2023-05-17 03:10:00
The San Antonio Spurs have won the NBA Draft Lottery 2023 and thus the opportunity to choose the French super talent Victor Wembanyama with the first pick. The Dallas Mavericks, meanwhile, hold their pick.
Completing the top five are the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons. The Pistons, Rockets and Spurs each had the same chance of winning the first vote at 14 percent. The Hornets (12 percent) and Blazers (10.5 percent) also calculated their chances in advance.
Wembanyama is considered a talent of the century and as the sure first pick this year. With his 2.26 meters and skills in dribbling and throwing, the Frenchman brings an extraordinary overall package. “It’s going to be incredible,” said Spurs owner Peter J. Holt. “Our future looked bright anyway, now that changes everything.”
The 19-year-old showed once once more just hours before the NBA Draft Lottery why he is so coveted. In the last game of the season for his team Metropolitans 92, Wembanyama scored 22 points in a 93-85 win over local rivals Paris Basketball. Under the eyes of PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé, the super talent scored 14 points in the final quarter. However, Wembanyama must now focus on the playoffs in France before he can turn to the draft in America.
NBA Draft Lottery: Dallas Mavericks may keep pick
The 2023 vintage is considered to be particularly low. With Scoot Henderson from the G-League Ignite and Brandon Miller from Alabama two more top-class players are registered. Here you come to the mock draft von SPOX.
It’s the third time San Antonio has won the first pick in the draft. In 1987 Spurs chose David Robinson. In 1997, the Texans elected Tim Duncan.
The Dallas Mavericks get the tenth pick in this year’s draft and are allowed to retain their voting rights. If the Mavs had dropped just one spot, the New York Knicks would have grabbed the pick.
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