Detroit, Charlotte & Houston Are The Leading Contenders To Land Transcendent Basketball Star Victor Wembanyama
As of now, the Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets all have a 14% chance at Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.
Metropolitan 92's French power forward Victor Wembanyama reacts during the French Elite basketball ... [+] match between Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 and Fos-sur-Mer at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in Levallois-Perret, outside Paris, on December 2, 2022. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images It's set for June 22, and one NBA franchise will be irrevocably changed for the better on that date. Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-5 French superstar who is the presumed No. 1 pick in next year's draft, will land with one team on that June day. As of now, the Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets all have a 14% chance at the No. 1 pick, per Tankathan.com. The Spurs are next at 12.5% followed by the Washington Wizards (9.8), Orlando Magic (9.7) and the L.A. Lakers (7.5). The problem for the Lakers is the New Orleans Pelicans own their pick. Some basketball folks are comparing Wembanyama to 7-2 Bol Bol of the Magic, who is averaging 12.1 points and 7.1 rebounds in his fourth NBA season, but the agent says that comparison is flawed. Wembanyama, who turns 19 Jan. 4, is averaging 22.7 points and 9.0 rebounds 'in one of the best, most athletic leagues in the world,' the agent said. Wembanyama's physicality, I think people underestimate because he's so thin. He's a physically strong dude... 2 pick, and G League Ignite in Las Vegas. 'He'll be the best rim protector in the NBA from day one. And then offensively he'll be an efficient, unstoppable force from day one.'