Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes: What winning would mean for every lottery contender
2 years, 2 months ago

Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes: What winning would mean for every lottery contender

New York Times  

There’s one moment that’s stuck out from last week’s Victor Wembanyama roll out in the United States with the Metropolitans 92 against the G League Ignite. I know that many of our NBA teams are salivating at the notion that potentially through our lottery that they could get him, so they should all still compete very hard next season.” It’s not too early to wonder how landing Wembanyama would change an organization. 1 pick: 10.5 percent GO DEEPER Why the Jazz shouldn't be in the tank this season for Victor Wembanyama This would actually be the second time the Magic won back-to-back lotteries. Wembanyama would allow the Wizards to maximize the last of Bradley Beal’s prime years, with interesting young talent onboard already in Rui Hachimura, Deni Avdija and Johnny Davis alongside Kristaps Porziņģis and Kyle Kuzma. 1 pick: 1.5 percent GO DEEPER Wembanyama vs. Scoot, Game 1 Film Study From a business perspective, this would be a great outcome for the NBA and Wembanyama.

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Are Victor Wembanyama, Spurs on right track to building a contender in San Antonio?
8 months, 1 week ago

Are Victor Wembanyama, Spurs on right track to building a contender in San Antonio?

New York Times  

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs held fan appreciation day at Frost Bank Center on Sunday afternoon. The club’s competitiveness through the post-All-Star Game stretch of the season prompted a declaration from an ebullient Popovich after Sunday’s win that he was ready to begin a new season, “after about a week and a half off.” When the Spurs regrouped …

Victor Wembanyama - NBA all set to welcome French talent; goes to Spurs as No.1 pick
1 year, 6 months ago

Victor Wembanyama - NBA all set to welcome French talent; goes to Spurs as No.1 pick

The Hindu  

France’s Victor Wembanyama was chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, sparking wild celebrations as the Texas club reveled in landing the gifted teenager seen as a once-in-a-generation talent. “Just accomplishing something that I’ve been dreaming about my whole life,” Wembanyama said after his No.1 status was announced by NBA commissioner …

NBA Draft 2023: Victor Wembanyama No.1 Pick by San Antonio Spurs
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Draft 2023: Victor Wembanyama No.1 Pick by San Antonio Spurs

News 18  

France’s Victor Wembanyama was chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, sparking wild celebrations as the Texas club reveled in landing the gifted teenager seen as a once-in-a-generation talent. “Just accomplishing something that I’ve been dreaming about my whole life,” Wembanyama said after his No.1 status was announced by NBA commissioner …

NBA Draft 2023: San Antonio Spurs picks Victor Wembanyama
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Draft 2023: San Antonio Spurs picks Victor Wembanyama

The Hindu  

The NBA draft 2023 got underway in New York with San Antonio Spurs picking French phenom Victor Wembanyama as its first pick on Friday. Follow the NBA Draft 2023 LIVE Wembanyama, 19, is considered the most coveted draft prospect since LeBron James in 2003. “Hearing that sentence from Adam Silver, I’ve dreamed of it so much that I have to …

Victor Wembanyama to Spurs is latest San Antonio ‘serendipity’ from ‘the hoop gods’
1 year, 6 months ago

Victor Wembanyama to Spurs is latest San Antonio ‘serendipity’ from ‘the hoop gods’

New York Times  

Relive the 2023 NBA Draft as it happened with our live blog. Winning this season’s draft lottery and, with it, the right to make 7-foot-4 French teenager Victor Wembanyama the No.1 overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft is merely the latest. “Certainly, there is enough that’s happened in this organization that it makes one wonder why we’ve been the recipients …

NBA 2023 draft: 7-4 Victor Wembanyama spurs visions of superstardom
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA 2023 draft: 7-4 Victor Wembanyama spurs visions of superstardom

LA Times  

Victor Wembanyama wants to see the city, but he’s the New York attraction no one seems able to miss. Although basketball people get drunk on expectations and projections every year at the NBA draft, this feels different — the kind of buzz that’s only accompanied the smallest handful of modern players. “He’s going to have the same kinds of expectations …

Star-studded crowd watches Victor Wembanyama turn it on late, hours before NBA draft lottery
1 year, 7 months ago

Star-studded crowd watches Victor Wembanyama turn it on late, hours before NBA draft lottery

Associated Press  

PARIS — Hours before finding out his likely destination in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama drew a star-studded crowd in his last regular-season game in France and delivered another game-winning performance in the fourth quarter. The 19-year-old French phenom — and much of the basketball world — then turned their attention to the NBA draft lottery in Chicago later Tuesday. It’s …

NBA: San Antonio Spurs Awarded Top Pick in Draft, Handed Boost in Victor Wembanyama Pursuit
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: San Antonio Spurs Awarded Top Pick in Draft, Handed Boost in Victor Wembanyama Pursuit

News 18  

The San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday were awarded the top pick in next month’s NBA draft, leaving them in pole position to land French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio, who finished the regular season bottom of the Western Conference with a 22-60 record, were drawn first in the NBA’s lottery to determine who gets the coveted top pick in New …

NBA Draft: San Antonio Spurs win lottery, poised for Wembanyama pick
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA Draft: San Antonio Spurs win lottery, poised for Wembanyama pick

The Hindu  

San Antonio Spurs was awarded the top pick in next month’s NBA draft on Tuesday night in Chicago, leaving them in a pole position to land the French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. The San Antonio Spurs may have lost 60 games this season, but it has won the Wembanyama sweepstakes. The Spurs were one of three teams with a 14 per …

Who is Victor Wembanyama? The NBA is about to get the answer to that question
1 year, 7 months ago

Who is Victor Wembanyama? The NBA is about to get the answer to that question

Associated Press  

The Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes has a winner. But the Spurs got the win, and now Wembanyama’s career will start with legendary coach Gregg Popovich, the NBA’s all-time win leader. So, while Wembanyama isn’t officially a member of the Spurs yet, it’s a foregone conclusion that — barring some sort of incredible trade — he’ll be selected by San Antonio in …

The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It's the Spurs
1 year, 7 months ago

The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It's the Spurs

China Daily  

File photo of Victor Wembanyama. CHICAGO — Victor Wembanyama is now set to begin his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, after they won the NBA draft lottery and the No 1 overall pick on Tuesday night. "He's an incredible young man," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN as part of its draft lottery broadcast. "I think the team …

NBA Mock Draft 2023: Who goes after Victor Wembanyama? Our beat writers decide
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA Mock Draft 2023: Who goes after Victor Wembanyama? Our beat writers decide

New York Times  

Entering Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery, the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs had the best odds of landing the No. The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie has Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite, Alabama’s Brandon Miller, Amen Thompson of Overtime Elite and Villanova’s Cam Whitmore rounding out the top five in his 2023 draft top 100 and post-lottery mock …

4 things to know about Victor Wembanyama, the top NBA prospect since LeBron
1 year, 7 months ago

4 things to know about Victor Wembanyama, the top NBA prospect since LeBron

NPR  

4 things to know about Victor Wembanyama, the top NBA prospect since LeBron Enlarge this image toggle caption Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty Images Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty Images This year's NBA draft lottery was the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. Sponsor Message Here are four things to know about the player, nicknamed Wemby, who is expected to shake things up in the …

Victor Wembanyama to San Antonio? What NBA Draft Lottery win means for the Spurs
1 year, 7 months ago

Victor Wembanyama to San Antonio? What NBA Draft Lottery win means for the Spurs

New York Times  

By Sam Vecenie, James L. Edwards III, Mike Vorkunov and Alex Schiffer The San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, securing the chance to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama with the No. — Vorkunov "The number one pick in the 2023 NBA Draft goes to…the San Antonio Spurs." 🙌#NBADraftLottery | @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/HWpPi17SaK — San Antonio Spurs …

NBA Draft: Who is Victor Wembanyama?
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA Draft: Who is Victor Wembanyama?

The Hindu  

The Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes is about to have a winner. The NBA draft lottery is on Tuesday night in Chicago and 14 teams will hope that the ping-pong balls will bounce their way, giving them the No. So, while Wembanyama won’t “officially” be a member of that team yet, it’ll be a foregone conclusion that — barring some sort of …

Where does Victor Wembanyama fit best? NBA Draft Lottery breakdown
1 year, 7 months ago

Where does Victor Wembanyama fit best? NBA Draft Lottery breakdown

New York Times  

On Tuesday night, the NBA will hold its 2023 draft lottery, and nearly half the league’s teams have a chance to win the No. My hunch is that Wembanyama would play power forward alongside Jalen Duren, the league’s youngest player whom Detroit got in the 2022 draft. — Josh Robbins GO DEEPER Victor Wembanyama would change the Wizards’ world — …

The Wembanyama Effect: How the buzz about Victor will influence NBA tanking and front office thinking this season
2 years, 2 months ago

The Wembanyama Effect: How the buzz about Victor will influence NBA tanking and front office thinking this season

New York Times  

HENDERSON, Nev. — There is nothing more amazing than an event that not only lives up to the hype, but also exceeds it. We all had high hopes for this week’s Battle Royale in the Las Vegas suburbs between the likely top two picks in the 2023 NBA draft, French big man Victor Wembanyama and G League Elite guard Scoot …

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