“Victor Wembanyama is unlike anything you’ve seen so far”: America stunned

He had warned:This is the most important game of my life.” And he rose to the challenge he had set himself. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in Las Vegas, in a showcase match broadcast on a national channel, Victor Wembanyama did not miss his first meeting on American soil.The kid from Chesnay exploded his standards, already very high for an 18-year-old teenager: 37 points, 7/11 three-pointers, 4 rebounds and 5 blocks.Despite the defeat of the Metropolitans 92 of Boulogne-Levallois against the G-League Ignite (122-115), the phenomenon dazzled the press and observers who were however warned by the magnitude of the wave which is announced during the 2023 draft.

Draft analyst at ESPN, Jonathan Givony, who has already presented him for many months as the “best prospect in the world“, was not disappointed by the one whose hype has already largely crossed the Atlantic: “He showed exactly why he is considered a generational talent.“His ranged fight with Scoot Henderson, the other sensation of the next draft,”did not disappoint, both showed what made them so special. The future of the NBA is clearly in good hands“, still judged Givony on Twitter.

And to insist:Again, we’ve never seen a player like this so comparisons are hard to draw. The only names that come to mind when looking at him are a 2.21m Kevin Durant on offense and a more mobile Rudy Gobert on defense. (…) This could be one of the biggest drafts since LeBron James. Prospects who generate this level of trust don’t show up often. Prospects like Wembanyama never show up…. Never.”

“It was a great experience “, said the hero of the evening. “I can’t wait to do it again. I know we will start again in two days, then for the rest of my life.“Here is who, in any case, takes the path…