes over.

Then comes fearless experimentation, the kind that rewrites norms. As limits blur, boldness becomes the engine. That unapologetic audacity lifts rare talent into territory few even dare to imagine.

Like Stephen Curry, Wemby too is holding the reins of his team

“Talent can only take you so far with God-given attributes. But he seems more vocal than I was at the time, like at this stage,” Stephen Curry said of Victor Wembanyama And obviously, he’s the number one pick, so it’s a different trajectory than what I took in a little earlier development, but the same kind of vibe.”

In fact, the 22-year-old French prodigy set the tone early. He demanded defense with zero compromise at media day. Therefore, the San Antonio Spurs transformed into an elite defensive unit. Wemby also backed a playoff push months ago. It felt like an honest prediction then. But now the reality stands at 58-18, chasing the league’s top record. Moreover, a 127-113 win over the Golden State Warriors, without  Curry, further reinforced that belief.

Even Wemby’s teammate, Harrison Barnes, at times fails to believe in the youngster’s antics. “It takes a collective to recognize that, to be able to give space, allow Victor to grow and develop into whatever type of player he wants to be…” Barnes told the media.

In the Spurs, belief arrived early. While outsiders questioned the crowded guard room and shaky shooting, the front office saw harmony. With multiple ballhandlers feeding him in rhythm, Victor Wembanyama’s vertical presence comes alive, while fearless wings let it fly and lock in defensively. So, the Spurs have grown into a serious force. And all while their generational star is still figuring out just how unstoppable he can become.

However, what truly drives Wembanyama is his discipline. He’s in bed by 8:30 p.m., takes care of his body like it’s a full-time job, and steps away from the limelight when he needs to recharge. Naturally, it all shows when he hits the floor. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, he went off for 41 points and 18 rebounds, then followed it up with another 40-and-15 night. That is something even Spurs legends like Tim Duncan and David Robinson never pulled off.

Therefore, the bar is obvious now. Victor Wembanyama shows up every night chasing greatness. He is taking care of business and getting sharper along the way. He might follow a path like Stephen Curry, or carve out something entirely his own. And yes, the MVP dream? That’s very real now.