PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored his team’s first points after just 54 seconds, then pumped his arms when he assisted on the last score of Friday night's game with a pass that traveled nearly the length of the court.
Collet thinks that Wembanyama has enough mental strength to cope with the demands of the NBA, despite his young age.
Wembanyama drew a huge cheer when he sprinted like an Olympian — his angular running style making his arms look like pistons — to get back and block a shot near the end of the first quarter.NBA great LeBron James described Wembanyama’s athleticism by saying “no one has ever seen anyone as tall as he is but as fluid.”
He jumped up from his seat and slapped a towel in appreciation when another teammate made a deep 3-pointer in the third period, before he turned entertainer again.“Victor is a great guy, he’s always encouraging others. Even at times tonight when he wasn’t at his best he was pushing everyone else, and then he still ended up with 17 points,” teammate Hugo Besson said. “It’s so cool to play with him, he reads the game very well. I think he has the maturity to play in the NBA.
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