Basketball – The young Frenchman spoke in “L’Equipe” at the end of his first season in the United States, with the San Antonio Spurs
Even if, collectively, the season was complicated as expected for the San Antonio Spurs (60 defeats in 82 games), Victor Wembanyama did not miss his baptism in the NBA. The 20-year-old Frenchman should be named “rookie of the year” with some pretty staggering stats for a novice (21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 blocks on average per game).
And this is only the beginning, if we are to believe the words of the 2.23 m prodigy, collected by The team and published this Monday: “I think that in terms of evolution between my first match and my “prime”, I am at 15% of my capacities today. »
“Millions of people would like to be in my place”
On leave since the Spurs are of course not invited to the play-offs, “Wemby” will return to spend time in France after having undergone end-of-season medical tests with the Texan franchise.
This rest will not be a luxury, to hear him: “There were times after matches when I was so tired that I almost passed out. It was very hard, I couldn’t move. But I tried to remind myself each time how lucky I am to be here, and the fact that it won’t last forever. There are millions of people who would like to be in my place, so I(…) Read more on 20minutes
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