“This is something mythical, legendary,” says Victor Wembanyama, 19 years old and 2.24 meters tall, after being chosen by Spurs.
Already when he was training in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, the height of his talent was evident to all. On target: 2.24 meters. Agile and elegant in his movements. Victor Wembanyama (Chesnay, Yvelines, 2004) grew up with a ball in his hands and now, at the age of 19, he is the most promising star in French basketball, having managed to be number one in the NBA draft.
He is considered the best of his generation. He himself has recognized that, already in elementary school, he was a head above many of his teachers. His father, of Congolese origin, was two meters tall and was a jumper. his sister, Eve, is a professional player and her mother was a basketball coach. Her promising story combines genetics and upbringing, but she needed the third element to get where she’s at: talent.
“Although it was something expected… When you are going to have a child, you have known it for nine months, but you are equally excited. This is similar. It is something mythical, legendary (…) It’s something I’ve always dreamed of.” he said after learning that he will play with the San Antonio Spurs.
Wemby, his nickname, started playing basketball at the age of seven, after having practiced judo and soccer. He always stood out and shone above average and soon caught the attention of international clubs. At the age of 10 he entered the Nanterre youth academy. He was almost 1.90. At 14, Barcelona is already courting him, but his parents preferred that he continue training in Nanterre.
“He has always been very well surrounded, with parents who are very present but not overwhelming, who have been there to help him and protect him, especially from the media attention he generates,” the commentator explains to the French newspaper Liberation. George Eddywho often plays basketball with his father.
other passions
Since the season began, it has had more than fifty requests for interviews from the American media. All denied. His trainers assure that she has a high emotional intelligence. “I have never seen an 18-year-old athlete so eloquent in front of the microphones,” he points out to the aforementioned medium. Bryan George, one of his trainers in Nanterre. He also says that Wemby likes to draw, make legos and read.
It has been a long time since he has been driving the sports media crazy and they are pooling with the fortune that he will generate. According to Le Parisien, the player, who already earned 20,000 euros a month in France, could reach $55 million in four years. He could bring the Texan franchise $500 million.
Champion of France and star of the U19 World Cup, It is also the flag for the Paris 2024 Games, although he has always had the focus on the NBA. Last year he changed ASVEL, the Euroleague team he was in, for Metropolitans 92, the best of the clubs that does not play in European competition and is led by the France coach, Vincent Collet, which allowed him to be better protected. Also, play fewer games and prepare better for your goal.
“I try to start at the same pace and then improve, working as if I were a medium-sized player. Since I was 10 years old I have tried to do everything on the court“He said recently in an interview with L’Equipe.
praised by everyone
He has been called ‘the alien’ or ‘the gifted’. The French coach admitted to having seen many “tall players who shoot with their feet on the ground”, “but he is capable of moving and shooting and that is something unique”. “He is a winner, a competitor, of the breed of champions. We have been a stage for him, but the beautiful thing is that he has lived it to the fullest,” she said after her last game with this team.
Wemby will be able to measure himself with Tony Parker, French NBA legend. “You make us dream”, the French president congratulated him on Twitter, Emmanuel Macron. “Wemby, the adventure begins now,” another French sports star, the footballer, told the same network. Kylian Mbappe.
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