OKLAHOMA CITY — The first thing that went through Carter Bryant’s mind when he saw Victor Wembanyama’s shot heard around the world was the same as his teammates’ and likely any sensible person bearing witness, too.“What the f—?”Wembanyama put the entire Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on the line when he launched a shot from nearly 30 feet in the closing seconds of overtime Monday. The shot was from a location on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s court that marked the 3-point revolution. He pulled up right near the spot of the double bang, the legendary Steph Curry game-winner in 2016 that informed the world the sport had changed for good. A decade later, Wemby did it. Now the giants rule the perimeter, with no end in sight.It was absurd, but the kind of absurd that he has normalized. And it was rewarded, tying the game and leading to an eventual win for the ages for the San Antonio Spurs, 122-115 in double overtime.“I was running down the court and was like ‘Yoooo!’” teammate Julian Champagnie told The Athletic. “Then he hit that s— and I’m like, ‘Wow, he’s nice.’”Wembanyama has earned enough trust that his team will proudly support his most audacious decisions. Much like Curry before him, there’s an expectation that he will do something that makes little sense, except that it’s him.“He made that s—. He made that s—. Clutch. He got that clutch gene,” Champagnie said. “He’s confident in the work he puts in himself, and everybody in this room is confident that he is going to make the right choices more often than not. And I felt like in that moment, that was the right choice. We live and die by that.”The Spurs knew what he was playing for, even beyond winning a title. This night had the juice of vengeance. Even if he wouldn’t say it, Wembanyama’s game declared that he is now the greatest player in the world. Owning a game at both ends the way he did, his time to rule the NBA is here.“Do I feel like it right now? I feel tired,” Wembanyama said after finishing with 41 points and 24 rebounds. “But it’s not a question I’m wondering right now. We’ll see. The world is 8 billion people, so it’s 8 billion opinions.”He watched the MVP trophy he so coveted fall into someone else’s hands. He made clear he felt the award was his back in Miami a few months ago and had a good case, just not good enough. He had only recently discovered his true form. Now the world has seen his full evolution.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the trophy from NBA commissioner Adam Silver in front of his adoring home crowd, a city that holds him up like a king. Wembanyama could have looked out his hotel window the night before to see the letters SGA MVP lighting up skyscrapers downtown. He was stepping into the palace of the NBA’s current throne-sitter on a path that inevitably had to run through here.As Gilgeous-Alexander received his trophy, Wembanyama sat on the bench, fixated on the court. It was the only place he had left to make his point. He peeked over briefly during the ceremony, then locked back in on the ground. Stephon Castle tried to crack a few jokes. Nothing. Wemby was on a mission.