“Spurs win number 1 pick in NBA draft lottery and select generational player Victor Wembanyama”

We already know the fate of Victor Wembanyamba. The draft lottery dictates that the Spurs will take the number 1. It will, therefore, be the Texan team that selects Victor Wembanyama. On the contrary, it will be a historical surprise, since it is assumed that the one with the first position would be the one that took over the Frenchman. Already labeled a generational player at just 19 years old, the young star is called to change the NBA and mark an entire era, something that will take place in the San Antonio franchise, plunged into a permanent crisis from which it will try to get out with the signing of your future purchase. Something that puts an end to doubts about where the power forward would land in a draw in which the Spurs, Hornets and Pistons were the teams that had the most options to win it.

The situation is still poetic: in 1997, the Spurs got number 1 in the draft for the last time. Gregg Popovich, who went for the higher pick motivated by David Robinson’s injury the previous year, preferred a negative record to rebuild and drafted Tim Duncan for it. With the power forward, the Spurs formed a true dynasty that, from 1999 to 2014, achieved five rings and played in six Finals. All this motivated by the arrival in the draft of another generational player, one of the best in history. A decision that forged the reputation of a Popovich who, more than 25 years later, is once again in the position of being able to choose a historic star.

The situation of the rest of the teams has been as follows: the Hornets have taken second place in the draw, while the Blazers have achieved third. Rockets and Pistons, who had the same options as Spurs to get that number 1 with which Wembanyamba will arrive, are relegated to fourth and fifth position respectively. Luka Doncic’s Mavericks, for their part, take the number 10 pick, another trick with which to play in his particular reconstruction. The last and 14th position for the Pelicans, who have not had luck in the lottery and will have to find other ways to fortify their project.

This is how the top 14 draft positions have been

Meanwhile, Wembanyama has welcomed the possibility, or almost the certainty, of joining the Spurs. The Frenchman, belonging to the Metropolitans of the French Leaguehas put a brief tweet in which he has said that “today is a good day”. She already assured, through the same social network, that she would be pending the draw and it seems that she likes her future destination. The Spurs culture, always very much in tune with young talents and their care, could be the ideal place for Victor Wembanyama to develop his talent.. At least on paper. The future is yours, and it looks like it will unfold in San Antonio. We will see.