Victor Wembanyama: An Afternoon in Paris!! Most Hyped European Prospect EVER?! | SLAM Cover Shoot
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- He has Boban’s height but plays like KD and Giannis. At just 18 years old, Victor Wembanyama is the most hyped international draft prospect in decades. But the French cheat code, whose highlights have become ubiquitous on social media, has his sights set on more than the eye can see.
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Victor Wembanyama: An Afternoon in Paris!! Most Hyped European Prospect EVER?! | SLAM Cover Shoot
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bientot 60 ans ca usurpe l'identité d'un 2004 ahahahaha
@@hugorannou3716 mdrr mais Pq 60 ans ?
Fake Profile
@@GooglyBear thats not him
Victor, you can be the best player in the NBA, just add a little weight, hire a good trainer and nutritionist, and please don't get into any legal trouble sir.
7-4 8 foot wingspan and 18 years old CRAZYYYY
That's too tall
He's not the tallest yet. Tacko Fall, Yao Ming and Manute Bol are still taller.
@@cool_cat007smoove3 no yet. The tallest NBA player right now is Tacko Fall. Victor is the 2nd tallest NBA player right now.
Very humble and very talented. He will go far I hope he keeps the right team around him.
He’s humble but he definitely knows he’s up next 😂😂 he knows he’s different
No doubt, generational talent.
*Keep that same confidence. You are already a winner. Welcome to San Antonio* !
SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING!
All the luck in the world to Victor Wembanyama. Africa and Europe are proud of you ✊
why Africa he is French 😂😂
@@arthusbureau7353 he is lightskin
@@arthusbureau7353 originally his dad from congo
@@arthusbureau7353 bro no way u just said that. That’s like telling an Asian-American their not Asian
@@loumiehao310 ok and ? he has learn in France no ? its just a origin dude
9:07 This guy is juggling basketball like oranges
Bro the lightskin god
I don’t watch basketball games but this man gonna make me start watching the nba
Unique individual.
French Basketball Cheat Code
Great interview - any ID on the shoes worn during the photoshoot ? Not the Travis Scott’s the later ones
Dude is a baby 7-4 talking about legos
Fier d'avoir un français comme future superstar NBA !
Oui.
c'est peu etre meme plus que ça...
I love his confidence
Best of luck
Amen god is great all the time
And all the time God is great
his english is amazing
RACIST
True
Just normal. All french people speak like that, it's normal..
@@lepateencroute6630 stop the cap
@@blackout4475 Sweating American..
🙏SPURS🙏
Bro looks like giannis and Lisa Leslie had a baby and KD was his babysitter.
Wemby!
Hakeem played football as well that's why he got such good footwork even at his size that makes victor even more scary
Which football are you talking about ?
@@VIVIHESS there’s only one football the one you play with your feet 😂
Hakeem played water polo
@@juliusdeloach okay and?
That's true however Victor played goalkeeper so less footwork involved. That being said his handle is beyond words.
Is it amazing how European players get to go pro at a younger age and develop themselves in their sport while Americans players are constantly limited.
It’s like that with a lot of systems in this country..
We get to be pro at a younger age but do we play? Do we have enough responsibilities in the offensive end? Are we free to learn from our mistakes in game?
Being from Europe (France), it’s not easy and sweet to be pro at an young age. Coaches take less time to develop and focus on your weaknesses. It’s only few elite, physically gifted, naturally talented who gets the chance. It’s dead for late bloomers. And for having, myself, had the opportunity to play D1, trust me, the American way is DEFINITELY not LIMITED. It was better for me to develop in the states.
You can’t teach height but Victor is def a hard worker for doing the thing he does at his height from the shooting ability to the handling skills. That’s different.
@@smoovelefty23 bro chill out ! Damn
@@smoovelefty23 being harder has nothing to do with limitations like the one and done rule. you have to be gifted anyways just to make it pro…. it’s not that big of a difference
@@smoovelefty23 Late bloomers anywhere will get overlooked even in the states they it happens. Guys tend to get smaller d1 scholarships or ride bench first few years in the bigger schools.
Euro development is basically the same... The elite gets mins with the top leagues while the rest gets to go through the lower levels and develop there and cream tend to rise to the top. Guys who show real talent will have option even the late bloomers tend to show some talent along the way cuz if not how are they affected by the top leagues. Just like over here guys who blooms late will get a chance just have to work harder to get there... same with euro as real talent will be found.
If a path is dead for someone that means they weren't really ever good enough for that path. Just like top euro league isnt for all 16yo ball players. How many late bloomer really got a chance anyways of making it... Very few of them.
Guys who don't show much by 17/18 will have the top roads available closed to them. That's when those guys need to find a different way to continue playing basketball. Guys who develope late tend to not make it, it's why we get 4 junior or senior aged player drafted every year.
Also the guy is talking "limited" as in pro option stateside not basketball option. There no men's league that takes in 16 yo like the euro do even the very elite don't have that option. It's highschool prep ball/aau or nothing.
If this guy was in the state he would need to be 19 or move to euro or Australia to play professionally. Instead of developing against men at 16 he would be playing high school kids. Hence limited options...
His English is pretty good
Most French people in new generation speak English well.
bro gotta be one of the many wilt kids
How he’s been dead since like 96’? He’s 18? Hmmmm 🤨
@@GSheltonJr wilt died in 1999
@@GSheltonJr aye man, it’s wilt. 20,000 women 😂🤷♂️
he gon be signed wit nike real soon and prolly have a shoe out
18 YEARS OLD!!!!!
très très bon anglais !
Oui surtout qu'il ne doit pas parler la langue depuis très longtemps. Il a encore une grande marge de progression.
Pretty clean english for a french nativr
Racist
7'5 that can fadeaway like Dirk.
If only the spurs would tank for him
*They did, and they got him* !!
2:00 That Shammgod cross combo was nasty
RIGHT?!
7 footers legit should not be allowed to do that its straight unfair 💀. This guy is one of the definitions of a cheat code
@@crimzon_x4441 He wasn't 7 foot at that time but still yeah tough move
Don't be mistake this guy is not Luca
I want to see him do the Kareem hook shot in the future.
It's been about 40 years since Kareem introduced the hook shot and NOONE has perfected or used it consistently since..that shows you HOW HARD the shot is to master..it ain't easy,,trust me
wewantwraiths-know you location
2022/2023 should be named tanking season
they coulda used him. Maybe they woulda beat Spain..
He was hurt and don't think he would have played
Even USA will have a hard time beating France with wembayama
Whats up with all these french nba dudes now
ref de l'ensemble 3:29
I hope he doesn’t end up somewhere trash like Utah or something.
Hmm where will he land 🤔
*Spurs got him* !!
Ses seuls haters sont des francais c’est triste, mais ca resume bien la reputation qu’on a dans le monde
Ses seuls haters sont des cons
D'ailleurs il y en a aussi des haters internationaux mais ils sont moins connaisseurs de la bête donc ils disent des bêtises
La honte.
Déménage au pire.
Tout le monde adorera Victor quand il jouera en NBA même les français par contre il respecte pas assez Doncic avec son titre je trouve
Vive la France
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Trust me rhis will happen one year mark my WORDS
French fan here, one question about the draft please..It seems that all the NBA franchise wants Victor in their team, just imagine for exemple Détroit get the first pick next year and Victor only want to play for exemple for the wolves ( to play with Rudy Gobert) and the wolves have the 15 pick ..then how does it work ? Is Victor forced to play for Détroit even if he does not want to play for them ? How does he achieve his dream ?
non il n'a pas le choix
He would have to wait atleast 8 years to leave in free agency to play with gobert
whoever gets the 1st pick will choose him and sign him to a 4 year deal. they can trade him if they want but he can't leave until the contract runs out, unless he forces a trade by refusing to play but if he did he would be seen as a snake/mercenary and looked down upon. usually the contract will be 2 years guarantied, another 2 years on team option (team decides if they wanna extend contract 2 more years) and then a 1 year qualifying option (player decides if they wanna take contract)
@@akz2628 hi from 🇨🇵
Thanks you very much for answering,it helped me to better understand how the draft works..
@@cadesworld5913 merci mon ami..
The shoe game sweepstakes is going to be insane! Nike, Puma (who has the young players), etc etc etc
Spain won't win any golf medal for a longtime now
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Future 1st pick!🦄🇫🇷🖤
He needs to get into a college basketball program. College basketball life is a great start for young players.
European basketball is great too, check how it worked for Doncic
Victor is more like 25 or 30 y.o. if he don't tell his age.
Ive never seen a 7'4 guard bruhhh
Ralph Sampson
God gave you tell great gift so use it wisely a be just be your self
Wwww
Looking forward to seeing him and Scoot Henderson tonight!!!!
first
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Sweating Americans..
Knicks 🙏🏽
Future Rocket 🚀
Luka is the best prospect since LeBron... Zion was the most hyped since LeBron. Victor's hype is nowhere near Zions. His talent level is nowhere near the talent level Luka was at when he was 18. Best of luck to him though!
Update: The superstars of our league are starting to talk about him and he is making ESPN headlines. If this continues for the rest of the year he may surpass Zion in hype.
Wrong.
Luka was not even #1 of his draft.
Not even #2 either.
Victor hype is way bigger than Zion hype.
@@VIVIHESS Luka was playing for Real Madrid( 2nd best league in the world) and won MVP and led his national team at 18(hype is different than cold hard stats and accomplishments) What is victor doing to compare to this?
Zion had NBA players speaking about him just as much as when lebron was coming into the league. Not one NBA player has spoken about victor during a press conference lol. Also, his mixtapes don’t get the same amount of views as Zion did. And yes, CZcams is a global platform so it takes I to account for global hype. Also, zions social media presence was absolutely explosive during college and blows victor out of the water…
🤡 take
@@GSheltonJr Say something with substance buddy. My statements are fact based. 🤡 comment @gregory. It’s a peculiar case when someone bashes but does not add to the conversation or provide facts to back the bash…
He'll go top 5, but he's not going #1, for the same reason Lamelo Ball, Jalen Green and Luka Doncic didn't go #1. He didn't go to an American College. If Victor went to an American college he would be #1, but since he isn't going, he's going to fall in the draft. Whichever team gets him is gonna get a steal, he's a slightly taller version of Bol Bol
He’s going #1 I don’t know what you’re talking about. Yao Ming went #1. This is the same case here
@@jeffhardy6333 No its not, Yao Ming got drafted in 2002 bro, that's 2 decades ago, the NBA has changed drastically since then, the last foreign player to get drafted #1 was Andrea Bargnani in 2006, that was 16 years ago, the rest of the #1 picks since then have gone to an American college, Luka was Euroleague MVP and Euroleague champion and he got picked 3rd, Lamelo Ball was NBL rookie of the year and he got picked 3rd, and they both won NBA rookie of the year, the only way you can get picked #1 is if you go to a US college, that's just how it is now, even though the world is catching up to the US in basketball, the US is still the standard when it comes to evaluating the potential of a player, Tacko Fall is 7'5 and didn't even get drafted, but Kyrie only played a few games at Duke and got drafted #1
Saying he is a slightly taller version of Bol Bol just shows you're never seen him play. He is a much, much, much better than Bol Bol was at the same age. Not even close.
He most likely is going #1, but either way I find it funny how the jazz and spurs are going full rebuild mode this season.
"NigerianBaller"
Don’t do anything your Mon will be disappointed
Imagine the Knicks getting him and properly building atound him... new era of the NBA
thought Luka was the most hyped euro prospect ever?
Not anymore
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