Considered a player with generational potential and a strong favorite to be the first pick of the 2023 Draft, Victor Wembanyama will take center stage next night in Las Vegas when he takes on Scoot Henderson in a highly anticipated five-star prospect duel. . And the Frenchie has already laid the groundwork by releasing a hyper-sharp statement at the microphone of theAssociated Press.
We know Victor Wembanyama’s immense basketball potential, but know that the boy’s trashtalking potential isn’t bad either. A few hours before the first of two meetings between the Metropolitans 92 and the G League Ignite team on the Las Vegas side, Wemby is obviously not afraid to assume his status as a favorite for the 2023 NBA Draft.
“If I had ever been born, I think Scoot Henderson would deserve to be No. 1 in the Draft”
???????????? Victor says the terms https://t.co/7yCQfWMvRd
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) October 3, 2022
Victor Wembanyama knows who he is, how he is perceived, and above all what he can accomplish from the height of his 2m20. With his incredible mobility for a guy his size, his ability to play inside and out and obviously the great amount of talent he has in his hands, Wemby gives a bit of the impression of having been designed in a lab or on 2k MyPlayer mode. Enough to move forward confidently in the face of the different stages that are on his way to the NBA.
“I was made for this. Everything that happens to me, I expected. It’s part of a checklist of things to do. I’m not surprised by what’s happening to me, and I think I’m handling it all well. »
Wembanyama does not run away from the huge hype that surrounds him, on the contrary he welcomes it with open arms. And if for some these words may border on arrogance, for us it is rather a sign that shows that Wemby is ready for what awaits him.
And what awaits him in the very short term is therefore this first match once morest Scoot Henderson on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in Las Vegas (before returning the cover on Thursday). As a reminder, Scoot Henderson is the other big prospect in the 2023 Draft class and who is playing today under the colors of the G League Ignite. So even if the NBA pre-season has just started and there will be four games on the program tonight, almost all eyes will be on the city of sin to witness this long-awaited duel, and especially to see if the hype surrounding Victor is justified. This is the first time that Wembanyama – author of a big start to the season in BetClic Elite – will play a basketball game in front of the US public. This is the first time that there will be so many scouts and American media to scrutinize his performance, all this just following making the cover of the famous magazine SLAM with the label of the phenomenon ready to “shake the NBA”. As you have understood, the time has come to support this ever-growing hype with a performance worthy of its status as a generational prospect.
Victor Wembanyama is highly anticipated, and does not hesitate to use terms to show that he is ready to take on the hype that surrounds him. But the best way to assume it is still to prove it on the ground by showing that there is his and then everyone else, Scoot Henderson included.
Source texte : The Associated Press
