Victor Wembanyama therefore played his last match in the French championship before flying to the United States. After his long season until the final of the Betclic Elite, the tricolor phenomenon will prepare for the Draft, before perhaps making an appearance in the Summer League, even if it is not certain.
At a press conference, he thus admitted that he was going to have to make a lot of round trips between France and the United States this summer, narrowly failing to reveal the “secret” of his destination…
😅 Wembanyama’s laughter after almost making a mistake when announcing the choice of his future as a franchise in the NBA… pic.twitter.com/Bt1aWPWQGv
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Will he then participate in the 2023 World Cup with the French team? Vincent Collet hopes so.
“I really want it because after the World Cup, there are the Games. And I think it’s desirable for him too. This World Cup is a launching pad”, explained the coach of the Franc teame, who was also Victor Wembanyama’s coach at the 92 Mets this season. “The sooner his integration will be done…”
While Rudy Gobert may be absent, the Blues technician believes that France must use this World Cup to prepare for the Paris Olympics. And “Wemby” to prepare for his arrival in the NBA.
“The experience of a world championship, I think that would prepare him best for his entry into the NBA”estimated Vincent Collet. “I hope we can collaborate with his franchise – we know him a little, I received congratulations from the GM by the way, so… (laughs) It’s important because he could play (during the World Cup) against the same players he will meet next year (in the NBA). This was not the case in Betclic Elite. And at that age, experience cannot be replaced. »
As a reminder, the World Cup will be played in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines between August 25 and September 10. Placed in group H, in Jakarta, with Canada, Latvia and Lebanon, France must finish in the first two of their group to be able to climb to the next round. She will meet the two best teams in Group G, where we find Spain, Brazil, Iran and Côte d’Ivoire. The two best teams of this second round phase then qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.
