The fate of 14 NBA teams came down to the bounce of a ping-pong ball at last night’s NBA Draft Lottery.
The Pistons, Rockets, and Spurs all had the best odds of landing the #1 pick at 14%, followed by the Hornets (12.5%), Blazers (10.5%), and Magic (9%).
The Spurs were the lucky team to win the lottery and the rights to draft the 19 year old French phenom, Victor Wembanyama.
Wembanyama is a 7′ 3″ center who can also play like a point guard. He is said to be the best rookie prospect since LeBron James.
The NBA draft is on Thursday, June 22nd.
The Spurs have won the 2023 NBA draft lottery and the opportunity to draft Victor Wembanyama ‼️ pic.twitter.com/pEUXLv3lEl
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 17, 2023
Live from Paris… #NBADraft prospect Victor Wembanyama reacts to the #NBADraftLottery presented by State Farm! pic.twitter.com/YBnNQ4hgQk
— NBA (@NBA) May 17, 2023
"This is the most highly-anticipated player to ever enter the NBA. … Maybe the greatest prospect in the history of team sports."
—@wojespn on Victor Wembanyama 😳 (via NBA Today) pic.twitter.com/LNuOG2RdHR
— ESPN (@espn) May 16, 2023
Do you think he will live up to the hype?