Wemby's team had designed many special training programs for him.
For example, he crawled across the floor over long distances to improve the flexibility of his ligaments and ankles.
At the same time, they had optimized Wemby's playing style. They no longer had him constantly battling other centers for position under the basket, shoving and jostling for space.
Instead, they had him move farther out, catch the ball near the three-point line—or even beyond it—and initiate the offense.
They also had him spend more time practicing three-pointers.
That way, if the opposing big man went out to the three-point line to guard Wemby, the area under the basket would be left open.
Wemby could use his dribbling skills to drive straight to the basket, or pass to a teammate for a layup.
And if a smaller player tried to stop Wemby's drive, he could simply rise up and shoot a three over the defender.
His three-point percentage this season was also 38%.
That still left him a little short of being an elite shooter, but his three-point percentage was already quite respectable.
It was precisely this unorthodox playing style that made Wemby such an unusual big man.
His impact on defense was even more astonishing than his offense.
A 2.44-meter wingspan.
Just standing there and shifting a step or two to either side allowed him to cover an area five or six meters across.
He averaged four blocks and 3.2 steals per game, leading everyone else in the league by a wide margin in both categories this year.
With him guarding the paint, it had become a genuine no-fly zone.
With Wemby as their weapon, the Spurs had also signed the Three-point Shooter Seth Curry this year.
On top of that, they had brought in Lillard, the man they called