Even if he said goodbye to the French championship, Victor Wembanyama’s crazy season is not over. Far from there ! Thursday evening, after the defeat against Monaco, He gave an overview of what awaited him in the days to come, without obviously pronouncing the word “San Antonio”.
“I’m going to leave for the Draft in three or four days. I also know that I have to go back and forth to… (laughs). I’m going to Portland at Nike. I have a lot of things to do before the Summer League. For the French team and the World Cup, I have to talk about it with Vincent, but my desire is to wear the French team jersey. »
Rather in Sacramento or Las Vegas?
We can even write “the Summer Leagues” since the Spurs are engaged in Sacramento for the California Classic organized from July 3 to 5, a few days before the start of the big summer league in Las Vegas, which will begin on July 7. For Adam Silver, it doesn’t matter where the French phenomenon will play this summer.
“What makes the Summer League valuable are the TV and media rights more than the people who come to buy tickets, because they are very affordable”, recalled the NBA boss 10 days ago. “So the answer is that I want Victor to gain experience on the pitch and I think his team will have to make the right decisions, regardless of commercial issues regarding where he will start. »
Last clue to his possible presence in Sacramento or Las Vegas. This little sentence dropped at the end of the match against Monaco when Chima Moneke asks him if we will see him in the Summer League. His answer ? ” A little bit “.
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