While Victor Wembanyama has a very good chance of being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs next June, Nicolas Batum recently spoke on the subject during a podcast.
Obviously, Nicolas Batum would have been ready to bet on such an outcome. In effect, except for a huge surprise, Victor Wembanyama will be selected in first position by the San Antonio Spurs in the next NBA draft, on June 22 at the Barclays Center (Brooklyn). Because, the enormous potential of the young Frenchman (19), seen this season with Boulogne-Levallois, has convinced more than one on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, where “Wembymania” is already in full swing in the city located in Texas.
A sacred sign of fate for the one who should soon walk in the footsteps of Tony Parker under the orders of Gregg Popovich. “The thing about the NBA is that it’s always story-telling. It’s like when Dirk Nowitzki was about to retire, there was a Luka Doncic who arrived at the Mavericks “, recalled in particular Batum, invited to react to this news.
“It’s all about fate in this league”
« With Victor, we already knew last year that he was going to end up landing at Spurs. I’m not saying the lottery is rigged, I’m not saying that. But the NBA is so crazy about this stuff, this storytelling. It’s all about fate in this league. It’s the perfect spot. Tony left. Tony is the greatest French player of all time. If all goes well for him, he could well be the next, later said the current Los Angeles Clippers player, invited to speak on the subject in the podcast “This League Uncut” hosted by Marc Stein and Chris Haynes. He’s going to have to follow in Tony’s footsteps, after what Tony has done for his franchise, it’s quite a challenge for him. Say, “Okay, Tony was a six-time All-Star, he has four rings and his jersey was retired. Do better than him. Do better than that. “That’s all the harm you can wish for Wembanyama.
