2023-06-23 08:24:22
There were no surprises in the NBA Draft and Victor Wembanyama, the most anticipated French talent in basketball history since LeBron James, has been chosen number 1. His destination, the San Antonio Spurs, no surprise. The San Antonio franchise, which comes from being the worst team in the West, has got this 19-year-old French center who is 2.21m tall, who is a member of the Metropolitans 92 of the French league and who is considered the largest basketball promise since LeBron James was number one in 2003.
Precisely the NBA star described the young Wembanyama as “an alien”. He has not been the only one who has praised the Frenchman. Stephen Curry looks like a “NBA 2K video game player” and Giannis Antetokounmpo anticipated that “we have to prepare for this kid” because he “is going to be really good.”
«I have fulfilled something that I have been dreaming of all my life, I have dreamed of it a lot. I have to cry,” the player explained excitedly after hearing the news. Victor Wembanyama has been the MVP of a booming league such as the French one, with averages of 21.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 3 blocks, 47% shooting from the field and 28% from the triple in 34 regular season games.
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Being number 1, Wembanyama will sign a fully guaranteed contract for two years. The first of them will charge 11.9 million dollars, while for the second the figure reaches 12.5 million. As the first round of the Draft (elections from 1 to 30), the French player signs under the Rookie Salary Scale, which means that he secures two years for a certain amount (higher the higher the position is) and leaves the third and fourth season as an option for the franchise.
a huge impact
“Victor will be Victor,” said Gregg Popovich. “We are going to see him and we will see what happens. I learned that from Manu. You can’t make the players what you think they have to be,” warned the San Antonio coach.
The last time ‘El Gordo’ fell in San Antonio was in 1997. That year, Gregg Popovich, under whose baton ‘Wemby’ will now pass, gambled everything on a card with a name and surname: Tim Duncan. The power forward formed a historic duo with David Robinson who ruled the NBA with an iron fist between 1999 and 2014, a period in which they won five rings in six Finals played.
His arrival in the NBA has a huge impact, although it is not unexpected, since this season, all his Wembanyama games with the Metropolitans 92 jersey were broadcast live from the official NBA website.
Top 10 – Draft NBA 2023
1
Victor Wembanyama – San Antonio Spurs
2
Brandon Miller – Charlotte Hornets
3
Scoot Henderson – Portland Trail Blazers
4
Amen Thompson – Houston Rockets
5
Ausar Thompson – Detroit Pistons
6
Anthony Black – Orlando Magic
7
Bilal Coulibaly – Indiana Pacers
8
Jarace Walker – Washington Wizards
9
Taylor Hendricks – Utah Jazz
10
Cason Wallace – Oklahoma (via Dallas)
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