Even if he was not selected for the All-Star Game on Sunday evening, Victor Wembanyama will still have a busy schedule during the NBA All-Star weekend. The French Spurs interior is expected on the floor of Indianapolis twice.
He failed to become the first rookie selected for the All-Star Game since Blake Griffin in 2011. But Victor Wembanyama will still be in the spotlight in the days to come.
If he was not selected for the all-star game, on the night of Sunday to Monday between the best players of the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference, the last N #1 in the NBA draft will still experience a busy schedule in Indianapolis.
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Le “Rising Stars”
During the night from Friday to Saturday, around 3 a.m. (French time), the interior of the San Antonio Spurs will compete in the “Rising Stars”. During a mini-tournament of three matches, the best rookies (beginners) and sophomores (second year) were divided into three teams. A fourth team is made up of players playing in the G-League, the antechamber of the NBA.
Two former players (Pau Gasol and Jalen Rose) and a former player (Tamika Catching) took care of composing the first three teams during a draft. Victor Wembanyama was chosen by Pau Gasol alongside a certain… Bilal Coulibaly. For the first time since the Betclic Elite final last June against Monaco, the two former teammates from Boulogne-Levallois, drafted in first and seventh place in 2023, will therefore again wear the same jersey.
For ‘Wemby’, this “Rising Stars” will also be the opportunity to cross swords with Chet Holmgren. Great rival of Wembanyama in the race for the title of rookie of the year, the interior of the Oklahoma City Thunder is on his side in Jalen Rose’s team. As during their first two confrontations in the regular season, the duel between the two players who are set to be the face of the NBA in the years to come will be particularly scrutinized.
Team Pau Gasol: Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), Brandon Miller (Charlotte Hornets), Brandin Podziemski (Golden State Warriors), Jaime Jaquez. Jr. (Miami Heat), Jabari Smith Jr. Cason Wallace (Houston Rockets), Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
Equipe Tamika Catchings: Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Jaden Ivey (Detroit Pistons), Jalen Duren (Detroit Pistons), Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings), Scoot Henderson (Portland Trail Blazers), Keyonte George (Utah Jazz), Vince Williams Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
Team Jalen Rose: Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder), Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), Benedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers), Derek Lively II (Dallas Mavericks), Jordan Hawkins (New Orleans Pelicans), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz). ), Jeremy Sochan (San Antonio Spurs)
Equipe G-League: Izan Almansa (G-League Ignite), Emoni Bates (Cleveland Charge), Matas Buzelis (G-League Ignite), Mac McClung (Osceola Magic), Tyler Smith (G-League Ignite), Oscar Tshiebwe (Indiana Mad Ants), Alondes Williams (Sioux Falls Skyforce)
Le “Skills Challenge”
The next day, during the night from Saturday to Sunday (2 a.m.), Victor Wembanyama will be back on the court in Indianapolis for the “Skills Challenge”first of three contests of the weekend (before the three-point and dunk contest).
Nine players were divided into three teams to compete on a course combining skill, passes and shoots: the Pacers team (Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, Myles Turner), the “First pick” team draft†(Paolo Banchero, Anthony Edwards, Wembanyama) and the All-Stars Team (Scottie Barnes, Tyrese Maxey, Trae Young).
The complete schedule for NBA All-Star Weekend
Night from Friday to Saturday
- Celebrity match (1 hour, French time)
- “Rising Stars” (3h)
Night from Saturday to Sunday
- “Skills Challenge” (2h)
- Concours à trois points (Malik Beasley, Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton Damian Lillard, Lauri Markkanen, Donovan Mitchell, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trae Young)
- Stephen Curry vs Sabrina Ionescu
- Concours de dunks (Jaylen Brown, Jaime Jaquez, Mac McClung, Jacob Toppin)
Night from Sunday to Monday
- All Star Game (from 2 hours)
Team Ouest: Luka DonÄiÄ (Dallas Mavericks), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Nikola JokiÄ (Denver Nuggets), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers), Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers)
Team East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphie Sixers), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks), Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors)
Felix Gabory Journalist RMC Sport
2024-02-16 15:01:02
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