Our series on the Wembanyama phenomenon
He is going to conquer America.
In a few months, the prodigy Victor Wembanyama, soon to be 19 years old (January 4), should become the first French basketball player to be designated as the first choice of the NBA Draft, the draw where young players are selected to join the prestigious North American League.
The beginning for him of an adventure that could make him one of the biggest stars in world sport.
Phenomenon of precocity with a bewildering physique, "Wemby", as the Americans have already affectionately baptized it, has everything going for it.
Through this series in five episodes, dive into the Wembanyama “revolution”.
“Moving a body like mine is actually very hard”
From Chesnay to Levallois, the itinerary of a spoiled giant
(to be published on December 28)
Behind the prodigy, a sports-mad family
(to be released on December 29)
Size 55, his life at 2.21 m high
(to be released on December 30)
How the “States” see the French genius
(to be published on December 31)
A coffee or a glass of water in hand, Victor Wembanyama, 18, spent a long time in a restaurant on the Ile de la Jatte between Neuilly-sur-Seine and Levallois.
For the first time, the new phenomenon of French sport, 2.21 m, the most popular basketball player of the moment who will be chosen first by the NBA during the next Draft in June 2023, tells who he is, where he comes from. , where he wants to go.
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