It was taken for granted, but he had to do it. Customs are customs. Victor Wembanyama (19 years and 2.21 meters) announced this Friday to Malika Andrews (ESPN) his decision to submit to the NBA draftwhich will be held on June 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the home of the Nets.
The pivot will be chosen, except for a major and unexpected surprise, number one of the 2023 litter. Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs They are the main candidates to win the Frenchman: they were the three worst teams in the NBA at the close of the regular season and have a 14% chance of obtaining the first pick in the draft, which will be drawn at dawn from Tuesday the 17th to Wednesday May 18. Charlotte Hornets have a 12.5% odds, while the Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic own 10.5% and 9%, respectively.
French is called to mark an era. A generational player who has surpassed the definition of ‘unicorn’, the expression used to describe those special, large players with the skills of smaller statures. Capable of dominating inside the area, being accurate from long distance, moving around the field with agility and handling the ball in an outstanding manner. He is more than that, with his 221 centimeters in height and 234 in wingspan, Wemby is more of an “alien” as LeBron James described him.
“Has all the attributes to succeed”, says Adam Silver, commissioner of an NBA that rubs his hands with the arrival of a star whose games with the Metropolitans 92 have been broadcast through their streaming application, the NBA League Pass. And that he is capable of increasing the value of a franchise by 500 million dollars without having to play for a single minute. It’s worth just selecting him in the draft.
Wembanyama left Asvel and the Euroleague this summer for the Parisian team, of a lower level and without European competition, with which he is second in the French championship with a record of 19-10, only surpassed by AS Monaco’s 25-6. The international blue averages 21.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.1 blocks for a PIR of 25.7. He is the tournament leader in those four statistical sections.
