Victor Wembanyama's first moment in the NBA is now just a few days away.
In a little more than a week, Wembanyama — the officially listed at 7-foot-3, once-in-a-generation talent who will enter the league with fanfare the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the arrival of LeBron James in 2003 — will be a member of the San Antonio Spurs. The plan is that he’ll fly to New York next week, be there when the Spurs select him with the No. 1 pick, then head to San Antonio to start the next chapter.
The NBA season ended Monday night when the Nuggets wrapped up their first championship by eliminating the Heat in five games. Wembanyama’s season, however, is still going. His Boulogne-Levallois team trails Monaco 2-0 in the best-of-five French league championship series, and that matchup is now shifting home to Paris for Game 3 and Game 4 if necessary.
“Yes, there will be pressure. There’s no doubt about it,” VanDeWeghe said. “But professional basketball is about, more than anything, you’re a paid competitor. You’re paid to compete and you compete in front of a lot of people. It really, many, many times, boils down to how you handle it. Do I think there’s going to be pressure? Tons of it. Do I think he’s up for it? By everything I can see, it sure seems like it.
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