San Antonio Spurs hit the jackpot by drafting the No.1 overall pick in the NBA Draft for 2023, Victor Wembanyama. The 19-year-old French phenom boasts a 7?5 frame and exceptional guard-like skills. Ahead of his arrival, the Spurs’ new training facility, currently under construction, will be ready for use. Wembanyama?s teammate shared his candid views about the new Spurs project. He also opened up about his on-court chemistry with the giant forward.
Dennis Rodman 2.0 gets candid
Wemby?s teammate, Jeremy Sochan, was drafted just a year before him and managed to earn the All-Rookie Second Team distinction. In a recent Q&A with For The Win, the 20-year-old discussed different topics. These included his thoughts on Wembanyama, summer plans, and the upcoming training facility.
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When asked about the new project, Jeremy articulated, ?It?s big time! I haven?t been yet but after practice, I was getting treatment, Coach Popovich told me he went and that it was a crazy experience. He said it was beautiful. He said that it?s not only basketball but it looks artsy. I think it?s going to bring us more together.?
The San Antonio Spurs are finishing a new $500 million campus — The Rock at La Cantera.
▪️ New practice facility
▪️ Performance research center
▪️ 22-acre park
▪️ Public plaza
▪️ Retail spacePhase I will be done when their #1 draft pick arrives for training camp in October. pic.twitter.com/gd4XLb917T
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 23, 2023
The planning for a new training center has been in motion for almost a decade, and the wait is finally over. Named The Rock at La Cantera, the practice facility boasts a $500 million complex, a 22-acre park, a public plaza, and retail space. It also has a swimming pool big enough to fit giants like Wembanyama and Sochan, and a bigger and better meeting room and video area.
As per the Polish power forward, the new training facility will give them a lot of opportunities to grow and get closer to each other as teammates. It is constructed with the Spur?s culture in mind and will embody the team?s spirit so that it provides its athletes with the right environment to grow.
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Jeremy Sochan talks about the ?potential? of his new teammate
Both Wemby and Sochan belong to the taller side of the spectrum. Their size, coupled with their defensive skills, will make the young duo a force to be reckoned with on the court. Their tall frame gives them the added advantage of dominating the floor. Sochan has nothing but positive words for his new teammate. Victor Wembanyama, much like Jeremy Sochan himself, is hungry to win. They share the same zeal to succeed as a team. With a new formidable player added to their roster, Sans Antonio Spurs are optimistic about the new season.?
Sochan added, ?We are going to work hard to play as a team, and I think we are going to be pretty good.?
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With the NBA season coming up, Victor Wembanyama and the new training facility fit well into the San Antonio Spurs’ strategy to win the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.?