After an enchanted parenthesis at the All Star Game, things are about to start for Victor Wembanyama.
Known to basketball fans in Nanterre (2014-2021), with his pro debut at 15, and during his year at Asvel (2021-2022), the almost 19-year-old prodigy (he will celebrate them this Wednesday) has shifted into a whole new dimension this season.
Responding to the sirens of Boulogne-Levallois, where Vincent Collet mainly stayed for him, the 2.21 m giant saw his popularity explode on both sides of the Atlantic during two exhibition matches in Las Vegas with the Mets in October.
Tickets are selling like hotcakes at Marcel-Cerdan and the Ile-de-France club is invariably a full house on the move.
Everyone wants to see “Wemby” before the big departure for the NBA.
Except cataclysm,
"I expect nothing less,"
he slipped to
L'Équipe
.
The hype is crazy.
Obviously, the public only had eyes for…
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