The French nugget Victor Wembanyama, dubbed by the NBA, is already one of the ten most viewed active players on social networks two months before the draft, with 350 million videos of him viewed.
The Wembanyama madness is probably just beginning. However, the young French superstar (19 years old) is already one of the most followed players in the world. According to the ranking published by ESPN, he has 350 million video views on NBA social networks this season, ranking eighth among the most popular basketball players. While he is not yet playing in the queen league of basketball.
Curry and Doncic on the podium behind James
LeBron James sits well at the top of this ranking, with 1.3 billion video views, followed by Stephen Curry (881M) and Luka Doncic (736M). Victor Wembanyama is ahead of Jordan Poole (293M) and Nikola Jokic (253M), who bring up the rear of this top 10.
As a reminder, the Frenchman is the big favorite to be number one in the next NBA draft, scheduled for June 22. The American media are multiplying the analyzes of this incredible talent, with trackers of his performances in particular. The young interior of Boulogne-Levallois is, according to the probabilities, more likely to land at the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets (14%), ahead of the Charlotte Hornets (12.5%) or the Portland Trail Blazers (10.5%). Be that as it may, his popularity rating across the Atlantic could soar more in the coming months.
