The San Antonio Spurs are allowed to be the first team to be selected in the NBA draft after the end of the season and are therefore basically certain of the super talent Victor Wembanyama. This resulted in the draw of the order for the 14 worst teams of the past main round in Chicago.
The 19-year-old Frenchman is considered the biggest talent since LeBron James came to the league 20 years ago. Some pundits say Wembanyama, nicknamed Wemby, is already better than James at the start of his NBA career. At 2.18 meters, he is exceptionally tall even for a basketball player and has very good technical skills.
Wembanyama watched the draw in Paris. “You’re getting a team player. I’m going to do everything I can to win as many games as possible. I want to win a ring as soon as possible. Be ready,” he told ESPN.
Schröder is also enthusiastic
“He’s unique. He has the size, the skills, can dribble, can throw. In the end, we’ve never seen him the way he is,” said national team captain Dennis Schröder before the draw.
The draft is on June 22nd. The teams secure the rights to the registered young players one after the other. The weakest teams of the previous season have the best chance of getting the first so-called picks. After the Spurs, it’s the Charlotte Hornets’ turn. Third place went to the Portland Trail Blazers, fourth place to the Houston Rockets.