Every year, there is a lot of hype around who the number one pick in the NBA draft is going to be. Fans have seen some remarkable players going for the overall number-one pick. There are some who live up to the hype and some turn out to be total busts. But that doesn’t stop fans and analysts from hyping who the number one pick is going to be each year.
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Lately, there have been some players coming into the league who are considered unicorns. A must-have player with the first pick in the NBA draft. And the upcoming draft is nothing different. However, the player projected to go first overall seems to be Victor Wembanyama.
NBA stars taking notice of Victor Wembanyama
It looks like the league is already taking notice of the young French sensation. Listed at 7’4″, Wembanyama seems like he is truly a once-in-a-generation player. The 18-year-old is the presumed number-one pick of the 2023 NBA draft.
And NBA stars already have high regard for the player. Wembanyama has an eight-foot wingspan and is a knockdown shooter for his height. Giannis Antetokounmpo made a statement wherein he said, “We have never seen someone like that before. I think it’s a good challenge for everybody in the league. We gotta get ready for this kid.”
Antetokounmpo added that he “has a chance to be one of the best to ever play this game”. Big words coming from a former NBA champion and a two-time league MVP for a player who has yet to hit the NBA hardwood. And it seems as if Antetokounmpo isn’t the only player speaking highly of this future star.
Giannis Antetokounmpo says that Victor Wembanyama "has a chance to be… one of the best to ever play this game."
"We have never seen someone like that before. I think it's a good challenge for everybody in the league… We gotta get ready for this kid." https://t.co/sMdjBNJSxa
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 6, 2022
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Kevin Durant on Victor Wembanyama: 'The league's really in trouble when he comes in' https://t.co/qlsxqdYH6k
— Chris Milholen (@CMilholenSB) October 7, 2022
Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant also chimed in on Victor Wembanyama. Durant said, “The league’s really in trouble when he comes in.” And if Wembanyama continues to play the way he has so far, the league could really be in for some trouble.
Wembanyama is truly a once-in-a-generation player
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The last big man who was hyped for his shooting and frame possibly was Latvian native Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis was the fourth pick in the first round of the 2015 NBA draft.
Over the years, very few big men are touted as the best prospects for the number one draft pick. In the last decade, only three bigs were drafted out of the ten players to go as the number one pick.
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Fans, analysts, and players alike are excited to see whether Victor Wembanyama lives up to the hype around him at the moment.
Do you think Wembanyama will be selected as the overall first pick in the 2023 draft? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.