Much was expected of Victor Wembanyama in his NBA rookie season and the 7-foot-4 Frenchman hasn’t disappointed.

Still, as breathtaking as “Wemby” has been for the San Antonio Spurs, the 2023 overall No. 1 draft pick is not a complete lock for rookie of the year.

Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren has similar statistics while competing for a much more successful, playoff-bound squad.

With the regular season in its final week, here’s a comparison between Wembanyama and the 7-foot-1 Holmgren, who was the second overall pick in 2023 out of Gonzaga.

Holmgren missed what would have been his rookie season with a foot injury, so he retained rookie status this season.

The comparison Wembanyama (age 20): 67 games, 21.2 points per game, 10.5 rebounds per, 3.7 assists per, 3.5 blocks per, 46.4% shooting; 31.9% from beyond arc, 79.4% at foul line; three-time Rookie of Month.

San Antonio was 18-58, dead last in West. On April 2, “Wemby” had nearly a quadruple double (23 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, nine blocked shots), albeit in a loss to Denver.

Holmgren (age 21): 75 games, 16.7 points per, 7.9 rebounds per, 2.5 assists per, 2.4 blocks per, 53.2% shooting; 37.6% out- side the arc, 80.1% on free throws; three-time NBA Rookie of the Month.

OKC was 52-23, third in the West.

“Wemby” and Holmgren are looking to succeed the 2022-23 top rookie, Orlando’s Paolo Blanchero, out of Duke. Awards will be announced after the season.

The state of Virginia has had some familiar faces in the category of the NBA’s top rookie. The University of Virginia’s Ralph Sampson won the award in 1983-84 and Cavalier Malcolm Brogdon earned the honor in 2016-17.

Also, Virginians David Robinson (Manassas) won in 1989-90, Allen Iverson (Hampton) in 1996-87 and Grant Hill (Reston) in 1994-95.