“Victor Wembanyama wanted to play with us, but at the last minute he changed his mind”

As the Betclic Elite finals approach, L’Equipe reported that Victor Wembanyama was probably going to leave ASVEL, which was confirmed over the days, and we thought he would take the direction of Paris Basketball, announced as the big favorite. But at the very last moment, he finally took over the management of the Metropolitans of Boulogne-Levallois.

David Kahnpresident of Paris Basketball, was convinced that the French nugget was going to sign in his club as he explained during a press conference earlier.

“There’s a huge 2.19m player who wanted to play with us but at the last minute changed his mind,” said David Kahn, former GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves. “A year ago, we followed Wembanyama when we were in Pro B and he chose ASVEL. This year, me and coach Jean-Christophe Prat really thought he wanted to play for Paris Basketball. You would have to ask Victor Wembanyama directly what changed at the very last moment. But I am flattered that such a player, after only four years of existence, had this desire to join us. »

Paris Basketball is now awaiting the files Juhann Begarin et Ishmael Kamagate, currently in the Summer League with Boston and Denver respectively. The last pivot should return to Paris, but for Begarin, nothing is less certain.

“We remain very active on recruiting for the next season,” said Kahn. “We have eight players who remain under contract, including Juhann Begarin and Ismaël Kamagate, who should logically be with us next season. For now, we have to wait for the end of the NBA Summer League to find out if we can count on them or not, and thus see things more clearly. »

Don’t miss our big video released this weekend about Victor.

Via RMC