Victor Wembanyama has been talking about him in the NBA for a few days. Now even LeBron James is impressed with him.
A 7 -foot 4 inch center and the n ° 1 choice projected at the NBA recovery, Wembanyama scored 37 points Tuesday evening against the G League Ignite and Scoot Henderson, the choice n ° 2 projected. Wembanyama plays for the French pro team Metropolitan 92.
This match, played in Henderson, Nevada, saw the stars of the NBA Chris Paul and Devin Booker Watch, as well as the players of the WNBA A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray des Las Vegas Aces.
“He’s good,” Gray said of Wembanyama. “Being this big and this tall with guarding skills is good.”
King James took it a step further on Wednesday after the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason game against the Phoenix Suns.
“Everyone labeled this thing unicorn,” James said. “Everyone has been a unicorn for two years, but it looks more like an extraterrestrial. I have never seen – no one has ever seen someone as tall as him, but as fluid and as graceful as is on the floor.
“… His ability to put the ball on the ground, to shoot off offdered off the post, to back down 3S, to catch and pull 3s, to block the shots … It is certainly a generational talent.”
For his part, Wembanyama describes himself in other terms.
“I’ve always tried to be original,” he told The Associated Press. “Unique is the word. “My goal is to be like something you’ve never seen.”
The hype train for Wembanyama is on. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony said there were no plans to shut down Wembanyama until the June draft. It probably won’t slow down the comparisons.
“It is a 4 -inch 4 inch feet that blocks the shots – and it is not even close to what it is going to be,” said a general manager of the NBA in Wojnarowski and Givony. “He will be the most publicized player since LeBron.”