Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery is as anticipated as any in the event’s history, mostly due to the sweepstakes for French sensation Victor Wembanyama at the top of the 2023 draft class.
Wembanyama, who is widely expected to go No. 1 overall in June’s NBA draft regardless of who winds up owning the pick, has had all kinds of praise heaped on him lately. Many have called Wembanyama the greatest NBA prospect since LeBron James entered the league in 2003.
On Tuesday’s NBA Today on ESPN, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski went even further in his praise of the 7'4" Wembanyama.
“This is the most highly-anticipated player to ever enter the NBA,” Wojnarowski said. “This is maybe not only the greatest prospect in the NBA’s history, [he’s] maybe the greatest prospect in the history of team sports."
"This is the most highly-anticipated player to ever enter the NBA. ... Maybe the greatest prospect in the history of team sports."
— ESPN (@espn) May 16, 2023
—@wojespn on Victor Wembanyama 😳 (via NBA Today) pic.twitter.com/LNuOG2RdHR
That’s quite the praise for Wembanyama, who will find out his likely NBA destination based on which lucky team wins tonight’s lottery.
Still, some fans questioned whether Wojnarowski’s comments were a bit too hyperbolic.
Let's not forget please. https://t.co/uX32F6gDXP pic.twitter.com/bjTMfI7l8I
— Delroy (@genius_droy) May 16, 2023
They moved lebrons high school games to a college when he was a sophomore. Bron still the most hyped player entering the league. Wemby may be the most unique. https://t.co/8V3Nt4jx0i
— Shawn Atupem (@atupem10) May 16, 2023
The ABA brought a $1M check to Lew Alcindor in 1969 to try to convince him to abandon the NBA, please stop with the Wemby hyperbole lmao https://t.co/EAh0UQx77k
— Div B (@statcenter) May 16, 2023
