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Victor Wembanyama is all anybody in the basketball world seems to be talking about in the basketball world these days.
The incredible 7-foot-4 French teenager is considered the best NBA Draft prospect since LeBron James. And he put all those skills on display in a pair of exhibition games against fellow top prospect Scoot Henderson and NBA GLeague Ignite this week.
Wembanyama’s array of skills for someone his size are absolutely breathtaking. He’s an elite shooter.
Oh just a 7-foot-5 dude pulling up from 30+ feet… pic.twitter.com/TBwTrk2w9M
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) October 6, 2022
He’s not afraid to bang in the post.
The next trip down the floor Victor turns and dunks over Leonard Miller pic.twitter.com/agZ8f6Dvl7
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) October 6, 2022
And he can handle the basketball.
Omg.
Face up, spin pivot into an unstoppable fadeaway on the next trip down the floor.
C’mon man WTF pic.twitter.com/PHXGXAUl9V
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) October 6, 2022
But Wembanyama is also a monster on the defensive end. His size and unreal 8-foot wingspan make him the ultimate eraser on the back end of a defense.
Victor Wembanyama with the block on one end and catching the lob on the other 🚀pic.twitter.com/hPRC3kgeNn
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 6, 2022
His shot-blocking ability has even been compared to that of fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert. Gobert is a three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and has been named first-time All-Defense each of the last six seasons.
But even he pails in comparison to his young French counterpart.
Los Angeles Times writer Dan Woike posted a picture of Wembanyama and Gobert together after Thursday’s scrimmage and fans couldn’t believe how much taller Wembanyama looked.
Oh my god pic.twitter.com/hwc3zfjpEo
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) October 6, 2022
The Minnesota Timberwolves list Gobert at 7-foot-1. But even he doesn’t remotely measure up to the incredible teen phenom. Basketball fans couldn’t believe the size difference.
https://twitter.com/allnbaz1on/status/1578140288228491267?s=20&t=_H4SSnFlmwzdJylcnz0nZA
Bro he is noticeably taller than Rudy Gobert… he is a create-a-player https://t.co/tk7r3r9jF8
— LegendOfWinning (@LegendOfWinning) October 6, 2022
Wembanyama is so big that it’s easy to miss the normal-sized human next to the two basketball stars.
"It took me longer than I'm comfortable admitting to realize there are three people posing here" – Anonymous https://t.co/l0vdCkB8xq
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) October 6, 2022
Fans lined up to ask their teams to tank for the rising superstar.
This the type of injuries tanking teams gonna make up to tank for Wemby pic.twitter.com/LAJGb3QvIA
— 𝙍𝘿 (@NorthSidePace) October 5, 2022
tank for wemby LFG https://t.co/Y8wFRQ3z27
— Bobby (@BobbyMlRE) October 6, 2022
Greg Popovich leading the tank for Wemby movement pic.twitter.com/KXvR3D4EQT
— Chris Lebron (@OffTheBallPod) October 6, 2022
The next generation of basketball superstar is here. And it’s unlikely anything we’ve ever seen before.