Victor Wembanyama, the projected first overall pick of the 2023 NBA draft, is expected to sit courtside at the Detroit Pistons’ game against the Chicago Bulls in Paris on Thursday at 3 p.m., league sources told the Free Press.
Source: Detroit Free Press
Source: Detroit Free Press
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James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII
Victor Wembanyama just arrived. Heard Pusha T and Pharrell will be here, too. – 2:50 PM
Victor Wembanyama just arrived. Heard Pusha T and Pharrell will be here, too. – 2:50 PM
Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofa
Per sources, Victor Wembanyama is expected to sit courtside at today’s Pistons-Bulls game in Paris.
The French phenom will get a good look at a Pistons team that’ll have strong odds to draft him this summer.
freep.com/story/sports/n… – 1:37 PM
Per sources, Victor Wembanyama is expected to sit courtside at today’s Pistons-Bulls game in Paris.
The French phenom will get a good look at a Pistons team that’ll have strong odds to draft him this summer.
freep.com/story/sports/n… – 1:37 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
French rising star and potential no.1 pick in the NBA Draft 2023, Victor Wembanyama, is expected to attend in Accor Arena for Bulls vs Pistons game. #NBA #NBAParis – 12:23 PM
French rising star and potential no.1 pick in the NBA Draft 2023, Victor Wembanyama, is expected to attend in Accor Arena for Bulls vs Pistons game. #NBA #NBAParis – 12:23 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
French rising star and potentian no.1 pick in the NBA Draft 2023, Victor Wembanyama, is expected to attend in Accor Arena for Bulls vs Pistons game. #NBA #NBAParis – 12:23 PM
French rising star and potentian no.1 pick in the NBA Draft 2023, Victor Wembanyama, is expected to attend in Accor Arena for Bulls vs Pistons game. #NBA #NBAParis – 12:23 PM
Dionysis Aravantinos @AravantinosDA
Victor Wembanyama been working out 😳 pic.twitter.com/9O381hVGKR – 12:34 PM
Victor Wembanyama been working out 😳 pic.twitter.com/9O381hVGKR – 12:34 PM
Vincent Ellis @AlabamaScribe56
The current home of French star Victor Wembanyama.
Oh yeah, I’m back wearing the reporting hat in Paris this week for https://t.co/roqjSrE3uZ.
Already going sideways in leaving laptop charger in hotel room. I promise to get back into swing of things! pic.twitter.com/z2bCPDm9kv – 8:27 AM
The current home of French star Victor Wembanyama.
Oh yeah, I’m back wearing the reporting hat in Paris this week for https://t.co/roqjSrE3uZ.
Already going sideways in leaving laptop charger in hotel room. I promise to get back into swing of things! pic.twitter.com/z2bCPDm9kv – 8:27 AM
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Impressed by not only his skill but his body control, Nikola Vučević sees French teenage sensation Victor Wembanyama helping further grow popularity, power of basketball in France.
For @NBCSChicago: nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/… – 6:18 AM
Impressed by not only his skill but his body control, Nikola Vučević sees French teenage sensation Victor Wembanyama helping further grow popularity, power of basketball in France.
For @NBCSChicago: nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/… – 6:18 AM
More on this storyline
Tim Reynolds: French star Victor Wembanyama is expected to attend tomorrow’s Bulls-Pistons game in Paris, source tells AP. There is one slight catch: Paris will be dealing with a transportation strike Thursday, part of a planned protest over pension reform, and that may affect plans. -via Twitter @ByTimReynolds / January 18, 2023
In an exclusive interview, former NBA Champion Ronny Turiaf told Basketball Insiders that potential No.1 NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama has the intangibles to become a superstar. “He’s 1 of 1,” Turiaf said in the interview, “I’m not even talking about his size and the fact that he blocks shots and all that stuff but when I watch the intangibles that he brings to the game, that excites me the most about him, for sure.” -via Basketball Insiders / January 17, 2023
Ronny Turiaf: I think that the challenge that Victor is going to face will be the speed of the game, repetition of the game, I don’t think he’s used to playing four times a week. Also outside the court, the culture. America is not France, the way people behave is different from what I’m thinking he’s used to. So, those are the first things that jump into my mind about the first couple of obstacles that he’ll face. He already speaks English very well, he’s already surrounded by a great team, so I think those are the things. -via Basketball Insiders / January 17, 2023