Victor Wembanyama in the French championship, it’s over. Vic and his centimeters by the hundreds are now going to regale the United States. Nonetheless, in one season as the Metropolitans’ 92 boss, the year’s most anticipated prospect will have found the time to impress us time and time again.
5 – Roland-Garros
The Finals of the 2023 French Championship will surely remain across the throat of the future number 1 of the Draft, but he did not stop there either to make up the numbers. After two shy performances in the Principality, the Metropolitans 92 and their leader go back to Paris to play on the Philippe-Chatrier Court at Roland-Garros. Already, it’s class, and in addition the match will be worth the detour. In a finally hooked meeting, the Mets tear themselves away and Wembanyama pulls out a perf” with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks on the highest stage of French basketball. Very impactful on both sides of the field, who knows what these Finals would have given if we had seen this Victor from match 1? We are almost disappointed, this is the level of requirement set for a 19-year-old kid with a title at stake. Creepy.
4 – Back to basics
Not his biggest performance of the season, look what he has to do to impress us now, but perhaps the most symbolic. On May 9, 2023, Victor Wembanyama played his last match at the Palais des sports Maurice Thorez in Nanterre, which saw him take his first steps among the pros. A small 6/18 in shooting but still 25 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks, the victory, and a big moment of emotion. Once the match is over, the ALIEN of the Mets takes the direction of the Nantes kop for a big general hug. The public takes advantage one last time of the child of the club, Wemby sheds his tear, a few weeks before joining the big leagues. Is this the transition to adulthood?
3 – Cholet
After briefly discovering them with ASVEL last year, Victor is making his debut as a leader in the 2023 Playoffs. The first clash is against Cholet, an opponent within reach of Wemby and the Mets. And the prodigy’s stats line confirms this last point: 22/10/6 to 9/17 shooting and 1/2 from behind the arc. dunks and fadeaways mid-range built a 93-80 success, a quiet little win to get into the rhythm in this postseason. Only fly in the ointment, 7 ball losses which stain the stats sheet.
2 – Limoges
From Las Vegas to Limoges, the transition is violent, but it’s still the same Victor. 33 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, we call it the Wembanyamance. The season has just started, the Mets are not playing against a behemoth of the Betclic Elite, but Vic brings us his first big card of the 2022-23 financial year. We quickly got used to it, but it never rose to such heights in scoring. 10/17 shooting including 3/8 parking, pay your efficiency. So when in addition the No. 1 in Boulogne goes into rebound vacuum mode, there is nothing more to do. Final score 78-69, Victor is involved in scoring or passing in more than half of his team’s points. Packed it is weighed.
1 – Very Good Trip
We can see Totor having a career in double-doubles, so we decided to start the Top 5 with a double performance: October 5 and 6, 2022, a series of masterclasses live from Las Vegas. Opposite ? Scoot Henderson’s G-League Ignite Team, currently known as Wemby’s only potential rival in the race for the top of the draft. A back-to-back at 36.5 points on average for the big pole with one to 7/11 3-pointer in the first encounter. Scoring, rebounds and 9 blocks in both games: the Frenchman offered his full range to the weak public present in Nevada. We knew him in France, this mini American tour was his international birth certificate. The hype was already strong, it exploded, and nothing will ever be the same inside the Mets.
Here, before joining the country of Uncle Sam, Victor Wembanyama did not forget to give back to the mother country what it gave him, that is to say a good dose of talent. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Come on, we put away the violins, we want at least as much in the States now.
2023-06-20 17:10:00
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