Wemby throws down 'crazy' alley-oop, puts on show in preseason win - ESPN

SAN ANTONIO — Tre Jones wasn't trying to throw an alley-oop. He just wanted to get the ball where only Victor Wembanyama could get it.

The 7-foot-4 rookie took care of the rest.

It was one of several highlight plays from Wembanyama as the San Antonio Spurs defeated a depleted Miami Heat squad 120-104 on Friday night at the Frost Bank Center.

With a little more than 30 seconds left in the first half, Wembanyama had the ball on the right wing, and Jones, who says he's 6-foot-2 on a good day, set a ball screen for his rookie teammate.

Wembanyama passed the ball to Jones and immediately started cutting to the basket. As soon as the ball touched Jones' hands, he let it fly. His intention was a pass. Wembanyama leapt into the air, located the ball once he stepped into the lane, grabbed it with two hands and flushed it home for the slam.

«Before we knew it, he was dunking it. With ease, too,» Jones said. «It wasn't like he was reaching for it. It was crazy.»

When asked about the play, Wembanyama smiled.

«Towards me, the problem is rarely that the ball is thrown too high,» Wembanyama said. «It only comes down to how well we know each other.»

It's only the second preseason game for the Spurs but Wembanyama has been playing with his teammates for weeks in pickup games and open runs.

Jones said it didn't take long to realize you could throw the ball just about anywhere and have Wembanyama go get it.

«You see how coordinated he is with how long he is and how tall he is,» Jones said. «You don't see that very often. You throw it up, he's able to go get it a lot of times.»

But the alley-oop wasn't even the play that stood out. Spurs guard Devin Vassell, who had 21 points and was 6-of-7 from distance, said the play that jumped out to