Give Victor Wembanyama and his handlers credit — they have got him out there playing. The management teams for a lot of future No. 1 picks would have their guy in bubble wrap by now, not doing anything but solo workouts in a gym, not wanting to risk any injury or risking his draft status.
Wembanyama — the 7'4" prodigy on both ends of the floor — is on the court in the semi-finals of the French LNB league (the highest level of play in France). His team, Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92, is one win away from the LNB Finals. While they lost on Friday to Lyon-Villeurbanne (the best-of-five series is now 2-1 Boulogne-Levallois), Wembanyama put up some highlights worth watching.
Block the jumper, hit the jumper!
— NBA (@NBA) June 2, 2023
Wemby is a force.
Watch @Metropolitans92 in the LNB semis live on the NBA App: https://t.co/a4Adbtj4Uz pic.twitter.com/X3y5YxqNJz
"It's unguardable."#NBADraft prospect Victor Wembanyama with the smooth turnaround J and sky-high release point.
— NBA (@NBA) June 2, 2023
Watch live: https://t.co/a4Adbtj4Uz pic.twitter.com/YXhPLrWbNE
Victor Wembanyama blocked this one with AUTHORITY 😳
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 2, 2023
Who are you most excited to see Wemby guard in the NBA? pic.twitter.com/cnO7n0nh0C
Cut.
— NBA (@NBA) June 2, 2023
Post up.
Quick move.
And then... that finish 🤯
Watch Wemby in the LNB semis live on the NBA App: https://t.co/a4Adbtj4Uz pic.twitter.com/fF3EKcXDn6
The San Antonio Spurs will select Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft (June 22). San Antonio — and possibly Wembanyama — will make their Summer League debut at the California Classic Summer League in Sacramento in early July, before heading on to Las Vegas for the larger, official Summer League. While Wembanyama is playing for his French team in the playoffs, how much the Spurs will play him in the summer leagues — if at all — remains to be seen (top players have been on the court less and less at Summer League in recent years).