Victor Wembanyama is one of the most popular NBA players currently. He made it into the NBA during the first draft. The fans are now awaiting the day when he sets foot on the basketball court.
The San Antonio Spurs selected Wembanyama, and he had an impact during the NBA draft. Wembanyama has wowed the fans with his height as well. He’s currently billed as being the second-tallest NBA player, after the 7’4 Boban Marjanovic. While the media has already started reporting about Victory, there’s one man who’s actually met him and can give some insights into the person that Wembanyama is.
Fanatics Inc. CEO Michael Rubin speaks out about Victor Wembanyama
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Michael Rubin knows a thing or two about sports. The American businessman is the brain behind Fanatics Inc. the company that specializes in making licensed sports merchandise.
Rubin recently sat down with ‘All the Smoke’ on Showtime Basketball and revealed all about his meeting with Victor. Rubin said, “Victor is one big dude. He is one impressive guy. I was there for two days. We visited one of our stores, our PSG stores, or NBA store, spent a good time with Victor. We went to one of his games. got to be there when he got to see what team he would play for. Normally we wouldn’t just assume that when someone gets the first lottery they are automatically there.But I think it is pretty safe to say he’s going to be a Spur.”
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He continued, “I was blown away to see a 19YO kid who was just so intelligent. He was talking to me about not only what he’s going to do on the court and what he believes from a basketball perspective. About how he goes home and wants to write books and how he wants to be an artist. He’s thinking about what he’s gonna do in trading cards with us. I mean, this was a deep-thought individual, with an amazing family, and great parents. If I were on a basketball team and getting him, not only would I be excited about his athletic skill. But this is someone I’d like to build my entire business on.”
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What do you think about Wembanyama making his NBA debut? Will he be able to live up to the hype? Tell us in the comments.
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