According The Teamwho followed him to New York and then San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama will not participate in the World Cup in Asia, which is due to take place from August 25 to September 10 in Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan. The number 1 of the Draft explains that this “difficult” choice is “irrevocable”, and we remember that “Wemby” had warned that he had to first talk about it with his new leaders, before committing, or not with the Blues.
Personally, the French nugget wanted to play it, but like others before him, Wembanyama undoubtedly realized that playing an international competition was not the best preparation for a first NBA season. Impressive during the qualifying windows for the World Cup, the former pivot of Boulogne-Levallois will not help the affairs of his former coach Vincent Collet.
What pivot for the Blues?
The coach of the Blues, who will reveal his selection on Wednesday live on France 3, still does not know if he can count on Rudy Gobert. The pivot of Wolves plans to take a break this summer after having been in all the campaigns of the Blues. As for Joel Embiid, naturalized a year ago, it is the most total uncertainty. The Sixers pivot also has an American passport, and there is still a place to be taken in the Team USA workforce…
