While he has just won a new title of champion of France and his second trophy for best hope of Jeep Elite with ASVEL, Victor Wembanyama, announced number 1 at the next Draft, would have activated his exit clause. The young Frenchman will leave ASVEL, Paris Basketball is in pole position to recover him.
Last week the Draft NBA took place at Barclays Center from Brooklyn. A major event that brings together all the franchises, where the best young people have the opportunity to put their first foot in NBA. For the French, the way was opened by Tony Parker, one of the first to win in the best league in the world. This year, four young French people were drafted: Ousmane Dieng (11ème, Thunder), Moussa Diabate (43ème, Clippers), Ismael Kamagate (46th, Nuggets) and Hugo Besson (60th, Bucks). And in a year, all eyes will be on Victor Wembanyama.
Twice voted Jeep Elite’s top prospect
At only 18 years old, the strong winger of theASVEL has already been voted Jeep Elite’s top prospect twice. ” I am very happy to receive this second best young rider trophy, there is a third to go for next year. And then, the season is not over, we have an even greater collective objective to pursue and that is the title of champion of France. In the end, we haven’t done the hard part yet but the playoffs are going to be exciting to play, especially I’ve never experienced one “, he explained on beIN Sports after his coronation. However, Physical did not forget to come back to a season where he was not an indisputable starter with theASVEL : « It’s a season where I haven’t been able to play many matches in a row, but when I did play it was satisfying. I built things, especially for next year, it was an interesting season. I think I confirmed that I could dominate in Euroleague and Betclic Elite. With the Euroleague I saw a requirement that I had not experienced before with a high pace and more matches ».
Tony Parker absolutely wants to keep it
Enough to throw a damper on his future? For Tony Parkerthe owner of theASVEL, the situation is very clear. ” We are waiting for his answer, I hope it will be positive. We absolutely want to keep him, we want to build everything around him. Everything will be built around him next year so I hope he stays. “confided the former player of the Spurs in comments relayed by The Team. But his words shouldn’t be enough…
Last year, during the U19 World Cup final, we had the right to a big duel Chet Holmgren vs Victor Wembanyama ????????/????????I can’t wait to see this duel in the NBA again…????????pic .twitter.com/HNupm60fgk
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Wembanyama has activated his exit clause, he will leave ASVEL
According to information from The TeamVictor Wembanyama would have activated his exit clause and should leave theASVEL. A big blow for the recent champion of France who had planned to accompany Physical up to the Draft 2023 where it is announced number 1. Before landing in NBA, the young Frenchman will have to make the right choice. The team Ignitewhich promotes development before Draft, is following it closely but it should favor Europe. the Paris Basketball has already presented his project to him and would be in pole position ahead of Boulogne-Levallois. To be continued…