VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: YOUNGEST AT ITS BEST IN NBA

The youngest French basketball player Victor Wembanyama is 12 years old and plays for Metropolitans 92 in the LNB. This 7’3″ power forwarder is known to be the best EU prospect of his generation; moreover, he is the favorite player for becoming the first pick in the NBA next year.

Victor Wembanyama’s mother also played basketball and was his first coach. In early 2018, he was acquired by the FC Barcelona for a U-14 tournament in Spain called Minicopa Del Rey, where he averaged 15 points and 13 rebounds, bringing his team 3rd place in the tournament.

With his debut in the 2020–21 Espoirs season, Wembanyama additionally averaged 22 points with 18 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 4 assists in a winning match against Espoirs Jeunesse Laïque, de Bourg-en-Bresse commonly called JL Bourg.

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: RANKED NO. 1 IN VARIOUS MOCK DRAFTS IN 2023

According to ESPN mock draft, Victor Wembanyama ranked first in their mock draft; he has left ASVEL Villeurbanne and is about to sign a contract with Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 for two years. His great physical stature and unmatched amalgamation of shot-blocking predispositions, perimeter skill, fluidity, and much more make Wembanyama the no. 1 option in the NBA draft in 2023. Adding to that, he has been named “French LNB Pro” twice in a row.

Various teams forced him to join them, containing G League Ignite, the Australian NBL, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Basket and many more. Vincent Collet- French national football team head coach, will coach Victor Wembanyama. Collet is a great ex-basketball player with many domestic titles on his name and the title of “the head coach of the year in France” for 5 years on various occasions.

The decision of opt-out from ASVEL was executed on Wednesday when Victor Wembanyama officially left them. The decision occurred right after a playoff run in a series of 5 matches in Monaco.

Out of 76 possible games, Wembanyama played 36 games in France and Euroleague. During these games, Wembanyama faced various minor injuries, but still, he averaged 9.4 points with 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks with an average of 18 minutes per game.

Out of 294 players who appeared in EuroLeague, there were only seven players whose average time per match was more than 30 minutes. Moreover, only 103 out of 294 players had an average time of more than 20 minutes. Whereas, Wembanyama’s average time per game was more than the NBA retired players, e.g. Joel Bolomboy and Dante Exum (Whose average minutes per game were 15.7 and 17.1), keeping in mind that each NBA games last for 40 minutes.

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According to Forbes, “The NBA tends to gobble up Europe’s best athletes, and it will do so with Wembanyama in due course. He is unavoidable on the court, catching the eye wherever he goes, with his long languid strides, longer arms and quick leap.” Victor Wembanyama is unavoidable for many reasons, but the most apparent reasons are his physical stature and the combination of fluidity, agility, and quick learning ability.

Wembanyama had achieved so much at this age that some retired basketball legends were unable to accomplish when they were his age, which means that he could be the perfect player in future as he has to learn and achieve more with time. Nevertheless, Wembanyama has already proved himself to be the best player and can put the opposition in challenging situations with his ability to shuffle feet swiftly, backing up the mobility, and long arms that can throw the ball with great ease, effectively and efficiently.

Remember that Wembanyama is a power forwarder but also has the abilities of a small forward like the handling and passing of the ball, and that’s what outstands him from others. This young guy has to learn and develop more with time, and whatever he is delivering right now is just a trailer.

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