Kevin Garnett Offers to Help Victor Wembanyama Address His Major Weakness
Kevin Garnett is recognized as one of the best frontcourt players in the history of basketball, spending many seasons powering the Minnesota Timberwolves and later joining the Boston Celtics to help win a championship.
He’s been retired for 10 years now and became a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer in 2020, but since then, he’s been lending his basketball knowledge to a podcast co-hosted by former Celtics teammate Paul Pierce.
After watching 22-year-old French phenom Victor Wembanyama struggle to win the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs, KG believes he can help the former No. 1 pick fix his biggest weakness.
“To get to masters level, you’ve got to see the masters,” Garnett shared on a new episode of “Ticket & the Truth.”
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“One thing I want to speak on is Wemby's development. If I'm him, I'm working on core strength,” Garnett said.
“I'm probably one of the strongest people you could ever run up on, and I look how I look, but when it came down to setting up on that block and then pitching and getting it off down there, yeah, I was the best at that,” he also said. “So I would love to work with big fella, but this generation has a preference on how they want to work out, and I have to respect that.”
Much like Wemby, Garnett started as a talented prospect, but he came out of high school as the fifth pick overall so he may not have carried the high expectations early in his career. However, he was also a skinny kid when he began his NBA career and grew into a much stronger, more aggressive force that imposed his will against opponents.
He ultimately had a stellar career that included averaging 17.8 points, 10 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.4 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game. He added a championship in 2008 as part of a big three that also included All-Stars Pierce and Ray Allen.
As KG pointed out on the podcast, he knows Wemby worked with Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon, but hasn’t had the same help from Spurs legend Tim Duncan, who is still connected to the team and attends games.
For Wemby, adding muscle and size is highly important for the Frenchman as his career continues, but also learning to play more aggressively rather than settling for outside jumpers or 3-pointers. After all, his height gives him a major advantage when he’s closer to the basket.
He should certainly take note of KG’s offer, as it’s not every day that basketball greats will offer their time and expertise like that, but Wemby could gain a lot from someone who went from skinny to not getting pushed around in the paint.
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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM.