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The NBA is racing for Wembanyama, the 'giant' child

2023-02-22T10:49:45.703Z


19-year-old Frenchman 2.25 m tall: 'I want to be remembered in the future' (ANSA) At 19, Victor Wembanyama already looks down on everyone. Not because he's gone to his head, but because of those two and 25 meters that make him soar. The French basketball player, professional with the Parisian team of the Metropolitans 92, continues to grow in centimeters and others could add them. But what makes him the protagonist of a long ESPN service is above all what he shows on the parque


At 19, Victor Wembanyama already looks down on everyone.

Not because he's gone to his head, but because of those two and 25 meters that make him soar.

The French basketball player, professional with the Parisian team of the Metropolitans 92, continues to grow in centimeters and others could add them.

But what makes him the protagonist of a long ESPN service is above all what he shows on the parquet.

The US sports broadcaster does not hesitate to define him "the most awaited prospect of the last 20 years by the National Basketball Association", underlining that "there has never been seen before" so much interest from North American basketball "around a European teenager".

Attending Wembanyama's latest games were observers from a dozen NBA teams.

With ESPN, the player talked about his landing in the most important basketball in the world, in the next Draft 2023, of which he will be the first overall pick.

The French talent underlined with great awareness the exceptional nature of his condition as a sporting phenomenon, but also in the media.

He didn't say he was worried about the future.

Indeed, he assured that he will be happy in any franchise: "I'm not worried, because there is no bad team. Just as there are no bad franchises. There are no teams where I would not go to play willingly."

Provided, it should be added, they are successful.

In fact, the boy added: "I love winning and I hate losing. I want to build something that will be remembered in the future. But to do that I have to focus on the present, and build something day by day".

His peculiarity is that his height does not make him awkward and slow in his movements, as it was for other basketball 'giants'.

Indeed, Victor stands out for his athleticism, he is quick on his feet, coordinated and practically unstoppable when he has the ball in his hands.

Born in Le Chesnay, he moved to nearby Paris to focus on basketball when he was just 14.

Mom Elodie and dad Felix watch over his life as an athlete.

Starting with the hours of sleep.

The trainer hired this season specifically to take care of him, Guillaume Alquier, among his duties is to check that there are at least 10.

Another very important aspect are the feet, one of the most fragile points for the role of winger/centre.

Last October he played two matches just outside Las Vegas, staged to showcase his skills and those of fellow Scoot Henderson.

In the first, Victor scored 37 points by bombarding the basket with three-pointers;

in the other he changed his style, attacking the inside and relying on his extraordinary combination of height and sensitivity to score 36. Within days, the NBA bought the rights to his team's games to stream them on the league's platforms .

And sponsorship offers poured in, but were rejected.

Because Wembanyama now doesn't go hunting for money, he wants to "stay focused only on the game", taking the advice of a certain LeBron James.

Source: ansa

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