Expected as the probable first pick of the 2023 Draft and recently author of an XXL performance once morest his rival Scoot Henderson, Victor Wembanyama never ceases to attract praise from the other side of the Atlantic. This time, it was LeBron James who said all the good things he thought regarding the tricolor prodigy.
37 points 7/11 from the parking lot, 4 rebounds, 5 blocks… If Victor Wembanyama wanted to send a clear message to the American scouts as to the hierarchy of the next vintage, he might not have done better. Opposed to his rival Scoot Henderson during the friendly match between the Metropolitans 92 and the Ignite team, the interior showed all its potential and made a big impression in the country of Uncle Sam. main, ability to drive away, address from afar, the boy is simply an anomaly, a cheat code. What motivate a little more the teams who take out the tank but above all what to get noticed by the greatest. Also present in Vegas for a pre-season game, LeBron James was asked at a press conference regarding his impressions of Wemby. Unsurprisingly, the King himself was impressed. Little video to find below with the house translation made in TrashTalk.
LeBron has given his opinion on Victor Wembanyama.
“It’s not a unicorn, it’s a UFO” ???? pic.twitter.com/UEv8aXxOrq
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) October 6, 2022
A “UFO”, something “never seen”, a “generational talent”… There is no doubt that LBJ is also conquered by the limitless potential of Wembanyama. Compliments that should please the youngster, only 18 years old, we remember, and who still has a whole season before going to rub shoulders with the NBA. The hype is therefore growing around the Metropolitans 92 player and it will only increase in the coming months as the Draft gets closer. This match once morest the Ignite team was the first played by Wemby on US soil and he brought out the big entry artillery. Suffice to say that his place at the top of the Draft was considerably reinforced, even if his rival Scoot Henderson also delivered a great match. Victor had said before the meeting that Henderson would be number one if he hadn’t been born, he matched words with deeds and proved he was the prospect everyone was waiting for. The battle for the next first pick promises to be thrilling. Ready, Set ? Lose!
Victor Wembanyama impressed everyone in the USA, including a certain LeBron James! No luck for the Lakers, it will undoubtedly be complicated, if not impossible, to recover the tricolor nugget on the side of LA.