7ft 4in (at least) of menace: the Victor Wembanyama Era is already here | Lee Escobedo

San Antonio's French phenom has led the Spurs to a franchise-best 5-0 start, announcing the dawn of basketball's next dynasty

A spectre is haunting the NBA - the spectre of Victor Wembanyama.

All the powers of the old guard have entered into a tenuous alliance to contain this unicorn: rivals Luka Doni and Anthony Edwards, the Oklahoma City radicals, and the one with the most to lose, Nikola Joki. Everyone senses the shift, from the veterans of past champions to the new faces of the league. The Spurs are a basketball dynasty-in-waiting.