{"id":436072,"date":"2023-05-17T04:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T08:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=436072"},"modified":"2023-05-17T04:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T08:32:17","slug":"wembanyama-looks-certain-for-spurs-who-got-first-draft-pick","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/wembanyama-looks-certain-for-spurs-who-got-first-draft-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Wembanyama looks certain for Spurs who got first draft pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Antonio Spurs won the draft lottery in the NBA. Experts almost unanimously expect Spurs to use the first pick in June for 19-year-old French sensation Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio is no stranger to picking a big star at No. 1. In 1987, the Spurs took David Robinson, and a decade later, the team drafted Tim Duncan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, the draft will be a night I will remember for the rest of my life. My goal is to win a ring as quickly as possible. I can&#8217;t wait to meet the fans of the team that will select me in June.&#8221; , said the Frenchman from Paris in an interview with ESPN. Wembanyama stands over 7 feet 2 inches tall and according to draft experts, he is the biggest rising star since LeBron James. &#8220;The King&#8221; was selected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> with the number 1 pick in 2003.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a special relation between France and the Spurs. &#8230; The whole country wanted the Spurs to have the first pick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-Victor Wembanyama<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NBA<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PuPdb2KfaD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PuPdb2KfaD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1658657443784835072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I almost passed out, I&#8217;m so happy. The fans and all of San Antonio are super excited,&#8221; team general manager Peter J. Holt said in an interview with ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Wembenyama played his final French league regular season game on Tuesday and scored 22 points for Boulogne-Levallois in a 93-85 win against Paris Basketball. He scored 14 points in the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte Hornets will pick No. 2 in the draft, followed by the Portland and Houston Rockets. The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/detroit-pistons\/\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> were the third team with a 14 percent chance for the top spot, but will pick fifth instead.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the leading candidates for the second and third spots are Ignite&#8217;s Scoot Henderson (G-League) and Alabama&#8217;s Brendan Miller (NCAA), respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Antonio Spurs won the draft lottery in the NBA. 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