Where will play Victor Wembanyama next season?
This question, the world of basketball has been asking for many weeks. Few players have attracted as much attention as the number 1 of the Metropolitans 92. At 19 years old, the Frenchman is certainly the most promising basketball player on the planet.
The 2.19 m strong winger has unique technical qualities for a player of his size. He has 22.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for 25.6 rating per game in the French Championship this season. In these four statistical categories, it is the leader.
Wemby is the best player in the French Championship, but he has also already proven himself in the French team. Before his third selection once morest the Czech Republic this Thursday, February 23, his averages are 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 once morest per game.
This is why the whole NBA dreams of offering the services of the French player announced as the first choice of the next draft NBA.
But which team will have the Frenchman in their ranks in 2023/24? Olympics.com make the point.
How does the NBA Draft work?
To understand who has the best chance of recruiting Victor Wembanyama on June 22, you must first know how the draft works.
The NBA being a closed league, the worst teams of the season have priority over the best picks of the next draft. The first 14 choices will go to the 14 teams that did not qualify for the play-offs.
The exact order will be determined by a draw called lotteryscheduled for May 16.
On that day, the three worst records in the league will each have a 14% chance of getting the first draft pick. Two other teams have more than 10% chance of obtaining it, the fourth worst record (12.5%) and the fifth worst record (10.5%).
To find out which jersey Victor Wembanyama will put on for his debut in NBA, so you have to look down the current regular season standings. A situation that does not seem to bother him, according to his comments reported by ESPN.
“I’m not worried, there is no bad organization. I never say to myself ‘I don’t want to go there'”
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Houston, San Antonio, Detroit or Charlotte for Victor Wembanyama?
At the time of the truce for the All-Star Game, four franchises are dropped at the back of the pack:
- Charlotte (17 wins-43 losses)
- Detroit (15-44)
- Saint Anthony (14-45)
- Houston (13-45)
They have less than 30% of victories and especially between seven and eleven successes behind Orlando, the fifth worst record. Hornets, Pistons, Spurs and Rockets therefore have a good chance of getting the first picks in the next draft.
But everything will depend on the course of the twenty or so matches still on the program for each team.
By April 9, the ranking can still change a lot. Teams may tend to lose some games on purpose to increase the likelihood of being able to attract Victor Wembanyama this summer. Here is how the Frenchman attracts covetousness!
This is especially true since six teams are less than five wins ahead of the Orlando Magic. The Florida franchise is less behind in the play-in where it can qualify for the play-offs, than ahead of Charlotte.
At the bottom of the standings too, the stakes are high in the home stretch of the regular season. But some franchises are already out of the race…
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Victor Wembanyama won’t go not go to the Los Angeles Lakers
No team is officially qualified for the NBA play-offs at the time of the All-Star Break. But some of them are very close.
Boston in the East and Denver in the West dominate their respective conferences. The Celtics and Nuggets, like the Milwaukee Bucks, have already passed the 40-win mark this season and are no longer expected to come out of the top 8.
Teams like Philadelphia or Memphis are also well ranked and should still be in the running for the title in April, barring an incredible drop in the standings. So those franchises have little to no chance to go from strength to strength with Victor Wembanyama this summer.
It is even certain for one team in particular: the Los Angeles Lakers.
While the team of LeBron James is virtually not qualified for the play-offs, she should not be able to take advantage of her draft choice this year, especially if she has the first choice.
The New Orleans Pelicans have the opportunity to trade their choice with that of the Lakers thanks to a transfer made in 2019. The greatest hope in planetary basketball therefore should not play with the best scorer in the history of the NBA in 2023 /24.
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The NBA standings at the time of the All-Star Game 2023
Each team plays 82 games during the regular season.
| Ranking | Crew | Victories | Defeats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 42 | 17 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 17 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Sixers | 38 | 19 |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 38 | 23 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Nets | 34 | 24 |
| 6 | New York Knicks | 33 | 27 |
| 7 | Miami Heat | 32 | 27 |
| 8 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 30 |
| 9 | Washington Wizards | 28 | 30 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 28 | 31 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 12 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 34 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 24 | 35 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 43 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 15 | 44 |
| Ranking | Crew | Victories | Defeats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Nuggest | 41 | 18 |
| 2 | Memphis Grizzlies | 35 | 22 |
| 3 | Sacramento Kings | 32 | 25 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 33 | 28 |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 28 |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks | 31 | 29 |
| 7 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 29 |
| 8 | The Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 30 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 29 |
| 10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 28 | 29 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 29 | 31 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 30 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | 27 | 32 |
| 14 | san antonio spurs | 14 | 45 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 13 | 45 |
