Wembanyama dropped 40/13/5 in just 26 minutes as the Spurs destroyed Dallas 139-120.

Victor Wembanyama needed exactly 26 minutes to remind everyone why he's the most dominant force in basketball. The 7-foot-4 Frenchman went 14-of-23 from the field, 2-of-7 from three, and 10-of-11 from the line for 40 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks in San Antonio's 139-120 beatdown of Dallas on Friday night.

The significance? That was Wemby's 65th game of the season — officially making him eligible for both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. He's the frontrunner for both awards right now, and it's not particularly close for DPOY. The Spurs have won 26 of their last 28 games and already locked up the West's 2-seed and the Southwest Division title.

Rookie Cooper Flagg had 33 points for Dallas in the loss, but this was Wembanyama's night. San Antonio hasn't been this dominant since the Tim Duncan era. The Spurs went from lottery to 61 wins in one year. That's not a rebuild. That's an arrival.