Victor Wembanyama leads Metropolitans 92 to victory with 22 points in French playoff opener

After learning of his likely landing spot in next month’s NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama is and still plays in France.

The presumptive No. 1 overall pick appears to go to the Spurs after San Antonio won the draft lottery last week, and the famed franchise will be able to officially select the French teen on June 22.

But while the 7-foot-4 phenom’s NBA future is secure, he’s still aiming for a Metropolitans 92 title with the LNB Pro A postseason underway.

In Game 1 of the first round vs. No. 7 seed Choloet, Wembanyama showed exactly why NBA teams are drooling over his talents, as he scored 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds and six assists.

Mets 92 won the game 93-80 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of three quarterfinals.

While Wembanyama is still more than a month away from being picked, France’s postseason and draft planning could get tricky as his team goes on a deep playoff run.

Last season, Lyon-Villeurbanne defeated Monaco in Game 5 of the French final on June 25 – two days after the NBA Draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

After the Mets finished 92 this year with the second-best regular season record, a deep run doesn’t seem out of the question – and it could be interesting to see if Wembanyama choose to enter the draft in the middle of the playoffs, or if he continues to play at all.

The 19-year-old played all 34 regular season games for the Mets 92 this season and spoke to ESPN about availability last month.

“Obviously my goal will always be to play as many games as possible and help my team as much as possible,” he said. said.

Wembanyama is not the only NBA candidate on his team, as winger Bilal Coulibaly is also expected to hear his name in June.

The 18-year-old is 6 feet 8 inches tall with a wingspan of 7 feet 2, and is projected as a late first-round pick in the draft.

Coulibaly had 10 points and two rebounds in the win vs. cholet.