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Announced as the future number 1 in the NBA draft next June, Victor Wembanyma is celebrated everywhere he goes in France, during the matches of his Boulogne-Levallois team. Stage 2 followed the object of all attention.
His jerseys are even sold in the official shops of opposing clubs… At 19, the prodigy Victor Wembanyama attracts crowds wherever he goes and fills the halls of Jeep Elite, before his departure some for the United States, the NBA, where he should be the number 1 in the draft, next June. “It’s not a French phenomenon, but a global phenomenon”notes the general manager of the Blois team, Julien Monclar, who underlines the fact that he is the 8th most viewed player on the NBA.com site, while he is not yet playing across the Atlantic.
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This weekend, in Blois, tickets were snapped up again to observe the best scorer, rebounder and blocker in the championship, whose matches are even broadcast in the United States. Despite his 20 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds, however, he could not prevent his team’s defeat against Blois on Saturday, 78-77.
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