MADRID, 23 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The French center Victor Wembanyama has been selected as number one in the 2023 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs, a draw that has been held at the Barclays Center in New York and that left choices such as that of Brandon Miller by Charlotte Hornets, that of Scoot Henderson for Portland Trail Blazers or Amen Thompson for Houston Rockets among the 58 ‘picks’ of the night.
As expected, the player from Le Chesnay, 19 years old and until now a player for the French Metropolitans 92, was chosen by the franchise led by Gregg Popovich. His two meters and 30 centimeters and his base movements have made him one of the most anticipated talents in the Draft since LeBron James.
“It was the longest five minutes of my life. That’s when I started to get butterflies, and that’s where I started to see my family go silent, all looking at their watches,” Wembanyama said of the minutes leading up to the election. . “It’s one of the best feelings of my life, probably the best night of my life. I’ve been dreaming about this for a long time, it’s a dream come true,” he continued.
At number two, the Charlotte Hornets opted for Brandon Miller, looking for a new scoring forward in the style of Jayson Tatum and Paul George, while the Portland Trail Blazers, at number three, stuck with Scoot Henderson, in which they see the next explosive point guard in the league. Amen Thompson, who will play for the Houston Rockets, and Ausar Thompson, for the Detroit Pistons, completed the ‘Top 5’ of the Draft.
For his part, the Nigerian interior of FC Barcelona James Nnaji (2.11 meters and 18 years old) opened the second round of the Draft, in ‘pick’ 31, and joins Charlotte Hornets. Also selected were Serbian power forward Tristan Vukcevic – who went through the Real Madrid youth system – at number 42 for the Washington Wizards and former Baskonia player Sidy Cissoko, at number 44 for the San Antonio Spurs.
2023-06-23 08:34:11
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