Mbappe applauds Wembanyama after his transfer to San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama was chosen because the primary choose within the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs, whose followers celebrated the arrival of the French centre who is taken into account essentially the most promising basketball participant of the final 20 years.

At simply 19 years previous, with a peak of 221 centimetres, the Frenchman has attracted every kind of consideration. Not since LeBron James has there been a lot expectation within the draft.

Kylian Mbappe was additionally fast to reward his fellow countryman for the transfer. It’s value remembering that the 2 athletes already know one another.

A video went viral final month as the 2 shared a dialog which confirmed simply how huge the peak distinction is between the pair.

“French excellence,” posted the English-speaking Twitter profile of Ligue 1.

Mbappe wrote a publish devoted to his compatriot after the draft was introduced: “WEMBY… The story begins now,” he wrote on Twitter.

The Spurs made it official by choosing the French phenom No. 1 total; the third participant in franchise historical past to be chosen on the prime of the draft, after two nice gamers David Robinson (1987) and Tim Duncan (1997).

Whether or not Wembanyama will comply with in his footsteps to the Corridor of Fame stays to be seen, however many within the NBA anticipate Wemby to steer San Antonio into a brand new period as severe contenders.