2023-11-29 16:34:52
Victoire Wembanyama is the kind of basketball player that we’ll say, “Who is this?” “It’s like pressing a formula.”
Players like this don’t come often. Refers to the type that looks like it came straight out of a PlayStation game. Various ability values Jumping almost past the graph of skills, offensive game, stamina, jumping power, etc. If we were to count our fingers, the first names that would pop up wouldn’t be Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, or those still standing in the ring like Le. Bron James and Stephen Curry, as well as emerging players like Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
And the latest name to surface is Wembunyama. young man of french nationality The owner has a height of 224 centimeters and a wingspan of 240 centimeters. The latter figure is even more important to a basketball player than height. This is because players with long arms tend to have an advantage when playing defense. (Imagine that you have to find a way to duck and score with an opponent whose arm span is two and a half meters long.) This is especially true for professional players who have to sharpen their offensive and defensive skills. Long arm length is considered a natural advantage.
Wembunya arrives before meeting Phoenix Suns (Photo by Getty Images via AFP)
Wembunyama’s father and mother, or ‘Wembi’, are both athletes. His father’s side – 198 cm tall – is an athlete who used to compete in the high jump competition. Long jump and triple jump. Mother’s side – height 191 cm. – is a former basketball player who became a coach. And if you want to go up to another model. It will be found that Vembanyama’s grandparents were also athletes. After spending his childhood on the football field and judo ring Under his mother’s watchful eye, young Wemby moves onto the basketball scene. And that’s when young Vembanyama’s journey began. But it wasn’t until October 2022 that Wembanyama’s name reached the attention of US media – home of the NBA, the most influential basketball league in North America – when the 18-year-old Wembanyama was playing. to Metropolitans 92, a French national team Facing the G League Ignite -an American basketball team that is considered the second league of the NBA- this match was broadcast live and watched by more than two hundred pro league scouts. The competition’s brightest player was, of course, the youngster wearing the number 1 shirt of Metropolitans 92. He became a big headline in the sports media almost overnight.
Wembanyama was eventually drafted by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA in the middle of last year. And if you only read the headlines that the media wrote regarding him You can’t help but think that this young man who just turned 19 hasn’t gotten out of NBA2K, the hit basketball game, whether it’s “the NBA’s best draft pick since LeBron James” or “the number one draft pick in decade” and “phenomenon of the era” etc. and is also expected to be the one who pulls Spurs out of the swamp of defeat. Or to the point that Youngster Wemby might be the one to change the face of the NBA in a big way in the future.
The French media dubbed him from his early days in his homeland. ‘Unicorn’ In the sense of a graceful and wonderful creature. And many people in the NBA league call him this phrase. There will only be LeBron. James, who considers he may be more than a legendary horned horse “He’s more like an alien. No one has ever seen an athlete that tall but so agile and agile on the field,” he said. “You might tell he was the tough guy of the era. Hopefully he isn’t hurt. This is important.”
VembanayamaConsidered one of the tallest players in the league. His level of agility is a rare quality (Serbian Boban Majanovic is as tall as the Wembi youngster). But it is considered much slower. -which is considered a normal characteristic of a large athlete) as well as being agile enough to carry the ball up the field like a guard. As well as shots that are not an easy task for the opponent due to the height advantage. Score points both inside and outside. Especially in a defensive game that can sometimes be considered a pig’s game for Wembenjama, where arm length is a natural advantage. and with unique agility smaller players -which is generally considered a hindrance for big athletes- wasn’t exactly his problem.
The only thing that many people seem to agree on is His thin frame appears to be a key weakness that Spurs must quickly address. Previously drafted Vembanyama’s body weight was 95 kilograms and following a few months Spurs report that the youngster’s weight has moved up to 104 kilograms, which is a good sign for both the team and the athlete. (Actually, it’s not new. We are all witnesses of the 88 kg Mr. Jannis. That was the time before he made his body reach the 110 kg mark and eventually win the championship.)
Wembanyama playing once morest the Miami Heat. Photo by Getty Images via AFP.
So far, all eyes are on Wembanyama as a rising player. Maybe on the same level that James was drafted in 2003, the night he was drafted into the league. The number of people watching the live broadcast rose to an all-time high. 24 percent more than last year – which on the one hand is a benefit of changing the system to broadcast live on two channels simultaneously: ESPN and ABC channel, which has started since 2021- and on the other side, who can deny that visiting the United States of Vembanyama has made basketball fans glued to their screens all night. above all else The acquisition of Wembanyana by a once-powerful team like Spurs is, for fans, a glimmer of success once once more seen. After being quiet for a long time
The miracle of Wemjanyama and Spurs’ recovery from the throne seems to be the ‘story line’ that sports broadcasts and American media have clung to. The style is similar to when James led Cleveland to victory. Or when Giannis led the Milwaukee Bucks to the championship, said Craig Barry, executive director of Warner Bros. Sports Channel. “It’s not just regarding this young man. But it is also a matter of fact that Spurs may have just acquired the best player of the decade. and have the right to revive and win the championship once more And I think this story is interesting. Don’t take that young man out of this matter.”
But the thing is, basketball, leagues and athletes are inseparable from marketing. Wembanyama was born to the Spurs in San Antonio, Texas, where San Antonio is a relatively small ‘media market’ – with just 938,660 television viewing households. Compare that to the city with the number one media market, New York, which has 7,348,620 television viewing households. Moreover, in 2020, the Spurs still had the third-lowest number of viewers. Many people therefore think that putting young man Wemby in a small area A move as far away as San Antonio would cost him, the Spurs and the league a financial opportunity. “If Victoire Vembanyama came to play for New York or Los Angeles, It’s definitely gotten more heated,” said Matt Kenny, ESPN’s vice president of programming design. “But at the same time, I think regarding him and the story that he might be able to help the team come back and win the championship once more. It might be another form of marketing promotion.”
Once once more, the role of marketing has some people worried regarding the future of Wembunyama. There are quite a few athletes who have exploded in fame since their early years. and unable to support himself If it doesn’t disappear with popularity, it will often be hit by waves of marketing and money. until the period of success shrinks within a few years Even more so for Wemby, whose market value spans both the US and Europe. His presence in the media and sports brands The meaning is many times more. Recently, he signed a contract withNike brand -with rumors that the price is so high at $100 million- and even though it doesn’t have its own shoe brand (Signature Shoe Deal) But it is considered the first beautiful chapter of Vembanyā.
It is no exaggeration to say that Wembanyama’s emergence in the NBA has been one of the most remarkable moments in years. Everyone wants to watch the growth of new players. that may break the statistical ceiling or the old storytelling format that we are all familiar with And it looks like the French unicorn’s journey will be full of challenges and excitement. Both this season and many seasons to come.
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