“Everything surprised me, and there are things that continue to surprise me”: Wembanyama looks back on his NBA debut. The French interior from San Antonio (20 years old) takes stock halfway through what is his first season across the Atlantic.

“It’s the most difficult battle, not the physical,” insists the former Mets, noting that he sleeps “better when (he) plays three or four matches a week” now that his body is “adapted” to the infernal pace of the NBA.