A precocious talent spotted by ESPNwho then called him “unicorn”. A term associated with unique, developing young players destined for a great and successful career in the NBA. In life, the young man, who got his baccalaureate a year early and with a “good enough” mention, wastes no time. An eagerness that he also has on the floors. Always outclassed, he made his professional debut at the age of 15.
In two seasons in Betlic Elite, the interior, passed by Nanterre 92 (2020-2021) and Lyon-Villeurbanne (2021-2022), has forged a good reputation. Haloed by the titles of champion of France and best hope of the championship with Asvel, the son of Élodie and Félix gave a big boost to his career last summer, during the U19 World Championship, where he left with the silver medal around his neck.
And if he reigns unparalleled since then on the parquet floors, in France and Europe, he also dominates them by his physique, long and stretched, like his feet (he wears a 55). “He was my height, 1.70 m, around 8 years old. And when he was 5, everyone thought he was 10”smiled at AFP Emmanuel Saravas, who trained him as a chick at the Entente Le Chesnay-Versailles, the first club where he handled the orange ball. “We suspected that he was going to have a body to play high-level basketball: his mum is 1.91m, dad is 2.05m.”
Its large size and its wingspan of 2.43 m, which make it a weapon in the hoop, do not, however, sum up Victor. Steeped in talent, the player, “meeting between Kevin Durant and Rudy Gobert”deploys impressive qualities on the outskirts and in the other racket.
