On May 16, the NBA Lottery will take place. The 2023 Lottery, an event already identified as one of the most important in recent NBA history, because it is on this day that we will know which franchise will be able to select first in the Draft, on June 22 . It is therefore on that day that we will know, quite logically, which team might draft Victor Wembanyama, a French phenomenon over 2m20 that even your aunt talks regarding during Sunday meals.
Is it too early to talk regarding it? Maybe. So are we going to talk regarding it every day from now on? Obviously. And to get to the heart of the matter, here is a small projection of the 2023-24 season, imagining what Victor Wembanyama might give in… the 30 League franchises. For some it’s utopia, for others it’s quite possible and it’s even the project, but no jealousy so we’re talking regarding everyone. Today ? We are talking to you regarding the Charlotte Hornets, franchise of Michael Jordan, a destination that would therefore make sense for the future best player in history.
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The current situation of the Hornets
We are a little ass between two chairs in Charlotte, but still closer to the ground than to the files. The records are also talking regarding it, since regarding 50% of the Hornets roster for a year has squatted either the operating room or the drunk tank or police custody. A very complicated period saved only by the presence of Mason Plumlee LaMelo Ball, and a year of transition that seems perfect to rob a first pick. Three anecdotal passages in the Playoffs for twenty years, two decades saved by the presence of Kemba Walker and that sets the scene for you, in short, it is definitely time to switch to a new era…
The projected (and highly idealized) five major if Victor Wembanyama moves to Charlotte this summer
- LaMelo Ball
- Theo Maledon
- Jalen McDaniels
- Victor Wembanyama
- Mark Williams
Very franchouillard this five obviously, but we are in science fiction and then in any case do what we want. What should be remembered above all? That the LaMelo Ball / Victor Wembanyama duo might be one of the most exciting in history, and that the Hornets have with McDa, Williams, Kai Jones, JT Thor, James Bouknight or Bryce McGowens a group of young people who might surprise us in the medium term, in particular by taking the aspiration of the French Unicorn.
Did it for Victor? Frankly, it’s hard to find in Charlotte any obstacle to his progress, and we can imagine on the other hand very well the association of criminals that he might compose with the most flashy of the Ball family. If the Frenchman lands in North Carolina he will be illico red pesto the headliner of the project with LaMelo, did it with Mark Williams can also prove sympathetic in the racket, and there will only remain an atmosphere of lose to change, as well as somewhat dark evenings to avoid. Good deal?
A place for Victor to visit
Camp North End, 300 Camp Rd, Charlotte, NC 28206. A site once used by the US military and now a gathering of shops, restaurants, businesses, workspaces, retail, musicians, mechanical workshops, gathering places or even rental apartments and art galleries. The Charlotte community likes to meet there to spend an followingnoon, an evening, and/or participate in the many activities offered. Trendy style and modern decor, everything to become one of the favorite spots of the most influential sportsman of the 2030s.
Probability of the scenario: between 6 and 14%
Probability table for the draft lottery
If all goes “well,” the Hornets should lose at least 50 games this season, enough to join the nugget fight next May. Like regarding a third of the franchises in the League, it will first be a question of navigating intelligently between defeats “with honors” and defeats in large widths in order to give themselves the best possible chance of existing in the next fifteen seasons. And then Victor in purple and turquoise, it’s a bit stylish isn’t it?
So much for this Charlotte Hornets edition of our great series dedicated to Victor Wembanyama’s Draft. Yeah, seven months before the Draft. And you, would you like to see it land where the big Vic?