Victor Wembanyama is not spared this season with repeated injuries and necessarily impacted playing time. Still, he received some great news ahead of the 2023 Draft. He remains a coveted gem. Fragile, but coveted.
Victor Wembanyama was probably not expecting that for his arrival in the big leagues. Having moved from his training club Nanterre, where he played in a very protective environment, to Lyon-Villeurbanne in the off-season, the huge interior is struggling to confirm all the great promises seen last season and this summer during the U19 world championship.
On the pitch, we could expect a slow and meticulously calculated progression by all the ASVEL staff, but the problem is that the French basketball prodigy is only very rarely on the pitch, the fault to illness first, then to injuries second. He is not spared, which must necessarily annoy NBA scouts, who yearn to see him land in 2023.
Victor Wembanyama still announced as Draft’s No. 1!
Despite this difficult period, sincehe is still on the sidelines, Victor Wembanyama has just received excellent news from the United States. Nothing very concrete, but enough to show that his absence does not make disappear the love that the observers have for him. Indeed, it was placed at the top of the Draft prediction forESPN, the reference media, made a few days ago.
Being n°1 in ESPN’s scout ranking is anything but an assurance that he will really be the first name called up in June 2023… But when you know the influence of the media in the perception of young talents, it’s obviously a excellent thing. He may be injured, but his profile and his few appearances are more than enough to place him above other players of his age, and in particular the nugget that works on the G League.
What is sad, however, is the descent into hell of Emoni Bates, who was to become the next Kevin Durant, according to all the specialized media. While he was competing with Victor Wembanyama, the University of Memphis player is going through the season like a ghost, and he currently finds himself in the 20th position in the forecasts… He is still one less competitor for the pivot of ASVEL.
Victor Wembanyama is not having a great season, he has not necessarily the opportunity to show his progress, and yet he remains at the top of the Draft predictions. If he returns to 100% by the end of the season and continues next year, he should be even more coveted.
