WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Top NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama said on Friday, June 30, he felt good after his first practice with the San Antonio Spurs and received a warm welcome that excited him for actual games. *Victor Wembanyama. (AFP)* The 19-year-old Frenchman, considered the greatest NBA prospect...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Prized NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama's first appearance in a San Antonio Spurs uniform could come in Las Vegas, after the team announced on Wednesday, June 28, he won't travel to Summer League games in Sacramento, California. *French basketball player Victor Wembanyama,...
SAN ANTONIO (AFP) — Victor Wembanyama's whirlwind ride as the NBA's most anticipated No. 1 draft pick since LeBron James has landed him right where he needs to be, the French phenomenon said Saturday, June 24, in San Antonio. *French basketball player Victor Wembanyama, greets the crowd...
SAN ANTONIO (AFP) -- Hundreds of San Antonio Spurs fans braved sweltering temperatures to greet Victor Wembanyama on Friday, June 23, as the French basketball prodigy and newly minted No.1 NBA Draft pick touched down in Texas. *French basketball player Victor Wembanyama arrives at San Antonio...
SAN ANTONIO (AFP) -- San Antonio Spurs fans erupted with joy on Thursday, June 22, as the club selected Victor Wembanyama with the top pick in the NBA draft to cap weeks of anticipation. *A fan displays a French basketball player Victor Wembanyama jersey after his selection as San Antonio Spurs's...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- France's Victor Wembanyama was chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, June 22, sparking wild celebrations as the Texas club reveled in landing the gifted teenager seen as a once-in-a-generation talent. *French basketball player Victor...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Victor Wembanyama dismissed the soaring hype swirling around him on Wednesday as he prepares to become the most sought-after No.1 pick in the NBA draft since LeBron James. *French basketball player Victor Wembanyama speaks during a press event ahead of the NBA draft, in New York...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Victor Wembanyama's early NBA days will be overseen by one of the league's most legendary coaches, outspoken Gregg Popovich, who helped transform another French teen, Tony Parker, into a superstar. *San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. (AFP)* Popovich, the 74-year-old son...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- French teen giant Victor Wembanyama, considered the greatest NBA prospect since LeBron James two decades ago, has some cautionary tales among players who became top picks in the NBA Draft. History has proven there are no sure things among those selected first overall, as the...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Â A new era for basketball gets under way on Thursday, June 22, when French prodigy Victor Wembanyama is set to be chosen by the San Antonio Spurs with the top pick in the NBA Draft. *Metropolitan 92's French power forward Victor Wembanyama holds the ball during the French...
PARIS (AFP) -- Just 19 and heading for number one pick in the NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama is aiming to ride a wave of expectations to become the latest successful French export to the NBA. *Metropolitan 92's French center Victor Wembanyama reacts during the game three of French Elite basketball...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Victor Wembanyama is only 19 and has not played a minute in an NBA jersey but the French teenager is poised to land an array of lucrative deals likely to make him one of the most commercially successful athletes in history. *Victor Wembanyama, projected first round pick in the 2023...
