Wemby flew from France with Metropolitans 92 for two exhibition games against the Ignite, who are led by the potential second pick in the 2023 draft (spoiler alert: we know who is going no. Wembanyama is the first to admit it’s way too soon to anoint him as anything, but the Vegas showcase was organized in large part to display his talents on a worldwide stage. As hyperbolic as it all sounds, executives around the league already agree that Wembanyama has Hall of Fame potential with the upside to be one of the greatest players ever. He is like Kevin Durant crossed with Rudy Gobert, making him a Gen-Z Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Ralph Sampson raised on YouTube videos.
We’ve never seen a player like Wemby before. In his second Las Vegas exhibition Thursday, he played an even more complete brand of basketball, dropping 36 points with the majority of his damage coming inside the arc on drives, post fadeaways, lobs, and poster dunks. Wemby’s length also gives him an unblockable jump shot he drilled seven 3-pointers when he scored 37 points against the G League Ignite on Tuesday, and most of them came off movement, like transition sprints, pick-and-pops, and stepbacks.
With his size and lockdown mindset, at only 18 years old, he can deter players from even attacking the paint. He stands at a towering 7-foot-4 and doesn’t even need to leave his feet to alter shots because he can stretch his 8-foot wingspan to swat away jumpers or poke the ball away from would-be attackers. Victor Wembanyama is the best NBA prospect since LeBron James.
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