{"id":438381,"date":"2023-06-22T20:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T00:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=438381"},"modified":"2023-06-22T20:38:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T00:38:15","slug":"wembanyama-is-the-1st-overall-pick-at-the-2023-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/wembanyama-is-the-1st-overall-pick-at-the-2023-nba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Wembanyama is the 1st overall pick at the 2023 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama will be coached by the legend and the manager with the most wins in the league &#8211; Gregg Popovich. San Antonio picked Victor first overall, as no one doubted that around the NBA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Victor Wembanyama (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vicw_32?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vicw_32<\/a>) is selected 1st overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@spurs<\/a> in the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBADraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBADraft<\/a> presented by State Farm! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mO9ai0uKu6\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/mO9ai0uKu6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1672036674879062017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The French shook the NBA commissioner Adam Silver&#8217;s hand as he was presented to the world at the Barclays Center in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Wembanyama even cried when he gave an interview to ESPN a few minutes after he became a San Antonio Spurs player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been waiting my whole life for this,&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Hearing that sentence from Adam Silver, I&#8217;ve dreamed of it so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Victor Wembanyama and his siblings were emotional after he was drafted No. 1 overall <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YRlkTcMpbl\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/YRlkTcMpbl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1672038109070934018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The expectations for Wembanyama are among the highest in the recent era in the National Basketball League. When Spurs landed the 1<sup>st<\/sup> overall pick, even the franchise managing partner Peter J. Holt couldn&#8217;t hide his excitement as he leaped while still in his seat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be fantastic,&#8221; Peter claimed that night. &#8220;Our future was already bright. Now this will take us to a new orbit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SPURS OFFICIALLY DRAFT VICTOR WEMBANYAMA \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Is he the NBA\u2019s next phenom? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L7d36NTw5N\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/L7d36NTw5N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1672034659931418624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama will be coached by the legend and the manager with the most wins in the league &#8211; Gregg Popovich. 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