French basketball player Victor Wembanyama has a towering reputation at home — and he could be the next big star of American sports.
Victor Wembanyama has long been seen as basketball royalty in the making, with fans and experts buzzing on both sides of the Atlantic about a prospect some view as the best to enter the league since LeBron James.
“When you are so tall, plus you have skills and ability to move well, which was the case, obviously, you know that this kid is special and will be something special after,” Collet told NBC NewsScouts, fans and stars have flocked to France this year to watch Wembanyama play for Metropolitans 92 in Paris.Wembanyama's height, which means he can almost grab the rim without even jumping, is of course a factor.
Describing him as the “complete package,” Abautret said that as well as being good at fundamentals like shooting, passing and dribbling, Wembanyama had “the attitude too.”
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