French prospect Victor Wembanyama is set to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is 7’3″ and has a 7.5 foot wingspan. The 18-year-old junior/center is also gunning for the top spot.
“I will tell you something that has happened in my life since I was a child,” Wembaniyama told ESPN.
“I always try to do it. [something] Different. I’m not even talking about sports, anyway. Whatever the field, I’m always trying to be original, something original, one of a kind, something that’s never been done before.”
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“This is what he has done in my life,” Victor Wembaniyama continued. “I don’t know where it came from. I think I was born there. I am always trying to be original. Unique, is the word. My goal is to be something you’ve never seen before.”
Therefore, the Frenchman wants to leave a lasting legacy. His professional career began in It was in 2019, when he made his debut with Nanterre 92, a basketball club based in Nanterre, France.
In the year On 29 October 2019, Wembanyama made his Euro Cup debut against Brescia against Nanterre 92. At 15 years, nine months and 25 days, the forward/midfielder became the second-youngest player to appear in a single game at the EuroCup behind Stefan Petkovic.
Victor Wembanyama: “My goal is to be something you’ve never seen before.”
In the 2020-21 season, Wembanyama averaged 8.3 minutes, 1.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest in four EuroCup games. He shot 33% from the field and 50% from downtown.
As for his LNB Pro A stats with Nanterre 92, in 18 games, the forward/center averaged 6.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. He finished fourth overall in Pro A (34) with 34 total blocks.
Of course, he also won the LNB Pro A Young Player of the Year.
Then in June 2021, the Frenchman signed a three-year contract with ASVEL Pro A and Euroleague. In 13 EuroLeague games during the 2021-22 season, Wembanyama averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per contest.
On April 3, in ASVEL’s 85-65 win over Le Portel, the forward/center scored a career-high 25 points.
While in LNB Pro A, Victor Wembanyama averaged 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 16 games. He also shot 47.3% from the floor.
He won his second LNB Pro A Young Player of the Year award.
ASVEL also finished the league’s 100th season as the top seed. They won the 21st trophy in the history of the club. But at the end of the season, Wembanyama was able to get out of the contract.
Wembanyama wants to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft
In another interview, an unidentified NBA executive said, “Everybody is very ready to pick it up.” The unnamed source made that comment as a joke, but some teams might do that.
In June, Victor Wembanyama signed a two-year contract with Metropolitan 92 Pro A. Last month, he scored 34 points with Darusfaka, a professional basketball club in Istanbul, Turkey.
Two days later, he scored another 34 points against Hapoel Holon. In his first Betiklik Elite performance of the 2022-23 season, the forward/center posted 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Metropolitans 92 coach Vincent Collett has high hopes for Wembanyama. He trained the Frenchman and trained with him every week to prepare for the 2023 NBA draft. Hope turns 19 in January.
“A lot of people around are always saying, ‘That’s great; What you are doing is wonderful,” says Colette. “And me, I’m a coach, so sometimes I’m the one who says, ‘This is not good, you can do better.’ And that’s the most important thing for me to teach him. “
Victor Wembanyama wants to be the top pick in next year’s draft. That’s one of his goals. “At the end of the day, no matter where you get picked in the draft, I think the most important thing is to get a good job after that,” Wembaniyama said.
But I can’t accept that I’m not number 1 as an athlete and as a competitor.
