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Highly critical of his successors in the NBA rackets, Shaquille O’Neal has not decided to make an exception for Victor Wembanyama.

Lately, for example, he has been skeptical about the Frenchman’s ability to dominate the league.

It seems as if he is trying to give credence to the speeches according to which the former glories of the league do not know how to appreciate the exploits of the current stars at their true value.

Since his reconversion as an analyst, Shaquille O’Neal has in any case taken the habit of judging with severity the performances of the players who succeeded him in the NBA.

And especially those of the centers, whom he does not hesitate to destroy.

Among his favorite targets is a certain… Rudy Gobert. Despite his prowess and his not insignificant track record, the latter does not cease to suffer the wrath of his illustrious predecessor in the media.

This was again the case in recent hours with a scathing criticism from him .

But let the Stifle Tower rest assured, he is not the only French interior to be the object of such relentlessness.

Shaq honest about his doubts about Victor Wembanyama

Since his arrival across the Atlantic, Victor Wembanyama has also often seen his name mentioned by O’Neal.

And rarely in a positive way. Diesel has long persisted in comparing him to… Bol Bol without ever managing to convince fans on this point.

Invited this Thursday to the Pat McAfee Show , he this time expressed doubts about the French prodigy’s ability to demonstrate domination:

Shaquille O’Neal: Wemby is good, but I don’t think you can really be dominant when you take a lot of outside shots.

I wouldn’t say the same thing if he was only playing inside at 7’11”, but when you take outside shots, you’re always going to depend on your shooting. Every coach will tell you the same thing.

In his first season in the NBA , Wemby averaged 16.7 shots per game, taking them from about 4 meters from the basket.

A distance too far from the rim for Shaq’s taste, according to whom the dominance of a big man would necessarily involve a greater volume of shots in the paint.

However, this vision no longer seems to really correspond to the standards of the current league.

In any case, the MVP 2000 concluded his statement on an encouraging and pleasant note for Victor, without forgetting to mention his personal case:

Shaquille O’Neal: He’s still a very good player and I wish him success. And personally, I’m always proud to hear my name in this discussion of the most dominant player after so many years out of the league.

Despite already impressive dominance as a rookie last season, Victor Wembanyama is taking too many outside shots to increase his superiority according to Shaquille O’Neal. It remains to be seen whether he will heed this seemingly outdated advice.