The European ready to break the NBA
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Rarely do many young players cross the Atlantic from Europe to join the NBA, but in 2023 the most sought-after player will be a 7ft2 centre from France, Victor Wembanyama.
Wembanyama caught the attention at the age of 16 in a scrimmage against multi-NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert. The youngster held his own.
But now at the age of 18, what kind of player is he? Ryan Baldi explains, Philippe Fenner illustrates.
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Wembanyama has to be at least 7’5”, look at him standing next to Zach Edey (7’4”) and Chet (7’0”) at the FIBA tournament you talked about
Not to mention that was a year ago, which means he must have gotten at least a bit taller since then.
@@funtimearinze2652 he's 7'7 now and his wingspan is 8'2
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No player over 7'2'' has ever had a long and successful career.
All the NBA's top 10 players are under 7'2''.
Being huge brings great advantages at the cost of the body breaking down more easily and more regularly untill it can't go on anymore.
Yao Ming was incredible. But short lived.
No player over 7'2" has a long successful NBA career.
@@NeilLewis77 I agree, he will have a kristaps like career (not talking about the skill set, just length and success of career)
I think the US should really adapt Europe's youth development system. Allowing these young kids to play among and compete against men from as early as 13-14 adds to their games and mentalities.
If a player is talented enough, they should be within a professional organization as early as possible.
Nobody plays against a pro competition when they are 13 or 14. Doncic made his debut at 15 years old in a very low stake game and it was the last minutes of it. The unique thing about euro basketball is that kids even they are superstars will go and be role players when they are playing with the pro teams. Your coach will kll you if you do something that is hurting the team. Because coaches are expected to provide players to their respective teams not superstars to NBA so many kids learn how to do many things.
@@und3rcut535 Many European athletes sign for big clubs even younger than 10. It's not just about actually playing in competitions, it's about growing with the club's culture. Receive the best kind of training by top professionals and spend time with top athletes.
In the US, no primary schools or high schools have top quality basketball programs. Some colleges like Duke, Gonzaga or Kansas do; but talented players only spend 1 year there.
So unless their parents are extremely rich and able hire them top trainers from very early on, athletes in the US waste many important years for development until the age of 18.
@@gunmuratilban8667 Signing and playing are different thing I myself an academylayer at Euroleaue champions at efes. I am 16 but I only trained with the first team and that is because sometimes they want to heat things up andget us used to physicality. However, getting signed is different aspect for example I was never signed because the first try put I went to was Efes.
And US schools overall bread very very good players I know because Iplayed against them Last week I faced Cooper Flagg and let me tell you that guy is a beast. Yes the players lack overall Basketball iq they rely on athleticism but at the end of the day their system just provides better players who dominate the international your and pro competition.
My take is if it ain't broke don't fix it.
@@gunmuratilban8667 there’s plenty of schools in the US that essentially act like a development school for various sports
@@gunmuratilban8667 You are 100% right. The US system of high school - College - Pro is archaic and outdated. Adam Silver needs to expand the G League and make it possible for our top young players to be associated with professional coaches and trainers by age 15-16. It's not about the games, it's about practice.
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I think he’s overhyped with too many expectations but he’ll probably be good. Hopefully he remains injury free and we get to see his potential
I can't see him staying healthy, it is practically impossible once you get this tall.
The injuries are everything with this kid. If there was some way to guarantee that he would remain healthy, I'd be VERY bullish about him but I can't see him avoiding injuries with those long skinny legs. I really hope I'm wrong.
Rubs me the wrong way when a young guy gets this much hype, don't get me wrong I wish nothing bad for the kid just unfair to put any type of label on a kid that's never played NBA-level ball.
@@bagazzi Yep exactly. There's a reason Lebron is the singular player he is.
he has to be really lucky to stay injury free, or close to. but that is the main problem and challenge, since yao ming there was no all-star 7'2'' or higher and we all know his story and how injuries ended his career
As a Frenchman, I should be hyped by Victor Wembanyama... but at his height, I just feel that he will be injury-prone, like Kristaps Porzingis or Yao Ming.
He will make like, one or two All-Star games, maybe one or two All-NBA Teams, but when that first leg injury hits in the NBA, it's over. 82 games is going to take its toll on a player like him
Yes his future team must take care of him and shut him down when needed. Although it sucks to go watch a team and miss out on seeing stars - these players are assets to the business and the players are humans with careers
We will never know until his body fully matures, but that is a real possibilty. Players like Yao had a heavier frame, and at his height that is a problem, but then you have guys like Durant or Giannis who have a slimmer frame and have been able to stay consistently healthy with their playstyle. He will need to find a balance between muscle and weight.
i have the same fears as you, but I hope and pray he can stay healthy. Because if he can, we may have one of the most unique and entertaining players the NBA has ever seen on our hands
2 words: load management. You manage this guy like kawhi, sky’s the limit.
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We need to teach Joe how to pronounce Giannis 😅
Yeah embarrassing that he mispronounced Giannis' name
@@arbernumani3709 how is this guy supposed to Inform us about anything basketball related when he can't even pronounce the best players name correctly?
@@Zaghzackio Are you actually going to pretend that there aren't highly respected analysts that have been in and around the game for decades who still can't pronounce it correctly?
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With tall players like this it’s all about staying fit. JxmmyHighroller made a really interesting video on this kid. He seems to have everything to become a star but players his size tend to struggle with injuries. Sometimes even ending their careers early.
5 years after "What happened to Victor Wembanyama?".
I agree with this video fully. Many people have said that he'll be injury-prone his whole career solely glancing at this body type, but as of right now (and speaking purely in terms of the situation for Victor Wembanyama in terms of injuries as of August 8, 2022), none of his injuries have been career-threatening. A minor shoulder sprain and small finger injury were the reasons he needed to miss games for ASVEL this past season, not back, toe, leg, and knee injuries which have derailed the careers of massive and lengthy bigs.
In any event, Wembanyama should have a bright and successful career. Victor Wembanyama is an athletic 7'3" two-way stretch-five with massive potential who has the picture-perfect skillset for any modern young big to have heading to the NBA and where the NBA is headed going into the future.
Victor Wembanyama will be drafted by the San Antonio Spurs.
I won't be surprised if they do given their experience with foreign players.
I had that thought too considering the french connection with Tony Parker. Tony must've gone to Pop like: "You gotta tank for this guy!!"
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he's defo at least 7"3 maybe 4 also worth mentioning, there has never been an nba star player over 7"1 that hasn't had their harmed by injury, with that said, he is absolutely unreal
Wilt? Shaq? Pretty sure they rarely got injured.
@@GhostSamaritan Both listed as 7"1. There is another good video somewhere about where over 7"1 it exponentially increases injuries.
@@Hyde_Hill Fair. Kareem was 7'2" though, and rarely injured.
@@Hyde_Hill Wilt was taller than Shaq and was most like listed without shoes while Shaq was listed with shoes. Look up them next to each other Wilt looks 7'3.
@@Hyde_Hill Wilt was listed without shoes though he was taller than Shaq and kareem.
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while its impressive that he played this well against gobert you have to understand that gobert is probably the furthest one can be from a one on one player. it wouldve been harder to play against someone like dillon brooks even if he doesnt have the accomplishments. gobert is an anchor for a defense, an anchor without a ship is useless.
Stop it. Been born in 04 doesn't sound real.
That French team wasn't overmatched. They were leading but Wembanyama fouled out of the game. That was a good game evenly matched, French team had trouble guarding bigbodied Kenny Lofton.
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1:17 The Mailman was 7’3”…
now I got his name in my radar; I hope he lives up to the hype
He needs a year or more just to strengthen his body, otherwise he will be pulverized by other centers and plagued by injuries if he comes to the NBA.
Weight does not correlate to injuries in the nba. It’s a super common myth but there’s no evidence being skinny increases injury risk in the nba. Height is connected to injury risk though, and he is 7’2, so he could be injury prone but it won’t be because of his weight
@@kaiwistoski9858 You did read that I talked about strength and not weight right? He needs to build muscle in order to support his joints. If he doesn't, he won't last long.
We all ready to see the tank-o-rama for Wembanyama
lol good rhyme
The Spurs are already ahead of you. 🤣🤣
I really want the magic to get him, he and Banchero could be the next Shaq and Penny
He should be commenting here any day now
Normally watch tifo football, first vid here and we cant even say Giannis correct..man
Dont Giannis, Luka and Jokic already do that. I found a good piece about people over 7,4. Being injury riddled. The odds are way against him having a long career
Zion was more sought after coming out of college, though no doubt vic is the highest prospect from his class
Nahhhhh Wembenyana gonna be more hyped than zion come draft time
zion needs to loose tons of weight if he wants to survive in his early career.
Just wait 6 months the hype will be unreal and half the NBA teams are already ready to tank for a chance to get him!
The problem with these long rangy 7ft+ guys is that they're far less durable and many don't have long careers in the NBA.
That being said, I am very impressed with his handles and shooting for his size.
I'm just afraid about his health in the long run, it's proven that ALL players who have hight like him have shorter careers I'll name some, Sabonis (older), Manute Bol, Jao Ming even Bol Bol, Mureshan, Boban etc... Usually it's foot or knees injuries especially when he gain more weight, basically the team who draft him have to include that he isn't going to be available for 100 games (I included playoffs) his caliber after his rookie year will take any team to be a playoffs team.
As I said he will have to skip b2b every single time during the regular season, or 5 games in a week he must play 3. Not to mention that in his first season he must work on his strength, especially lower body and that needs to be built up slowly so I would create a plan for him to play 50 games max and to allow him to develop his strength because the difference between that and just plug in him to play without any limitations you will in danger his career, but if proper plan is made, to play here and there but focus on his strengthening of lower body and upper body and then afterwards he will have full summer to continue to build on what he has started, forbid him to play for the national team and with 15 days of rest then to continue to work hard every day because during the season he would slowly build up his frame that would allow him to work hard during the summer. If they manage to do that and still in his softmore season to skip b2b and to continue with strategy identical but at that point he will gain weight and that can be a problem, then he must work with lighter weights but more repetitions to make him more agile and strengthen his body in the right way, then again summer to work harder but the same not heavy lifting, but cardio and work on the biomechanics to implement the correct movement (I forgot to put that right at the beginning, he must learn proper biomechanics right from the get go and to build on that as well) and after 2 years I honestly believe that the team who drafted him will prolong his career and to talk with him to explain him the plan, and to tell him we can put you in the fire and if our medical stuff sees something we will trade you and your career will not be different from all of those who I mentioned but in that point you have to oblige him to be loyal to your team because you will lose 2 seasons just to make him NBA ready in terms to have long career
His height - great as it is might deter him with injuries.
Keeping his feet and ankles healthy over the 82 games will be the biggest hurdle for him.
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WHOEVER gets the first pick better do THOROUGH RESEARCH on this kids knees. They look kinda wobbly everytime i see him play. Other than that he has the potential to be a version of KD with the passing skills of Yokich!
If he can be careful with his health, which is very tricky over 7'1. Then he could be really good.
Nice vid
Realistic prediction: he Would have an all star and probably an all nba 3rd team but then he'll get injured a lot of the time, aka yao Ming ceiling
Pessimistic prediction: He'll be a flop and won't adapt to an NBA game, get injured all of the time and have a 5 year NBA career
Optimistic prediction: but if he avoid getting injured and develop good shooting then he'll probably be the 5th head of the international Giants
Giannis, Jokic, Luka, Embiid, Wembanyama would Monopolized the mvp voting for years to come continuing the streak of non American mvps
Imagine an all EU NBA 5
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I believed that victor will never be as good as luka.
Hes either be a Yao ming or Greg Oden no in between
I KNOW tifo didn’t suggest this kid will be capable of putting on anywhere near the amount of muscle Giannis has in his career.
I don’t think he needs to tho, he just needs enough to manage. Look at Durant, he gained enough to be stable against NBA players but never ‘bulked out” because his game didn’t need it
Be very careful how you project NBA prospects, especially big men. Also, if he ends up in a terrible franchise, like the Sacramento Kings, his career will take a totally different trajectory compared to if he were drafted to the San Antonio Spurs.
Once in a millennium? Sounds like a slightly taller KD to me 🤷🏾♂️
Jxmyhighrollers video really got everyone feeling like they're a top tier basketball analyst
its his body that im worried about
Only 16.6 mpg, major red flag. Injury problems not a surprise given his insane growth at that age...its going to be a very fine line, if he does not absolutely hit the ground running from a strength & conditioning POV, he'll be really behind the 8 ball as a rookie.
He’s playing pro level basketball and he’s a kid. This is Euroleague, the second best league in the world. Fiba games are 8 minutes shorter and the competition is way higher than Collage or high school level
@@kaiwistoski9858 The MPG call out was more to opine on his durability, not so much the level of play. He's obviously as elite a prospect as we've seen in ages, I 100% agree there, the Euroleague context is a major tailwind in that regard. But this also doesn't take away from durability concerns which would naturally be there for anyone that young, that tall.
@@sriig he doesn't play in Euroleague. Only the French league.
@@pyrotechnic96 ASVEL play in the Euro League as well as the French Pro A League google is free
@@kaiwistoski9858 I see my b
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The only possible reason Wembanyama doesn't turn into one of the best player's in the world is injuries. He is just too tall and he might not be able to handle the long nba seasons
Jiannis lol
I wish there was the opportunity to see him play against G League Ignite prospects consistently. I have no gauge of how good the French league is since they've had hits and misses over the years. The U20 game sounds like he played well but that's one game.
Why don't you run some clips in the background instead of these silly moving images ...
Copyright, this is their style. They have a really big football channel
Idk man there are plenty of europeans breaking the nba..
No way this guy is close to bron. No way this guy drops 40 or 50 cmon
You saying?
Injuries always derail players like him
Future Knick
“most sought after prospect since Lebron James” yall say this about every number 1 pick
fr. thought Zion was
He may have the skillset to dominate in the NBA but he doesn't have the size to survive in the NBA.
It's "Yannis", not "Jiannis"
He's the Spurs future...He'll be the next Duncan, I prophetize!
Correct but he’ll be on the thunder not the spurs
This man is overhyped fr. And if he flops I want Tito basketball to show this same energy
love seeing teams tanking for the 7th "biggest prospect since LeBron"
The fact that Europeans players are near the top of the basketball hierarchy despite basketball being a niche sport in most of the continent is refreshing. It puts to bed this notion that many of my fellow Americans have that African Americans are somehow predestined superior athletes from birth. No actually.
If you invest in children and provide good health care and nutrition and a good sports infrastructure they will grow up to be tall and athletic and skilled. There’s absolutely no reason why the UD shouldn’t be producing multiple prospects as good if not better than this guy year in year out. We got Durant then a decade passes and we got Holmgren. Pathetic for a nation of our size and resources
Lol yall late
Why do they say Lebron James? Why not say, Zion Williamson or Luka Donic? The title is clickbait hyperbole. It's not like Zion was drafted that long ago -- he was hands-down, the most hyped draftee since Lebron -- you could argue they were equal in terms of expectation given Duke's Final 4 run. But also positionally, body type, all of that -- the most hyped prospect since Lebron James literally was already drafted. Zion, when healthy, has actually played in a way that justified the hype. So Luka is the best comparison for Wembanyama since he was regarded by most as the most can't-miss prospect out of Europe by nearly everyone except for the suckers in Atl & Sac who've been making questionable draft choices for decades now. So yeah, TiFo, whoever you are -- it's LUKA.
No
Il va massacrer tout le monde en nba préparez vous à avoir les yeux qui saignent
He's definitely got the soft skills to succeed. I think whether we'll see him reach something like his potential has a lot to do with where he lands in the draft. I'm hardly the only guy here saying he's gotta bulk up a little. Obviously he's gonna be playing against a different caliber of athlete and that 82 game season can get grueling quick.
The good news is guys enter the draft so young anymore that NBA teams are becoming accustomed to taking on project players. That might sound like an insulting label given his obvious talent but Giannis was a project. So was Brandon Ingram. If his NBA team is willing to give him time to acclimate he could be a real problem. If not he could go the way of Greg Oden (God forbid).
The first European to ever be good in the NBA, no other European has been good
Best prospect since Lebron?!?! What are y’all smoking in Europe 😂🤣😂
this guy is about to be the biggest bust ever lmao
Overhype