But the French crowds are taking every chance to see him while they can, knowing that a similar talent is unlikely to come along soon. Wembanyama still has the French league’s playoffs to focus on - starting this weekend - before he can fully turn his eye to the NBA.
The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama then did a lap of honor high-fiving fans - or low-fiving, really, given his immense height - and signing autographs. Wemby clenched his fist and let out a yell at the final buzzer and then hugged his teammates as the crowd rose to gave the French league’s leading scorer a standing ovation at the Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan. One fan responded by bowing with his hands held out when another two-handed dunk with just six seconds left made the teenager the game's top scorer. Wembanyama treated the crowd to a late one-handed dunk, then tapped his own head repeatedly in appreciation. It’s totally understandable that things were going on in his head.” Can you understand that? Tonight is a massive moment in his career. He’s 19 and his life is going to totally change. “He seemed elsewhere early on, probably at the lottery,“ Metropolitans 92 coach Vincent Collet said. Wembanyama showed a glimpse of why as he scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, with the crowd of about 4,000 chanting “Wemby, Wemby” as he turned it on late after a slow start.
1 pick, which they’ll almost certainly use on Wembanyama. The Spurs were one of three teams with the best odds - 14% - to land the No. San Antonio Spurs won the NBA draft lottery and the No. 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. Soccer star Kylian Mbappé and popular French actor Omar Sy were both on hand to watch Wembanyama put up 22 points as his Boulogne-Levallois side won 93-85 in a local derby against Paris Basketball. PARIS (AP) - 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.
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