NBA teams select new players from a talent pool during the night. The San Antonio Spurs have the first pick and are likely to secure Victor Wembanyama – a player who could make history.
The NBA draft is actually an exciting thing: The worst teams of the past season are allowed to choose a player from the pool of all new applicants before the better teams. Who gets recruited at number one is usually a hot topic of discussion among fans and pundits alike. But not this year. “Everyone knows it’s going to be the easiest pick in the world. You pick the phenomenon, the 7-foot man with the skills of a point guard,” NBA analyst and former pro player Brendan Haywood said ahead of the New York event.