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Some scouts have privately in contrast celebrity NBA prospect Victor Wembanyama to basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Jeremy Woo of Sports activities Illustrated relayed these remarks in an unique interview with Wembanyama, the 7’3″ 19-year-old widely projected to be the No. 1 decide within the 2023 NBA draft.
“In NBA circles, scouts have privately thrown out comparisons to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,” Woo wrote.
“LeBron James, following Wembanyama’s two exhibition video games in Vegas, described him as an ‘alien.’”
Wembanyama is tearing it up proper now for Metropolitans 92 of Betclic Élite, the highest French males’s skilled league. He is led his second-place workforce to a 15-6 document due to 22.2 factors, 9.5 rebounds and three.1 blocks per sport.
Wembanyama’s exceptional versatility has gotten individuals to take discover. He has nice handles and shot-making capability for somebody who will not flip 20 till he is within the NBA.
“We have by no means seen a participant like Wemby earlier than,” Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer wrote.
“He’s like Kevin Durant crossed with Rudy Gobert, making him a Gen-Z Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Ralph Sampson raised on YouTube movies. As hyperbolic because it all sounds, executives across the league already agree that Wembanyama has Corridor of Fame potential with the upside to be one of many biggest gamers ever.”
For now, the date to observe is Tuesday, Could 16, when the draft lottery can be held to find out the No. 1 decide and, presumably, Wembanyama’s NBA house.