The NBA Lottery will take place on May 16th. The Lottery 2023, an event already identified as one of the most important in the recent history of the NBA, because it is on this day that we will know which franchise will be able to select first in the Draft, on June 22nd. It is therefore on that day that we will know, quite logically, which team could field Victor Wembanyama, a French phenomenon of over 2m20 that your aunt also talks about during Sunday meals.
Is it too early to talk about it? Perhaps. So are we gonna talk about it every day from now on? Obviously. And to get to the heart of the matter, here is a small projection of the 2023-24 season, imagining what Victor Wembanyama could sell in … the 30 franchises of the League. For some it is a utopia, for others it is entirely possible and it is also the project, but no jealousy so let’s talk about everyone. Today ? We are talking about the Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan’s franchise, a destination that would therefore make sense for the future best player in history.
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The current situation of the Hornets
We’re a bit of an idiot between two chairs in Charlotte, but even closer to the ground than to the satchels. The records are also talking about it, since about 50% of the Hornets roster for a year squatted either the operating room or the drunken tank or police custody. A very complicated period saved only by the presence of Plumlee bricklayer LaMelo Ball is a transitional year that seems perfect for stealing a first pick. Three anecdotal passages in the Playoffs for twenty years, two decades saved by the presence of Kemba Walker and which prepare the basis for you, in short, the time has definitely come to move into a new era …
The five majors expected (and highly idealized) if Victor Wembanyama moves to Charlotte this summer
- The Melo Ball
- Teo Maledon
- Jalen McDaniels
- Victor Wembanyama
- Marco Williams
Very franchouillard this five of course, but we are in science fiction and then anyway we do what we want. What must be remembered above all? That the LaMelo Ball / Victor Wembanyama duo may be one of the most exciting in history, and that the Hornets have with McDa, Williams, Kai Jones, JT Thor, James Bouknight or Bryce McGowens a group of young people who may surprise us in the medium term, in particular by taking up the aspiration of the French Unicorn.
Was it for Victor? Frankly, it is difficult to find any obstacle to her progress in Charlotte, and on the other hand we can very well imagine the association of delinquents she managed to put together with the most conspicuous of the Ball family. If the French lands in North Carolina it will be illico red pesto the headliner of the project with LaMelo, did it with Mark Williams, can also prove understanding in the racket, and there will remain only an atmosphere of bewilderment to change, as well as a bit dark evenings to avoid. Good deal?
A must visit place for Victor
Camp North End, 300 Camp Rd, Charlotte, NC 28206. A site once used by the US military and now a gathering of shops, restaurants, businesses, workspaces, shops, musicians, machine shops, hangouts, or even apartments for rent and art galleries. The Charlotte community likes to meet there to spend an afternoon, an evening and / or participate in the many activities on offer. Trendy style and modern furniture, all to become one of the favorite places of the most influential sportsman of the 30s.
Probability of the scenario: between 6 and 14%
Odds table for the lottery draw
Hopefully, the Hornets are expected to lose at least 50 games this season, enough to enter the nugget fight next May. Like about a third of the league’s franchises, it will be first and foremost about navigating intelligently between defeats “with honors” and defeats at great length to give yourself the best chance of existing in the next fifteen seasons. And then Victor in purple and turquoise, it’s a bit stylish isn’t it?
So much for this Charlotte Hornets edition of our great Victor Wembanyama Draft series. Yes, seven months before the draft. And you, would you like to see it land where the big Vic?
