EXCLSUIVE: Victor Wembanyama is mobbed by fans at JFK Airport as he touches down in New York
EXCLUSIVE: Victor Wembanyama is harassed by fans at JFK Airport as he lands in New York ahead of the NBA Draft…where the 7-foot-4 superstar, 19, is ranked No. 1
- Wembanyama is widely regarded as the greatest prospect since LeBron James
- The San Antonio Spurs are widely expected to take the Frenchman first overall
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Victor Wembanyama landed at New York City’s JFK Airport on Monday ahead of Thursday’s NBA Draft in a circus of sorts.
It is generally accepted as a fact that the 7-foot-4 sensation will be number 1 by the San Antonio Spurs when the card is read at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
In a video obtained exclusively by Mail Sport, Wembanyama admitted that he is excited to be in the Big Apple.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time,” the French phenom said through Adam Glyn.
The young Frenchman is the biggest NBA Draft prize in more than a decade. Called a “generational talent” by none other than LeBron James, Wembanyama is athletic, skilled, huge and still only 19.
Victor Wembanyama was spotted at New York City’s JFK airport ahead of Thursday’s draft
After arriving from his native France, the 7-foot-4 hooper was harassed by autograph hunters
Victor Wembanyama, 2.2 meters tall, with the ball control and shooting skills of a guard, is considered a generational talent and the biggest NBA Draft Lottery prize in a generation
Wembanyama will be called up exactly two decades after James was kidnapped by the Cleveland Cavaliers, his hometown, in 2003. Jefferson.
“If LeBron James showed up at that exact moment, Victor would go higher than him,” Jefferson, a former teammate of James, said during an October broadcast. NBA today.
“LeBron James, and all the things we’ve seen — and I’m not saying he’s going to be better than LeBron James — what I’m saying now is, I remember LeBron James 20 years ago.
“That player was six feet tall, this person is six feet tall[foot]-four. LeBron James would be number two if he is the exact same age in the exact same draft, LeBron James would be number two. That’s how crazy this boy is as a prospect.’
The 19-year-old will play in the NBA’s Summer League in July after previous reports said the French phenom would skip the event.
Wembanyama just concluded the LNB Pro A championship series, where its Metropolitans 92 side was swept in a best-of-five series vs. Monaco.