You have to enjoy every moment, it's the last. If the Metropolitans 92 do not win the series against Asvel and if it does not go until the 5th game, Victor Wembanyama will no longer play in Levallois. The second leg will take place on May 30 at the Accor Arena (20:30) and the next two matches in Villeurbanne. The evening at the Accor Arena is sold out: the 15,000 tickets were snapped up between Friday morning and Saturday, 11 am. "Full so quickly, it even surprised the officials of the Arena," smiled Vincent Collet, the coach.
Under the eyes of Tony Parker, the owner of Asvel but especially the one in whose footsteps he will walk in the NBA in San Antonio, Wemby has found his former club. The one with whom he was already crowned champion of France last year, even without playing much. Object of all attention in a Marcel-Cerdan sports palace still full as an egg, the future pick number 1 of the NBA draft did not play in front of Gregg Popovich.
The rumor announced the arrival of the legendary coach of Spurs. In order not to swallow the attention and disturb his future foal, "Pop" has nevertheless given up. Perhaps he will take advantage of greater anonymity on Tuesday to get the tip of his nose at the Accor Arena. The rumor still runs: "It's a shame, regrets Vincent, supporter of Levallois dressed in shorts of the... Bulls. Wemby, Parker and Popovich in the same room a month with the draft in our little sports palace, it would have been a mouthful. I still did well to put on these shorts. Joakim Noah (Yannick's son played in Chicago from 2007 to 2016) is here. »
Derrick Rose, the former Bulls, NBA MVP and point guard of the New York Knicks came too. Everyone wants to see Wemby, even Nicolas Anelka.
✨ Under the eyes of Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose, just that ⭐️ #PlayoffsBetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/QnP8uElPCz
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Facing the three-time France champions, in a best-of-5 series, the Mets have their work cut out for them. Even with the Wembanyama phenomenon, they are not favorites. The Asvel has more work, despite the absence of Nando de Colo absent this Sunday and again Tuesday because of a painful calf. Wemby himself finds someone to talk to. For once, he can look at an opponent in the whites of the eyes. The international pivot of Asvel Youssoupha Fall measures like him 2m21. "Nothing changes with him," notes his partner Hugo Besson. He is as usual: focused, concerned."
Collet: "I'm enjoying myself with this young team"
The duel at very high altitude between the two giants turned in favor of Wembanyama who again showed all his palette: 3-point shots, assists, rebounds, blocks and dunks: "That's where we see how exceptional he is, analyzes Thomas in the stands. Fall is a great player but he stays in his field. It does not have the same panoply. Victor knows how to do everything, everywhere and well. He's unique, you can see him against a guy as tall as him. It's very impressive even when you know it. »
Favorites or not, with the planetary prodigy, DeShaun Thomas who is not talked about enough and Bilal Coulibaly who will also play in the NBA in a few months, the Mets won, mastered without ever being led the first round of the semifinals of the championship. They lead 1-0 before going to the Accor Arena in 48 hours. "I have never seen my team in such a bad state, regrets TJ Parker the coach of Asvel. No rhythm, no skill: it wasn't us... »
The road is still long but this first lift is crucial. It puts doubt in the heads of Villeurbannais and launches the Mets in a perfect direction. Wemby wants to join the NBA with a France championship. He is slowly taking the path: "I enjoy this young team of which I am proud, is satisfied Vincent Collet. It reminds me of my early days in coaching. I like his freshness, his enthusiasm. She has no limits, like Victor. »
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