Victor Wembanyama: The 7’4 unicorn touted as the NBA’s greatest prospect since LeBron James
In 2020, three-time NBA defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert was practicing on a court in France in a two-on-two situation with three other seven-foot behemoths. In a video that then went viral, the ‘man’ he is guarding dribbles the ball once between his legs, then again while slightly hesitating forwards. Gobert moves back and the tall, lanky player unleashes a smooth shot from the edge of the three-point line… Splash. Gobert smiles, picks up the ball and hands it back to the player. He then hesitates to Gobert’s right, then sidesteps onto the left and unleashes that same shot again… Splash. The moves aren’t special – the player is.Gobert got an early introduction to what many call the greatest prospect to emerge from the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. Victor Wembanyama was ...